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Local gets All-American nomination
Bits and pieces from the local sports scene. Bell-Jeff's Napier nominated for McDonald's All-American: Rishonda Napier has been an integral part of the success of the Bellarmine-Jefferson High's girls' basketball program the last four years. During...Tags: Magic Johnson, Arkansas Razorbacks, Women's National Basketball Association, National Basketball Association, California Interscholastic Federation
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Sports briefs
MVP basketball camp scheduled Boys' and girls' basketball players who will be in fifth through eighth grades in September will get a chance to take part in the 10th annual MVP Summer Basketball Camp. The camp, sponsored by the Burbank Park,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Basketball, Human Interest, Health
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LeBron's no match for the early '90s
For RedEyeThe two teams duking it out in the NBA Finals offer a stark contrast. The Miami Heat are a product of the NBA's new normal. I like to call it the "Super Friends Era"—a bunch of star players who were already friends and decided to play together....Tags: Ray Allen, NBA Finals, Kevin Garnett, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat
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Jordan suit still in play
Tribune reporterNote: The following story ran on Feb. 12, 2012 A federal judge Wednesday all but threw out Michael Jordan's lawsuit against Jewel-Osco over a congratulatory ad it ran when he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame three years ago. U.S. District...Tags: General Motors Corp., Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association, Justice System, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Rosenthal: Quenneville a boss worth emulating
One bad day at work turns into a week. Suddenly, a long-term project is in jeopardy. What should the boss do? How does a leader help turn things around? The answers are often the same whether one's goal is to meet quarterly projections or advance...
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Magic Johnson sees imminent breakup of Heat Big Three
South Florida Sun SentinelSo who says Miami Heat forward LeBron James needs to start playing more like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and less like Magic Johnson? That would be Johnson, himself. "I want him to be more like Kobe or Michael than like me," Johnson said with a...Tags: NBA Finals, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant, Pat Riley
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LeBron James fails to strike dominant note in NBA Finals
addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); SAN ANTONIO — As LeBron James missed shot after shot and the Miami Heat racked up some serious scoreboard debt, the question had to...
Tags: NBA TV (tv network), NBA Finals, Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
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Phil Jackson showcases his Zen at Glendale's Alex Theatre
GLENDALE — Two years removed from his last game with the Los Angeles Lakers, it was obvious that the appeal of NBA Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson has not waned. At least that was the case for a sold-out audience that packed the Alex Theatre on...
Tags: Phil Jackson, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers
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Hyde5: Five key numbers to Heat's Game 4 win
The Heat’s stars played Thursday night like they haven’t played these playoffs, as I wrote in my column today that you can get here. Their 85 combined points nearly outscored the San Antonio in this 109-93 win. The question becomes – can...Tags: NBA Finals, Basketball, Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili
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Jordan makes secret appearance in federal courthouse
A federal judge who labeled Michael Jordan's $5 million lawsuit against Dominick's food stores "greedy" ordered the former NBA star to appear in court this week for an off-the-record settlement conference in a locked courtroom. Jordan was allowed to...
Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Litigation, Judges, Safeway Inc.
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Phil Jackson doesn't want to kid himself, he's done coaching
Phil Jackson doesn't want to lie to himself, he's done coaching. "Sometimes I feel I can still get out there and do it but the reality is I'm kidding myself," Jackson said at a "Live Talks Los Angeles" event at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Wednesday....
Tags: Mike D'Antoni, Mitch Kupchak, Jason Kidd, Denver Nuggets, Mike Brown (basketball)
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Quiz: Can you name every NBA Finals MVP?
Can you name every NBA Finals MVP, since they started giving out the award in 1969? Sure, some of them will be easy, like Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, etc. But who won it in 1969? In 1976? The website Sporcle.com has created just such a quiz....Tags: NBA Finals, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association, Tony Parker
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