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Bruin Bites: Kenny Washington Honored, Ryan Bailey Coaching, Metro to Westwood, and Other Notes
It's Sunday and we get to end this weekend following a Bruin victory over Washington State. Yes, it wasn't pretty, and if anything, the lackluster display against the perennial conference doormat raises even more questions about how long Rick will last in Westwood (have we offered the job to Urban...
Bill Russell Statue In Preliminary Stages
If Bill Russell had not been the NBA's first black head coach, somebody else would have been. At some point, some other franchise would have offered its head coaching position to a black man, and history would have continued. But who knows when the change, the improvement, would have occurred, if...
Which All Time Great NBA Center would You Want To Build A Team Around?
There are plenty of all time great NBA player lists one can find by surfing the web. This question is a fan question, in other words, it is totally subjective with just enough facts thrown in to make it respectable. If you were building a team from scratch and could have any center in history...
Comparing Rajon Rondo to, err, Bill Russell?
One comparison I didn't think I'd hear this year? Rajon Rondo to Bill Russell. But it's the comparison Russell's former teammate, Satch Sanders, offered in today's Boston Herald. "People have a habit of talking about what they consider the negatives," he said. "In Russ’ case, the negative...
ESPN's Fans Suddenly Insane: All-Time Bulls beat All-Time Celtics
ESPN's pretty ridiculous contest (they had the nerve to include Seattle Supersonics greats on the list of Oklahoma City's all-time list. Heartless.) of ranking each franchise's "Top Starting Five" is now in the semi-finals stage. Last round, not that any of us were paying attention, a starting 5 of...
The Story of Joe Fulks: A Basketball Innovator
In the rich, star-studded annals of basketball in the state of Kentucky, few have accomplished the wide-reaching, game-changing success of Joe Fulks. Yet, Fulks is relegated to "head scratching" status at the mention of his name. Ten-to-one odds that as you read the headline of this article, you...
Today in Sports History: May 5th
(Spiderman 2 briefly joined forces with Major League Baseball. Photo by AP) 5/05/1969 - Celtics hold on to beat L.A. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell meet for the final time in their careers as the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-106, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Lakers owner Jack...
Today in Sports History: April 13th
(Russell fights for the rebound over Bob Pettit. Photo by Richard Meek, SI Photos) 4/13/1957 - Celtics win Finals in thrillerThe Boston Celtics win their first NBA championship in style, narrowly beating the St. Louis Hawks in a 125-123 double overtime victory -- one of the most exciting Game 7's...
Today in Sports History: April 18th
4/18/1962 - Celtics steal Game 7 The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 110-107, in overtime to win their fourth consecutive NBA title. Lakers guard Frank Selvy, who once scored 100 points in a college basketball game, hit two baskets in the final minute to even the score at 100. Selvy...
Today in Sports History: April 30th
(Russell hugs Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 4/30/1956 - Hawks trade Bill RussellThe St. Louis Hawks trade Bill Russell, who they had selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft, to the Boston Celtics for Ed Macauley, the Celtics' star bigman, and Cliff Hagan, who was...
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