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Doc Rivers Continues Legacy of Black Celtics' Coaches

LOS ANGELES -- Even after K.C. Jones retired in 1967 following a Hall of Fame playing career with the Celtics, he still had racial difficulties in the Boston area. While coaching Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., from 1967-70, Jones tried to join a golf club near his home and found out blacks were not particularly...

NBA's Al Attles and K.C. Jones Decades Ahead of NFL

Black History Month has been celebrated in some form since 1924. For sports fans, it is a chance to reacquaint themselves with those who broke down barriers in all areas of competition and all segments of society. Many are now household names and American icons: Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Wilma Rudolph,...

Tip-Off Timer: Super 7 Comprise Game's Greatest Winners

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Tuesday, there are seven days remaining. OK, so Quinn Buckner doesn't excite too many. Other than that, this is one of the best basketball lists you'll ever find. There are just seven men who have won an NBA title, an NCAA crown and an...

Tip-Off Timer: Most Incredible Run of NBA Titles

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Monday, there are 8 days remaining. This was the kind of domination that puts to shame the Los Angeles Lakers of this decade and the Chicago Bulls of the '90s. It's something those outstanding teams could only dream about. It's the kind of...

K.C. Jones News From the Web

02/22/12 Rodeo results for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 - San Antonio... Source: Navajo Times - Window Rock AZ Tilden Hooper, Carthage, 86 points on Calgary Stampede's Brownie Delight, $1,965; 2.
01/26/11 Bryce Jones reportedly faced dismissal from team Source: Daily Trojan - Univ of Southern California - Los Angeles CA USC coach Kevin O'Neill gave freshman guard Bryce Jones the option of transferring or facing dismissal from the team after separate incidents with a teammate and a residential adviser, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.
01/24/11 Bryce Jones faced dismissal from USC's basketball team... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA In a news release sent out by USC last week, reserve guard Bryce Jones said he left the Trojans' basketball program because he wasn't getting enough playing time.
11/07/10 LIVE NOW: Raiders-Chiefs in OT Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA Javier Arenas return for 23 yards to KC24. Tackled by Thomas Howard.