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Agent: Mo Williams Never Asked for Trade From Cavaliers

LeBron James is gone. Cleveland has the worst team in the NBA and just lost an NBA-record 26 straight games. Despite that, agent Mark Bartelstein said guard Mo Williams never asked for a trade from the Cavaliers. "No, he didn't,'' Bartelstein told FanHouse on Thursday. "He was going to be a good soldier. The Cavs have...

Jim O'Brien Fired by Pacers

Jim O'Brien has been fired by the Pacers. Team president Larry Bird announced the firing Sunday, saying: "This isn't all on Jim. All of us share in the responsibility for where we're at and where we need to go." Assistant coach Frank Vogel will take over the team on an interim basis. O'Brien and the Pacers sport a...

Indiana's Larry Bird Eager to Make Big Trade, Undecided on Future

Larry Bird was one of the best clutch players the game ever has seen. So with Bird perhaps being in the final months of his three decades in the NBA, wouldn't Bird look for a final shot? Of course. With expiring contracts of Mike Dunleavy ($10.56 million), T.J. Ford ($8.5 million) and Jeff Foster ($6.66 million), Indiana...

Bernard Hopkins: Questioning Pacquiao's Ability vs. African-Americans Not Racist

During separate interviews with FanHouse on Wednesday, former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins reiterated comments from November -- when he asserted that eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao never has faced a top-notch African-American boxer -- and Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, defended...

Tamika Catchings Hopes to Stow Last Year's Pain Away Behind WNBA Title

WASHINGTON -- The intellectual part of Tamika Catchings knows that what happens in this September's WNBA playoffs has little to do with what took place last year. And yet, the emotional part of Catchings knows that last year's pain of getting oh so close to her first professional title with the Indiana Fever won't go away...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Larry Bird Calls Out Pacers

Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird needed just four letters to describe what he had seen from the Pacers during their loss to the Heat on Tuesday night.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - CULTURE

Michael Giltz: Theater: Magic/Bird Sort of Shoots, But Doesn't Score

Surprisingly, Magic/Bird is the second basketball-themed show to hit Broadway recently.

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Larry Bird And Magic Johnson Talk About Johnson's HIV Announcement

When Magic Johnson had that press conference announcing that he was HIV-positive in 1991, popular perception was that this was essentially a death sentence.

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Terry Lyons: Magic/Bird on Broadway a Must See

There's a common belief that when someone passes from this earth, their life passes before their eyes in an instant.

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05/26/12 What's good on the gridiron is good on the greens Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA The former Chargers Pro Bowl defensive tackle got inducted into the Southern Methodist University Hall of Fame on May 18, just hours after carding his first hole-in-one on the 162-yard 13th hole at The Golf Club of Dallas.
05/24/12 Miami Heat: Who Needs Big Men? Source: The Wall Street Journal Allen Iverson got a warm ovation from Philadelphia fans before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the 76ers and Celtics, and then watched as the Sixers showed Iversonian grit in forcing a Game 7.
05/23/12 For the Bird-s: Pacers exec doesn't like team's "soft"... Source: Gant Daily - Clearfield PA Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird believed his team backed down from the physicality of Game 5, allowing the Miami Heat to claim a 115-83 victory and more importantly a 3-2 series edge in their Eastern Conference showdown.
05/23/12 Pacers agree with Bird's 'soft' comment Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX Larry Bird called the Indiana Pacers soft.
05/23/12 When Larry Bird calls his team 'soft' against Miami... Source: The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL There's plenty of slick in the hick from French Lick.

Background on Larry Bird

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale.

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