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94 Feet and Rising: Playing With Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley

By Matt WatsonSep 2nd 2009 – 3:20PM

Greg Grant was a short player who overcame long odds: standing just 5-foot-7 and playing college ball in Division III, he was drafted in the second round by the Phoenix Suns in 1989, lasting seven years in the NBA. Earlier today, FanHouse featured the first chapter of Greg's autobiography, 94 Feet and Rising, written...

Remembering the Glide and His Yam-Yams

By Will BrinsonMay 8th 2008 – 3:00AM

I was fiddling through my RSS feeder tonight and saw "Clyde Drexler: how to cram it on Manute Bol" from Blazers Live, and hit it up, expecting something new, funny or maybe both. Instead it was an older YouTube of the Glide's top 10 dunks. Um, and it is freaking filthy, man.I think a lot of us young hipsters might forget...

Do Not Compare Chris Bosh to Manute Bol!

By Tom ZillerApr 20th 2008 – 10:55AM

Apparently, Stephen A. Smith (described by the Toronto Star's Doug Smith as "a prominent ESPN analyst known for his loud delivery and over-the-top commentary") called Raptors star Chris Bosh "soft," and to assert his point compared the NBA's 10th leading scorer (Bosh, that is) to ... Manute Bol, a gentleman to be credited...

The Tocchet Line: Who Will Be the Next Publicity Stunt/Guest Head Coach in the NHL?

By Greg WyshynskiNov 5th 2007 – 11:53PM

Named in honor of noted gambling aficionado Rick Tocchet, The Tocchet Line is an occasional feature on NHL FanHouse in which we even out the odds for the likelihood of various hockey-related happenings.As Eric McErlain noted today on FanHouse, Al Arbour's one-shot return to the New York Islanders' bench was a very big...

Manute Bol Barely Escapes Death

By Tom ZillerSep 4th 2007 – 6:53PM

The700Level passes on this Sixers.com visit with celebrity boxing/Monkey in the Middle/professional basketball legend Manute Bol, who shares details of his harrowing and completely unknown (until now) ordeal which involved being comatose for four weeks. "The accident happened when I was coming back from a women's...

ManuteBol News From the Web

  • 05/03/12 Bulls need a good start Source: Perth News "When peace comes to Sudan,I will know that I did something good.I'm not going to give up you know,I'm going to try and fight,fight,fight" -Manute Bol Manute Bol ( October 16, 1962 -- June 19, 2010 ) was a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist.
  • 04/25/12 Metta World Peace: Bring World Peace to the New York... Source: Bleacher Report Metta World Peace may not be welcome in Los Angeles for much longer.

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