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Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

1960 and 1992 Olympic Teams Talk Trash Over Who Was Real Dream Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- It all started when Charles Barkley walked into a Basketball Hall of Fame function on Thursday and was preparing to meet Bob Boozer for the first time. Barkley extended his hand for a greeting and soon was taken aback. You've got to realize it takes a lot for Barkley to be surprised. "I said, 'We...

Cleveland Pipers Foreshadowed Steinbrenner's Fiery Yankees Days

CLEVELAND -- The first person fired by George Steinbrenner in professional sports didn't work for the New York Yankees. Mike Cleary earned the honor in the early '60s when he was shown the door as general manger of the Cleveland Pipers, a basketball team in the old and short-lived American Basketball League. It wasn't the...

Fifty Years Later, 'Original' Dream Team Awaits Call of Fame

No, they weren't as popular as those on the 1992 Dream Team, a team mobbed wherever it went. But the players on the so-called original Dream Team certainly made an impact in their day. Terry Dischinger, a forward on the gold-medal winning 1960 Olympic basketball team, remembers being in New York shortly before the players...

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...

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05/22/12 Criminal court, May 22 Source: The Republican and Herald - Pottsville PA A Pine Grove Township man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court on a driving under the influence charge.
05/01/12 NBA Hall-of-Famer makes visit Source: Wapakoneta Daily News - Wapakoneta OH An NBA Hall-of-Famer spoke to church members and other visitors Sunday at the St. Marys Church of the Nazarene on memory education and applying it to every day life in a personal walk with God. As the world sees it, the former Ohio State Buckeye and New York Knicks great Jerry Lucas was successful.
04/26/12 Criminal Court, April 26 Source: The Republican and Herald - Pottsville PA A New Ringgold man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty Friday in Schuylkill County Court to a charge of driving under the influence Friday in Schuylkill County Court.
04/04/12 Sports View: Jerry Lucas' playing days remembered Source: Aurora Advocate Seeing Jerry Lucas among a group of former athletes who made a presentation at halftime of a recent state boys basketball tournament game brought back memories.
03/30/12 Man Accused Of Scamming Henryville Tornado Victims Source: CBS - 32 WLKY - Louisville KY An Indiana man is being investigated by Indiana State Police, Clark County prosecutors and even the federal government, after allegedly scamming victims of the Henryville tornado outbreak.