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Magic Johnson, Jose Reyes Make Wake-Up Calls to New York City Students

Hey kids, have you ever wanted to get a wake-up call from Magic Johnson? How about a little morning sunshine from Mets shortstop Jose Reyes? Well, now you can! All it takes is for New York City students to have shown signs of chronic absenteeism from school, having missed at least 20 days of school last year and 10 or...

As Jerry Sloan Exits Too Early, Deron Williams Better Know What He'll Miss

Only a handful of coaches in any sport at any level gets to walk away from the job on his own terms. Strictly speaking, Jerry Sloan took that walk Thursday afternoon afternoon, and strictly speaking, he was entitled to that after devoting 45 years of his life to the NBA, and the last 23 to coaching the Utah Jazz. In...

AEG Eyes NFL With Renderings for Proposed Los Angeles Stadium

LOS ANGELES -- It's a stadium for a team that doesn't exist. There's also a fuzzy construction timeline and a $1 billion budget that's really $1.35 billion. But putting those major question marks -- and a few others -- aside for a moment, there was plenty of optimistic talk on Monday night about pro football's future in...

Dwight Howard, Magic Johnson Make Fun of Derek Anderson

I actually felt bad for Derek Anderson, standing at that podium Monday night following the Cardinals' latest thrashing, having to explain why he was laughing it up on the sidelines mid-beatdown. Sometimes you laugh to keep from crying. Heard Julia Roberts say that once. Anyway, Anderson blew up at the reporter who...

Chargers Deny Reports of Imminent Sale

A report that the Chargers are poised to sell 35 percent of the team to AEG's Phil Anschutz is being denied by the team. "There is no truth to the rumor out of Toronto that the Chargers have agreed to sell a portion of the team to Mr. Anschutz," said Mark Fabiani, the team's special counsel. With separate speculation...

Background on magic johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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