...golfer Arnold Palmer, soccer player Pele, driver Richard Petty, baseball player Jackie Robinson, basketball player Bill Russell, figure skater Peggy Fleming and tennis player Billie Jean King. The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's gold-medal...
...the game, brought a lot of color and excitement.'' Barkley said he will not have surgery until after Friday, when Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics plan to honor him. ''You never want it to end like that,'' Barkley said. ''I might be...
...no-bid kept getting interrupted by the beanballs. Eight Devil Rays were ejected -- manager Larry Rothschild, coaches Bill Russell and Jose Cardenal, and Williams, Greg Vaughn, Dave Eiland (2-2), Cory Lidle and Tony Fiore. "Some guys can...
...Colorado at Dallas Transactions BASEBALL American League TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Fired Orlando Gomez, bullpen coach; Bill Russell, bench coach; and Leon Roberts, hitting coach. National League CINCINNATI REDS--Fired Jack McKeon, manager...
...a benchmark, people look at 10 years as a span of time to measure greatness. He's very close to 10 years. "(Bill) Russell, (Wilt) Chamberlain, Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), Hakeem (Olajuwon) -- quite frankly, he could be there right...
...Nobilo-James Rohr 67-66-63-67 -- 263 Jerry Kelly-Robert Halmi Jr. 69-63-63-68 -- 263 David Berganio-Bill Russell 63-66-66-69 -- 264 Brad Faxon-Thomas Ryan 69-63-62-70 -- 264 David Toms-Clint Eastwood 66-66-64-70...
...some of the great people who've played in this town," Patriots owner Bob Kraft said. "I remember Ted Williams, Bill Russell and Larry Bird, and I remember feeling sad when Bobby Orr left. I saw this as an opportunity to secure one of the...
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Actor Jack Lemmon and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell have been chosen to receive honorary degrees from Brandeis University at graduation ceremonies in May. Lemmon, a native of Newton...
...Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus. Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games. But that same year Ted Williams hit .406. Bill Russell won 11 NBA championship in 13 seasons, but Michael Jordan, in his time, may have dominated the NBA just as much...
LOS ANGELES -- Wilt Chamberlain never managed to do what Shaquille O'Neal just did. Neither did Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or any other outstanding big man in NBA history. O'Neal became the first player with back-to-back...
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