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ISSUE: November 1, 2009

Articles about basketball

The Amazing Grace Of Chuck - 4-15-2008

Charles Barkley is the best athlete turned analyst in television history. He may also be the nicest superstar you'll ever eat clam chowder with.

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...official “50 Greatest” basketball players of all time, author or coauthor of a...

...no doubt. Barkley was one of the most dynamic basketball players ever, and he is arguably the best...

...enjoyable for the fans. I wanted to talk about basketball in a way that everyone could relate to. And I...

Sock It To Him - 2-15-2008

According to a recent issue of Harper’s Bazaar, today’s hottest fashion trends include “feathers, florals, patterns, bold colors, [and] safari.” Will Ferrell, then, is a trendsetter.

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...Will Ferrell reverse the sloppylegacy of basketball films? Don’t count on it. By Eric...

...count on it. By Eric Celeste
basketball is hard to do right on the big screen. More...

...sporting for the film is giggle-worthy. But the basketball? Well, if history is any guide, we...

Curb Standards - 7-15-2008

Neighbor kids playing basketball in the driveway? Call the police. It says here in the newspaper that, fi-nally, city councils are doing something about all those unsightly neighbor-hood basketball hoops. Civic bodies far and wide are p...

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...ate>2008-12-12 Neighbor kids playing basketball in the driveway? Call the police. It says here...

...about all those unsightly neighbor-hood basketball hoops. Civic bodies far and wide are passing...

...are passing laws prohibiting the erection of basketball hoops, ordering their confiscation, and fining...

Shanghai Son Rises - 5-1-2007

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming may lay his head in Houston, but his heart is still in Shanghai, his hometown.

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...doesn''t seem far-fetched at all. After all, basketball is what he was born to do. His father,...

...Fang Feng Di, stood out on the Chinese national basketball team. At age nine, Yao entered the after-school...

...team. At age nine, Yao entered the after-school basketball program at Xuhui District Sports School and...

Books - 2-15-2007

Mark Kreidler, author of Four Days to Glory, is a columnist for theSacramento Bee and contributes regularly to ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine.

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... the game is, relatively speaking, pure. Why is basketball so important in Alaska’s bush...

...in them. So basketball just became like a drug. basketball — which [the kids] love as much as any...

...mean to kids in the villages? Kids who play basketball anywhere in the lower 48 have so many other...

Sports - 4-1-2002

KNIGHT IN ARMOR Renowned basketball coach Bob Knight, 58, has spent much of his illustrious career in the spotlight. He started coaching at West Point in 1965, then went on to coach Indiana from 1971 to 2000, a stint that included ...

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... chance to say how grateful I feel to the game of basketball itself, and to many, many people who helped me...

...at Texas Tech, and I’ve enjoyed the basketball situation here immensely. AW: Ever thought...

... life — are an integral part of college basketball as I know it but a lesser factor, or no factor...

She's a Lady - 2-15-2009

WNBA Star Lisa Leslie Is A Busy Woman, But As She Explains In Her Memoir, She Always Makes Time To Be A Lady.

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... with daughter Lauren, 21 months. These days, the basketball star admits, “I’m a...

...everything else. Since my daughter was born, basketball and business come second. She’s...

... model -- who says she may consider retiring from basketball in the next year -- is gearing up for act two of...

Wizards Of Ahhhhs - 11-1-2007

Sue Bird of the WNBA and Kevin Durant of the NBA amaze legions of fans on nay given night. They experience the same feeling whenever they explore the Emerald City.

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...league. Understand this: Kevin Durant loves basketball. Seemingly physically unable to resist the lure...

...clicks, mimes his three-point motion. "I see a basketball, and I have to shoot. It gets me excited every...

...to shoot. It gets me excited every time I see a basketball," he says, acknowledging the obvious. He...

Cultivating Second Chances - 9-1-2009

Have an achy knee? Maybe you need to grow some new cartilage for it.

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... was raw and painful. Following an evening on the basketball court, the 44-year-old woke up in the morning...

...activity for several years -- no competitive basketball and more “timid” tennis and football sessions,...

...mobility back.” Johnson, eager to tear up the basketball court again, hopes that the procedure will...

Sports - 3-1-2001

CLYDE DREXLER is on his way to the NBA Hall of Fame (he’s eligible in 2003), thanks to his 15 years as a guard with Portland and Houston. What’s the 6-foot-7-inch father of three been doing since he retired in 1998? AW: Last yea...

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...he retired in 1998? AW: Last year you were a basketball coach at the University of Houston. What made...

... back to my alma mater. I liked being involved in basketball on a daily basis, but I felt that I needed to...

The Big Idea - 11-1-2002

READY FOR SOME REPLAY? You and a bud are out for a basketball game. You’ve got great seats and the home team’s putting on a show. What could be better? Well, how about a TABLET PC displaying a searchable menu of all ...

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...FOR SOME REPLAY? You and a bud are out for a basketball game. You’ve got great seats and the...

... the teams themselves. When? As early as the 2003 basketball and hockey season. Air-Grid plans trial runs...

Sports - 2-15-2003

THE MAGIC TOUCH Forget that Earvin “Magic” Johnson is one of the greatest basketball players of all time — eight championship rings as an owner and player, recent induction into the NBA Hall of Fame, and the unstoppable U.S. Olympi...

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...Johnson is one of the greatest basketball players of all time — eight...

...incredible. I think people knew I could play basketball, but they didn’t know that this could...

Melo - 2-15-2004

LeBron James may be getting all the attention, but rookie Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is making a name for himself with his mild manner and mad skills. BY RUDY KLANCNIK

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...He writes a monthly diary for two national basketball magazines. He’s got a website that...

... life got really hectic. In college, I focused on basketball and school. Now, I’m in a business and...

A Primer To Winning Your Ncaa Tournament Office Pool - 2-1-2006

The annual NCAA mens basketball tournament was long ago dubbed March Madness, and it rarely fails to live up to that alliterative moniker in the first two rounds, at least. There, chaos is the order of the day, with upsets and near-upsets, David an...

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...annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament was long ago dubbed March Madness,...

...have a month or so to watch as much college basketball as possible so you can choose your teams wisely.

Black (and Blue) And White - 3-1-2007

Thanks to Dana White, armed with savvy and more than a little salty language, Ultimate Fighting Championship has overtaken boxing as the biggest fight game around. Now its coming for the other pro sports leagues.

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...cover only the major four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. We''ve done better numbers...

...and hockey. We''ve done better numbers than basketball, baseball, hockey. It''s not like it''s cricket or...

Word Of Mouth - 2-1-2008

Going to Philadelphia? Then ditch the guidebook and follow these famous locals as they show you the City of Brotherly Love their way.

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Dawn Staley Head coach of women''s basketball at Temple University, former USA Women''s...

...Phil Martelli Head coach of men''s basketball at Saint Joseph''s University "Make a stop...

Web Exclusive - From the Court - 2-15-2009

We take a look back at the origins of basketball video games and see how far the genre has come.

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...take a look back at the origins of basketball video games and see how far the genre has come.

...like 1977’s stick-figure-fueled basketball for Atari 2600 and Mattel’s 1978...

...for Atari 2600 and Mattel’s 1978 basketball handheld (the latter of which represented...

Pure Sport - 2-15-2007

TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL? NOT THESE TWO AUTHORS, WHO WENT BACK TO EXPLORE THE CRAZY CULTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. CHICK FLICKS aren't JUST FOR CHICKS, YOU KNOW. PLUS MUCH MORE.

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... Michael D’Orso (Bloomsbury USA), about basketball in the bush village of Fort Yukon, Alaska. We...

Sports - 3-15-2003

NCAA HOOP HOPES Former NBA head coach and five-time NBA All-Star Paul Westphal, now in his second year as men’s basketball head coach at Pepperdine University, directed the Waves to a share of last season’s West Coast Conferen...

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...now in his second year as men’s basketball head coach at Pepperdine University, directed...

... pros? PW: I’ve always enjoyed college basketball and working with kids that age. I really...

40 And Proud Of It - 9-1-2006

With this, our 686th issue, American Way celebrates 40 years of history. Here’s to 40 more.

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...breaking the segregation barrier in college basketball for the first time.
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