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Today in Sports History: November 9th
11/09/1984 - Bird 42, Erving 6 In an early-season meeting between the Sixers and Celtics, the star players on both teams got ejected after fighting. Larry Bird, ever the trash talker, thoroughly outplayed an aging Julius Erving. Erving went just 3-13 for six points while Bird hooked up for 42...
Today in Sports History: October 20th
10/20/1976 - Nets sell Erving to Sixers When the NBA absorbed four ABA teams in 1976, they did not do it for free. A $3.2 million entrance fee was required for the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and New York Nets, and all four met the requirement. But it was a no-win situation...
Thursday Morning Dawg Bites
Ere I got to this week’s national games of interest, I wanted to take a moment to point you in the direction of a few items of interest I found worthy of note. These are they: So, is Lee Ziemba just a big ol’ honkin’ dufus? His comically exaggerated Robin-Williams-in-"The-Best-of-Times"-style...
Today in Sports History: January 5th
(Allen pulls back the ball on the final play. Photo by Paul Sakuma, AP Photos) 1/05/1983 - Erving cradles it over Michael Cooper It's one of the most famous dunks in NBA history. In a regular season game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers -- the two teams that met in the...
Today in Sports History: May 31st
5/31/1949 - Lupica climbs flagpoleOne day, pharmacist Charley Lupica and his pals were eating at their favorite diner when they overheard some Yankee fans disparaging the Cleveland Indians. Lupica walked over to their table to defend the tribe and an argument ensued. Both parties quarreled until...
Today in Sports History: May 11th
(Erving's incredible baseline layup. Photo by Manny Millan, Sports Illustrated Photos) 5/11/1972 - Willie returns to New YorkThe San Francisco Giants trade an aging Willie Mays to the New York Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and $50,000. The deal sent the 41 year-old Mays to the city he had...
YouTube and Stars of the Past
Looking at Shawn Kemp's highlights a couple of days back made me think about guys that played before the YouTube era. For some of them there is simply not a lot of footage about them. Meanwhile, with others, such as Shawn Kemp, there are highlight clips but it is not the same. There is something...
Those Who Love The Game – Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere: Book Review
I first learned about Those Who Love The Game – Glenn “Doc” Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere, in this article by Bill Reynolds. Rivers worked with Bruce Brooks and I like how they went about it. As a reader it is easy differentiate Rivers’ words from Brooks’. In...
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