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Heat title 'validated' Riley
South Florida Sun-SentinelHis legacy belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers. So Thursday, the day before he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Pat Riley reveled in the nostalgia alongside Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Jamaal Wilkes, A.C. Green and others...Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, A.C. Green, Alonzo Mourning
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Ewing, Riley Enter Hall Of Fame
Courant Staff WriterPat Riley stood and tapped his still taut stomach. "It bothers me right here," Riley said. "I always think I could have done something more to help get Patrick a title." A few feet away, Patrick Ewing was taking stock of the one gap in his basketball...Tags: John Starks, All Stars, Shaquille O'Neal, Patrick Ewing, Wilt Chamberlain
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Corona Santiago's Brandon Connette shows composure
ON HIGH SCHOOLSIf all goes according to plan, 6-foot-3 junior Brandon Connette of Corona Santiago will become the next top quarterback prospect from Southern California. It's just going to take time. On Friday night, he made his first varsity start against a blitzing,...Tags: Football, Pete Carroll, Schools, Multi-Sport Events
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Pat Riley joins Hall of Fame greats as proud son
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe image of polished perfection has made it to Springfield, Mass. On one hand, that makes Pat Riley profoundly proud. Because it's as if his father is going to the Basketball Hall of Fame with him tonight. "My dad was dashing," he says of the late Lee...Tags: Family, Shaquille O'Neal, Clark Gable, Patrick Ewing, Baseball
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Chad Johnson shows again it's all about Numero Uno
Sentinel ColumnistIn the grand tradition of the Apostle Paul, Muhammad Ali and Prince, Chad Johnson has changed his name. Cincinnati's All-Pro receiver is now Chad Javon Ocho Cinco. Ay, caramba! Ocho Cinco is Johnson's number. At least it would be if he played for the...Tags: Islam, Muhammad Ali, Imperial and Royal Matters, Sylvester Stallone, National Football League
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HOT STUFF
MOVIES TRAITOR. Don Cheadle plays a Muslim terrorist - or is he a CIA mole? The line gets blurry in this thriller featuring Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels and Neal McDonough. Opens Wednesday. BABYLON A.D. Vin Diesel stars in this sci-fi thriller about a cult...Tags: Serena Williams, Traitor, Manhattan (New York City), Don Cheadle, Al Sharpton
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U.S. delivers punch-junk effort
BEIJING — Oh, how Howard Cosell would mock this. Having followed the halcyon days of Cassius and Smokin' Joe and Big George and the young Sugar Ray, how it would have pained the perspicacious Howard to watch these pusillanimous pugilists of our...Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Welterweight, George Foreman
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Plan your week's entertainment
Free for all
This week is your last chance to participate in many of these free, or nearly free, summer events happening in your neighborhood.
Tuesday
• LAST CHANCE to check out the free family movie showing at Buckroe Beach Park in Hampton. This...Tags: Cameron Diaz, Public Holidays, Traitor, Elections, Halloween
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Quickview: 'The Black List: Volume One'
WHEN|WHERE Tonight at 9 on HBO THE DEAL This HBO documentary showcases 20 African-American notables - from entertainers Sean Combs, Chris Rock and Keenen Ivory Wayans to Gen. Colin Powell, author Toni Morrison, the Rev. Al Sharpton and athletes Serena...Tags: Al Sharpton, Serena Williams, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Toni Morrison, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Famous 'onlies'
. LEFT COLUMN Nancy Reagan former First Lady Robin Williams actor * LeAnn Rimes singer Alan Greenspan American economist John Updike author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA Hall of Famer Danielle Steele author Richie Sambora Bon Jovi guitarist ....Tags: John Lennon, Lisa Marie Presley, Rudy Giuliani, Enoch Powell, Alicia Keys
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New Book Tells History Of Blue Note
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTOnce upon a time, a Lion and a Wolff founded a fabulous kingdom called Blue Note, a now-legendary record label that became the El Dorado of the jazz world's Golden Age in the '40s and '50s. Although that might sound like something out of a hipster's...Tags: Taj Mahal, Sonny Rollins, Awards and Prizes, Jimmy Smith, National Basketball Association
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China's total urban makeover
IN THE fall of 2005, I moved to Beijing to work on the launch of the Chinese edition of Sports Illustrated. Booming, prosperous China, with an ever-expanding mass media and leisure class, was undergoing a sports-industrial evolution similar to that...Tags: Muhammad Ali, Physical Fitness, Book, Books and Magazines, Virus Diseases
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