This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2001
Page
11
Charlotte finished their season with a 104 95 loss to Milwaukee ending their run in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Captain David Wesley said the team exceeded expectations by reaching a Game 7 and plans to push toward the Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals next season.
Hornets coach Paul Silas says the team exceeded expectations by sweeping Miami in the first round and pushing the Bucks to seven games in the second round. He notes reaching the conference semifinals marks a dream season and expresses desire for more.
Kobe Bryant sparked Los Angeles with 28 points as Shaquille O'Neal and role players powered a 85-78 late lead over Tim Duncan's Spurs. Duncan posted a playoff high 40 but San Antonio shot poorly from three and faded after Robinson fouls.
Joe Sakic fired Colorado to the Stanley Cup finals with a 2-1 overtime goal 24 seconds in against the St. Louis Blues. The win follows a late four minute Khavanov high-sticking penalty in regulation. Colorado advances to its second finals appearance in six seasons, having won in 1996.
Colorado backup goaltender Dwayne Johnson, making his first playoff start, stopped 34 shots to help the Avalanche beat St Louis 1 0 and reach the NHL finals against New Jersey or Pittsburgh. Patrick Roy made key saves as Colorado dominated special teams and defending champs flirted with a comeback.
In Rosemont Illinois team owners meet to finalize the post merger realignment for the NFL opening the 2002 season with Houston joining. Four of eight divisions are largely fixed including the NFC Central with the Buccaneers leaving and the Frostbite Division remaining intact alongside the NFC East and AFC East.
A proposed NFL realignment splits teams into new AFC and NFC divisions. The AFC East remains Jets Bills and Patriots. AFC West groups Chiefs Raiders Broncos Seahawks likely moves to NFC West. AFC Central realigns with Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh plus one from Colts Texans Ravens Titans. Cardinals resist loss of Dallas in NFC East.
Stern, the 1999 2000 Peach Belt coach of the year, departs USC Aiken after accepting an associate coach role under Charli Turner Thorne at Arizona State. He traveled to Tempe last week and expects to start in early June. Warrick to meet USC Aiken leaders to discuss his replacement.
Grace vonnnnea, 18, discusses the elite level 10 tests and the need for near perfect results to earn status. Taylor and other Level 10 gymnasts at the local club train about 40 hours weekly in summer, bucking the usual off season.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.