Winners and losers defy simple labels in sports
Terry Pluto argues that losing does not define character and praises athletes who give their all. He cites Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, and the 1997 Indians and Marlins to show that great teams can lose and still be judged by effort and integrity rather than final outcomes.
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Seattle Sonics near hiring Westphal as coach
Westphal is close to becoming Seattle's new head coach, with meetings with Gary Payton and team officials cited by Seattle papers as evidence he is the front-runner. Confirmation was not provided by the team.
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Bob Hill
Paul Silas
Bob Weiss
ENMU hires Terry Tyler as basketball coach
Portales N M former NBA guard Terry Tyler who played for Detroit Sacramento and Dallas was named basketball coach at Eastern New Mexico University Tuesday He replaces Earl Diddle who resigned after 10 seasons with a 152 124 record Tyler has served as an assistant under John MacLeod at Notre Dame for the past three seasons
USA Basketball Drops 12 NBA Players From World Team
USA Basketball replaced 12 NBA players slated for the World Championships as NBA players warned of a possible boycott if the labor deal expired July 1. Executive director Warren Brown said players did not reaffirm participation and the NBPA said a decision would come after July 2. The eight-member executive committee removed the players and the original July 1 deadline to submit a 24-man roster to FIBA approached.
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Campbell dies at 76 longtime UT assistant coach
Mike Campbell, longtime Texas assistant coach to Darrell Royal, died early Tuesday from complications of lymphoma. A Knox County native, he spent half his life with UT athletics and 20 years as chief architect of a hallmark defense in college football.
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Baseball and World Cup and Pro Soccer Schedule Digest
Various games and events listed with times and matchups across baseball World Cup soccer pro soccer and golf. Notable MLB games include Philadelphia Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Cleveland Minnesota Chicago White Sox and Montreal Atlanta Detroit and others. World Cup entries feature Chile Austria Italy Cameroon and France Saudi Arabia with kickoff times noted. Women’s pro basketball Utah Washington participation also included along with U S Open golf rounds.
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Today in History sports montage of dominant Open era clashes
The notes recall Rocky Marciano retaining the world heavyweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Ezzard Charles in New York in 1954. Gene Littler shoots 68 to edge Sanders and Goalby in the 1961 U S Open. Nicklaus beats Palmer by three in a U S Open playoff in 1962. John Miller shoots 63 to win the 1973 U S Open over Schlee. The 1976 merger brings the Nets Pacers Spurs and Nuggets into the NBA.
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Ezzard Charles
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Gene Littler
Doug Sanders
Bob Goalby
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
John Miller
John Schlee
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ABA
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San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
KU Sports Update and Scoreboard Listings
J W Sports Connection reports various scoreboards and standings across NFL NBA NHL NCAA and pro tennis golf and rodeo updates. It lists KU ticket info and office numbers along with KC Chiefs Blades Wizards Royals and local parks and recreation references.
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Fragmented Contact Numbers From OCR Snippet
A clipped OCR string lists multiple phone numbers and partial names or codes such as 832-7147, 1-800-578-8748, Rendee 864-3141, 1-816-924-9400, 1-816-842-1063, 1-816-472-4625, 1-800-6ROYALS, foe eke 842-8562, 843-7470.
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