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Shohei Ohtani is... breaking records again

Hideki Matsui then swinging for the New York Yankees - (Keith Allison Photo)

Being 36, Steph Curry's baby face peach fuzz is gone and the beard and maturation now rule - (NBA photo)

Married with children Rod and Leticia Gardner are showing their strength on the Amazing Race 36 - Gardner is a former professional NFL football player for the then Washington Redskins currently name changed to the Commanders

The AMAZING RACE CHANGED THE PACE

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyamai - (NBA Photo)

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA = THE REAL DEAL

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ALL TIME NBA 1st TEAM - BREAKING IT DOWN

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The Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani gets his groove on and is breaking records again - Warriors end of an era - Steph Curry too puny to make it in the NBA� GO FIGURE! - Former Washington Redskin player forgot how to get knocked on his bubble in the Amazing Race 36 - THIS DAY IN THE NBA - NBA's ALL TIME BEST PLAYERS 1st and 2nd TEAMS

Tuesday April 23, 2024

SHOHEI OHTANI TURNS IT ON

Everyone was alarmed when Shohei Ohtani started off slow to a slow start this season. Is batting average was low and there was a scarcity of power translating into home runs. Ohtani was dealing with being newly married and requesting privacy. He also was dealing with recovering from a Tommy John surgery as well as finding out that his interpreter stole $16 million dollars from him. As they saying goes... WHAT A LOAD.

But talent and perseverance are signs of a true champion. As of April 23, through 25 games Ohtani was leading the Dodgers and the major leagues in batting average with .364% and hits 36. Sixteen of those hits are for extra basses including 6 home runs, tied with Mookie Betts for the team lead. He also leads the major leagues in doubles and total bases.

The cherry on top is Ohtani's 6TH HR enables him to break former NY Yankee Hideki Matsui's HR record of 177. That HR being his 178th career MLB HR is the most home runs hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball history.

Dodger manager Dave Roberts has noticed a difference on Ohtani's habits since joining the team. The skipper has observed Ohtani getting comfortable in his surroundings, acclimating with his new teammates and coaches. The bottom line is things are looking up for the contracted $700 million dollar man in his adapting his talents with his new team.

Ohtani has yet to tie or break a record that Matsui continues to hold. That would be on and winning a World Series with a team. Should that come to fruition it would really be the cherry on top of Ohtani's cake of success.

TIME MARCHES ON - THE END of the WARRIORS ERA?

It's not surprising that the Golden State Warriors are at the end of their exceptional success. Prior to the injury to Klay Thompson that kept him out of two seasons it seemed the team was unbeatable. Following Thompson's injury they won another title but clearly they were not the team of old.

The sizzling trio have won four NBA titles together within an eight year period 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022). That includes back to back titles in 2017 & 18. They have won a majority of the franchises seven titles since it was founded in 1946.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley laid it on the line by nothing that the team has lost its punch simply because THEY ARE OLD. The Round Mound of Rebound got it right.

Believe it not the eldest of this Dynamic TRIO is former baby faced assassin Steph Curry. We've grown up with Curry but many of us have failed to realize that he's now 36-years-old. Curry is now in the OLDER THAN DIRT (OTD) bracket.

Actually the three have grown old together. Both Draymond Green and Thompson are 35-years-old. Next season they will join Curry as in the OTD bracket.

Curry joined the team in 2009 and has the greatest longevity having been a Warrior for 14 seasons. Thompson signed up in 2011. He has worn the blue and gold for 12 seasons. Green is the baby of the bunch, if you choose to call it that. He signed on in 2012. He has been a Warrior for 11 seasons.

For active players only Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat has been with one team longer than the trio with 20 years as a Miami Heat player.

One thing is certain, Curry is most responsible for changing the way the game is played today. His 3-point skill has been adopted by teams and players throughout the league. Young children are now practicing shooting shots from the 3-point distance although they are too young and too weak to convert. They are trying to make 3's before they can make a lay-up. Now that's INFLUENCE.

The FAT LADY MUST BE SINGING. The Warrior trio have won four titles together. It is doubtful that they can muster another. It is well known that when THE FAT LADY SINGS, IT MUST BE OVER.

There is a buzz that Thompson will be on the trading block. All things come to an end. Basketball fans are fortunate that they have witnessed the right way that the game can be played. The bottom line is it appears that Warrior supremacy is at the end of their era.

As they say time marches on and the former baby peach fuzz face of Curry is over, he now has a beard to prove it. Believe it or not, his mother thought he was too puny to make it in the NBA. Go figure!

NFL BUBBLE BUTT?

When it comes to go figure moment a recent episode of the Amazing Race had a former NFL (National Football League) player being knocked on his bubble. After the second time it occurred Rod Gardner, formerly of the Washington Redskins (now Commanders), said (to paraphrase) WOW!! These guys are hitting for real.

His remark came about during a challenge where he had to play soccer wearing a plastic bubble contraption. Being a former NFL player he is very familiar with a field/pitch and using his feet. Gardner finally got up and made a goal and he and his wife Leticia moved on.

Now here's the drill� I covered the NFL from 1989-96. The three teams I covered were the then LA Rams, LA Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles. I attended the Rams and Raiders practices, games and pre season training camps. Let me say this in the NFL� they hit REALLY HARD FOR REAL!

In preseason when first year players are trying to make the team they really hit hard. Rookie players try to take out senior players to make an impression. Many injuries occur. THESE PLAYERS DO NOT WEAR A PLASTIC BUBBLE!

When games are played, at the four minute mark from the end of the game, reporters exit the press box to go down to the field. We were permitted to stand from the 20 yard line to the end zone. The purpose is so scribes don't have to fight through a crowd in the stands to get to the locker room. In those days there was NO DIRECT access to the player's locker rooms from the press box at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

During a Raiders game an opposing team started from their 40 yard line. The ball was snapped and they came running towards us. We were 50 yards away. You could hear the sound of their footsteps. They sounded like a thundering herd of buffalo as their feet pounded on the turf. It was scary.

That's why, hearing Gardner exclaim, that they, Amazing Race extras, were hitting for real is ACTUALLY is really funny to me. Gardner, having played six seasons in the NFL had to be used to REALLY BEING HIT HARD by PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS not ACTORS!

This episode is a must watch for those familiar with the NFL game.

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

April 23, 1950 The Minneapolis Lakers became the first team to win back-to-back NBA titles when they defeated the Syracuse Nationals 110-95 to win the series four games to two.

April 23, 1969 Jerry West of Los Angeles scored 53 points as the Lakers edged Boston 120-118 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, a series won by the Celtics in seven games. The 53 points by West ranked as the highest-scoring game by a guard in NBA Finals history, before Chicago�s Michael Jordan scored 55 points against Phoenix in Game 4 of the 1993 Finals, a 111-105 Bulls win over the Suns.

April 23, 1989 Alex English of the Denver Nuggets finished the 1988-89 season with 2,175 points, giving him 2,000 or more points for a then record eight consecutive seasons. Karl Malone later posted 11 consecutive 2,000-point seasons.

April 23, 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the final game of his NBA-record 1,560-game career, as the Lakers downed Seattle, 121-117. Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with a then NBA record 38,387 points.

April 23, 1995 After handing out eight assists in Utah�s 103-97 road win at Houston, John Stockton captured his eighth straight NBA assist title--tying Bob Cousy�s NBA record--after dishing off for 1,011 assists in 82 games for a 12.3 apg average. Stockton broke the tie by leading the NBA in assists for a record ninth straight season in 1995-96.

April 23, 1995 Steve Kerr of Chicago set the record for the highest three-point field goal percentage in a season at .524.

NBA's ALL TIME BEST PLAYERS

THE NBA's GREATEST of ALL TIME

1st Team	Position	2nd Team
Larry Bird	PF	Karl Malone
Elgin Baylor	SF	Julius Erving
Bill Russell	C	Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan	SG	Step Curry
Magic Johnson	PG	Oscar Robertson

11th & 12th MAN SUBSTITUTES & Coach

C/F	Bob Pettit
C	Hakeem Olajuwon

Coach

Red Auerbach

NBA's 50 GREATEST PLAYERS of ALL TIME LIST

On October 29, 1996 In conjunction with the NBA�s 50th anniversary celebration, the list of The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History was announced. It included: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Nate Archibald, Paul Arizin, Charles Barkley, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, Dave Cowens, Billy Cunningham, Dave DeBusschere, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, George Gervin, Hal Greer, John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, Earvin Johnson, Sam Jones, Michael Jordan, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Pete Maravich, Kevin McHale, George Mikan, Earl Monroe, Shaquille O�Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Parish, Bob Pettit, Scottie Pippen, Willis Reed, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Bill Russell, Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld, Bill Walton, Jerry West, Lenny Wilkens, and James Worthy

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BIZ WHO IS - TERRY LYONS - The NBA - MARCH 2008
Lyons was instrumental in the effort to integrate NBA players into the Olympic movement prior to 1992. Those efforts helped propel the NBA onto the global stage at an exponential rate: most recently, NBA players represented eight of the 12 counties in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and 15 of the 24 countries in the 2006 World Championship in Japan. Throughout his career, Lyons helped launch NBA.com, the Women�s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA TV and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). In addition, he managed broadcast and public relations relationships with ABC/ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS, CNN and Turner Sports. In 1986, he created and organized NBA Photos to assist NBA Entertainment in chronicling photographically the league�s growth and history. - TV - Business Internet Technology - More BIZ WHO IS

NBA NEWS EXTRA : CHARLOTTE�S RICHARDSON AND HOUSTON�S MCGRADY NAMED - March 2008
CHARLOTTE�S RICHARDSON AND HOUSTON�S MCGRADY NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK for games played Monday, March 3, through Sunday, March 9. .... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA NEWS: The Rising Houston Rockets ROAR - March 2008
The Rockets set a franchise record with their 16th consecutive win Wednesday night March 5, besting the Indiana Pacers 117-99. Houston eclipsed its last 15-game winning streak from the 1993-94 season .... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

Sports BIZ: New Orleans� Hornets Chris Paul's First Signature Shoe - March, 2008
Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc. brought to the life the Jordan CP�s intricate design and solidified Chris Paul�s reputation as being one of today�s rising basketball stars....- More Sports -- TV

NBA BEAT: West Won't Rest as SHAQ & KIDD Return - Gasol Rules - March 2008
All trades aren't made in heaven. When the Lakers traded Eddie Jones for Glen Rice at midseason on March 10, 1999 things came apart. Both were good players but the questions were would Rice fit into the Lakers system and why would the Lakers break up their team chemistry. The trade didn't work.... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA NOTES: NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND - February 2008
DWIGHT HOWARD ROCKS THE RIM WITH SPETACULAR DUNKS - Five High School to NBA Players In All-Star Game Contest - The All-Star game is at best a boring affair due to the East playing the West which means absolutely nothing. Now that it's the age of International Players it's about time the NBA change the event to an All-Star game of International players verses USA - ... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA BEAT: SHAQ'D OUT - February 2008
His streak of 14 consecutive All-Star selections is OVER. To say his career is at and end and his move to Phoenix is a poor fit is arguably justified. The ball is now on Shaq's court to prove his critics wrong... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

Sports Notes ARCHIVES - LAKERS: "BOMBS AWAY"
It wasn't Pearl Harbor but it could have been. The Lakers tension and pressure came to it's FRUITION as they traded away their ALL-STAR guard EDDIE JONES and their 49 million-dollar BACK-UP center ELDEN CAMPBELL. Is the Lakers Executive VP and trade-maker JERRY WEST…..LOSING IT???

Sports Notes ARCHIVES - DENNIS RODMAN - "THE WORM RETURNS"
When the Lakers signed for DENNIS RODMAN it was feared that he would be a distraction to the team. How would the team handle it if Rodman went off? He did by leaving the team March 13. He went to Las Vegas after being excused by management to take care of some personal issues.

Sports Notes - HIGH SCHOOL TO NBA ALL-STARS - JANUARY, 2008
At this point high school to NBA players are receiving the most All-star game votes - NFL Alumni 2007 Player of the Year honorees - Heavyweight Tommy Morrison Makes a Comeback with ``The Tommy Morrison Story'' - Entertainment - TV

2007 YEAR IN REVIEW - JANUARY, 2008
Looking back on the top stories of 2007 two things jumped out most notably June with five stories of interest while January and May with four were the top months. Second our NR Top 10 Stories surged in reader attention. The March NR Top 10 was the fastest ever riser up the charts until overtaken in successive months of May, June and July with July eventaully becoming the most read NR Top 10 column followed by May. - Entertainment - TV

Sports Notes - MOURINHO NO, CAPELLO GO - December, 2007
KAKA FIFA WORLD PLAYER - NR's INTERNATIONAL NBA ALL STAR TEAM - STEROIDS IN MLB (MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL) - CAMBODIA'S KHEK FIRST TO BE CONVICTED - FIFA TOP 10...- More Sports -- TV

Sports Notes - JOL, BECKHAM & MOURINHO TAKE CENTER STAGE - October, 2007
International Football Takes Center Stage with Mourinho, Beckham & Jol - Jose Mourinho Made Good - David Beckham's FAT pockets - Martin Jol's Departure Due to Goals - Michael Jordan & World Series champion Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona - ESPN Mag Celtic Pride Is Back - Fox Soccer Channel Celebrates - Jim Murray Golf Classic...- More Sports -- TV

Entertainment & Sports BIZ: Celtic Pride is Back Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine - October, 2007
*Plus: The Magazine�s NBA Preview and Tank Johnson in Dallas*.- More Sports -- - TV

NBA BEAT: NBA BIG MONEY To NBA rookies - September 2007
The injury to NBA rookie Greg Oden that is expected to keep him from playing this year raises the question why pay an untried, unproven rookie big money that may never pay off? The 1984 NBA draft is the perfect example of what that means. Of the players drafted in the first round that year four turned out to be NBA super stars, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and John Stockton. - Football/Soccer - More Sports

Entertainment Sports BIZ: LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine - July, 2007
2007 ESPYs Hosts LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel - What do you get when you ask LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel to host the ESPYs?..- More Sports -- - TV

Sports BIZ: Greg Oden and Gilbert Arenas Sign with Spalding - July, 2007
Spalding will leverage Oden and Arenas in worldwide advertising, marketing communications and trade and consumer promotions...- More Sports -- TV

Entertainment Sports BIZ: Kevin Durant and Greg Oden In Latest Issue of ESPN The Magazine - July, 2007
Tailor Made for Stardom? Bill Simmons Sizes Up Kevin Durant and Greg Oden for the New Issue of ESPN The Magazine..- More Sports -- - TV

Sports Notes - WHAT'S IN THAT LAKER WATER??? Kobe Bryant Wants Out - June, 2007
KOBE BRYANT HAS GONE PUBLIC THAT HE WANTS TO BE TRADED - ODEN & DURANT TOP NBA DRAFT - 13 International Players Drafted - Oscar De La Hoya - THAKSIN Invades English Premiere League - FIFA's Blatter Matters & Re-elected - San Antonio Spurs who have won four NBA championships 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Collectors Item - Jim Murray Foundation - Sports

NBA Biz Notes: San Antonio Spurs 2007 Championship - June 2007
Commemorative Publication Now Available Courtesy of San Antonio Express-News. It covers the Spurs who have won four NBA championships 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 - Football/Soccer - More Sports

NBA BEAT: SPURS vs CAVS Championship Series - June 2007
The David's of Cleveland who have never been there let alone done that by winning a title verses the Goliath San Antonio Spurs who have won three NBA championships 1999, 2003 and 2005. Football/Soccer - More Sports

NBA MAX - CHARLES BARKLEY - with Phoenix Suns was his last chance for NBA title - June 2007
Charles Barkley may best be remembered as being one of the greatest players in NBA history that was never a member of an NBA championship team. In his 16 year NBA career 1993 was the closest that the round mound of rebound ever came to being an NBA champion... READ ON... In French language - More NBA

Sports Notes - SIR ALEX FERGUSON Wins American's or Not - May, 2007
Is Lakers coach Phil Jackson the Greatest NBA Coach of All time? - ANN MEYERS the first lady to play in the NBA... Sports

NBA NOTES - NBA PLAYOFFS Feature 59 International Players - April, 2007
International Players Represent In The Playoffs - The Country With The Most NBA Players - Bill Russell Ruled the Boards - Phil Jackson Second Behind Russell With 10 NBA Titles - Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA MAX - Scottie Pippen Three Peats & Repeats - March 2007
We interviewed Scottie Pippen 14 years ago regarding the Chicago Bulls three peats. He did it twice and then retired. With all of that behind him he wants to return to the NBA @ 41... In French language - More NBA

BUSINESS & Sports - Bill Russell honored by Wheaties - February, 2007
His well-deserved individual accolades are impressive, including five NBA MVP Awards, 12 NBA All-Star selections, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, to name a few. - Business Internet Technology

NBA NOTES EXTRA : NBA All-Star Game or SHOW? - February 2007
I thought I was watching professional basketball players performing "Alice In Wonderland.". There have been a lot of changes that the EARTH PEOPLE have made since 1951�. EXCEPT THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME!!! - ... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA NOTES: NBA All-Star Saturday Night FEATURES HIGH SCHOOL TO NBA WINNER - February 2007
Miami Heat coach Pat Riley should put on a happy face as two of his players walked away with titles in two of three events - Kobe Bryant is an elder among high school to NBA players currently in the league - High School to NBA players list - ... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA BEAT: NBA All-Star Game NEEDS A CHANGE - February 2007
Its time for the NBA to get up to speed with the evolution and the integration of International players in their league and fans around the WORLD for a new All-Star game that would have meaning... the International's vs. the USA NBA stars... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA MAX - LENNY WILKENS - Is The # 1 Basketball Coach - February 2007
The argument continues who is the world's best basketball coach? By the numbers it is Lennny Wilkens who holds the NBA record for most wins 1332... In French language - More NBA

Sports Notes - BOLTON - PORTSMOUTH JOLTIN EPL - January 2007
Portsmouth FC Blaze the Trails - On the Move? David Beckham - Zinadine Zidane in Bottom 10 - Allan Iverson takes a Hike - What's Up With Thailand? - Cambodian Football Report.... More FIFA News.- More Football/Soccer

Sports Notes - NR Top 10 Sports stories in 2006 according to Google - December 2006
Jim Murray Holds Firm to number one story through 2006 - BOLTON JOLTIN EPL - ASIAN FOOTBALL takes several spots - NBA MAKES LIST Cambodian Football Changes On the Bubble - Zico Leads Japan - Real Madrid Stars rank 9th.... More FIFA News.- More Football/Soccer

NBA NOTES - IVERSON TRADE RECALLS NBA TRADE HISTORY December, 2006
Can Allen Iverson and Carmello co-exist? - Traded Bill Russell - Wilt Chamberlain - Robert Parrish - Eddie Jones - Glen Rice - Kobe Bryant - Norm Nixon - WHAT worked and what didn't? READ ON...

NBA BEAT: Red Auerbach the greatest NBA coach of all time - December 2006
Born in Brooklyn, New York he came from the world of in your face ... More NBA.- More Football/Soccer - More Sports.

NBA MAX - Lakers Trade Eddie Jones - December 2006
On March 10, 1999 the Los Angeles Lakers traded Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B.J. Armstrong. At the time I was shocked. Jones is the only player in the trade that continues to play in the NBA. . In RUSSIAN language - More NBA

NBA MAX - Robert Parrish - December 2006
In 1980 Red Auerbach made what is considered his greatest deal by coaxing the Golden State Warriors to trade center Robert Parish in exchange for the #1 pick in the draft. Parish is now an NBA Hall of Famer. . In French language - More NBA

BIZ WHO IS - NEW: SHAKERS & MOVERS In BUSINESS - October, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal Group - Ralph DiSibio - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation - BMI - Business Success Story from Crystal Mansion - Mark Burnett Productions - NBC Universal - DreamWorks Television - Internet Phishing Group - More Business - More Business Internet Technology

BUSINESS: Shaquille O'Neal Launches 'The O'Neal Group' - September, 2006
A Real Estate and Development Concern. The Company's First Endeavor is a Strategic Alliance with Metropolitan Miami, the Billion-Dollar, Mixed-Use Development Anchoring Downtown Miami's Urban Renewal .- More Business

NBA MAX - CHRIS WEBBER - August 2006
The NBA star has been romantically linked to TOP MODEL TV show host and producer TYRA BANKS. It's safe to say safe to say that his life is now in a groove. But it wasn't that way at the beginning of his NBA career. Read on... in French language - More NBA MAX

NBA NOTES - THE SHAQ-MAN (Shaquille O'Neal) IS BACK - June, 2006
The Terminator movie with Arnold will have to wait the Shaq-Man is now on the job to win another NBA title. Heat coach Pat Riley is looking for his 6th title. WHAT's that you say???!!! You can only count four during his career? READ ON..

NBA MAX - THE SHAQ-MAN (Shaquille O'Neal) The Entertainer - June 2006
Cedrick thought he was the entertainer but the SHAQ-MAN REALLY IS as were several former NBA players during their professional basketball careers. - French language - More NBA MAX

NBA MAX - DALLAS MAVERICKS & DICK MOTTA - May, 2006
Dick Motta said, "It ain't over till the Fat Lady Sings." His 935 wins made him one of the winningest coaches in the NBA. He won the NBA title with the Washington Bullets. He coached the Dallas Mavericks twice - French language - More NBA MAX

NBA TRIVIA: MICHAEL JORDAN & MORE - May 2006
Michael Jordan - What countries were these NBA players BORN - What current NBA playoff coach was the leagues 3-point leader in 1983? - What team won the first NBA title and when - What current NBA playoff coach attended the US Air Force Academy? & More.

NBA MAX - MICHAEL JORDAN - May, 2006
When it came to the NBA playoffs he was like a Bull in a china closet - French language - More NBA MAX

NBA NOTES - FAT LADY SINGS TO LAKERS After 31 Point Trouncing by Phoenix - May, 2006
Suns Overcome 3-1 Series Deficit - LeBron James THE MAN - Who Is Dick Motta??? - ESPN Falls Asleep At The Wheel - NBA Bad Actor Award

SPORTS NOTES - KOBE BRYANT BUSTED - INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TURMOIL- May 2006
NBA's Rough Play Retaliation - England's Coaching Job Vacancy... IT'S OVER!!! - NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley's Gambling Connections - 2 Play Rooney Loony? - Dream NBA Playoff Match-ups - Serena In The Drop Zone - Cambodian Football Federation's Khek Voted Out of Job - FIFA Not Into Politics, Rebuild Palestine??? -- NR Top 10 - FIFA Top 10 - More Sports Notes

NBA/Business - NBA Video Highlights for online and mobile consumers - May 2006
Free online video clips leading up to the National Basketball Association Championships.

NBA BEAT: CLIPPERS BRANDED - NR Top 10 - April 2006
A franchise that was branded a loser for life. This years Clippers team is on the verge of turning that negative image around....

SPORTS NOTES - NBA International Players - John Wooden - Cambodian Football - April 2006
NBA Team With Most International Players - - Prince Ranariddh No Soccer Field Deal - Cambodia National Team AFC Challenge Cup Results - John Wooden Talks Real Basketball - NR Top 10 - FIFA Top 10 - More Sports Notes

NBA MAX: LARRY BROWN & NBA PLAYERS 'A LOOK BACK' - March, 2006
A look back fifteen years ago with current NY Knicks coach Larry Brown, NBA players Gerald Wilkins, KiKi Vandeweghe, Tracy Murray and then UCLA coach Jim Harrick & more - WRITTEN IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE - More NBA Max

NBA TRIVIA - NBA TRIVIA ANSWERS FROM MARCH EDITION - April, 2006
Larry Brown Ain't Around BUT... DID YOU KNOW??? - Player Who Won Most NBA Titles? - What Former ABA Team Won NBA Title First? - Who Were The Four Teams That Transferred From ABA To NBA? - What two NBA Teams That Began With The League Never Moved Their Franchise? You've Got Questions? We've Got Answers - The Top NBA Title Winner - The Youngest Ever NBA Coach - Ya Know What I'm Say-Yin???

NBA NOTES - NBA PLAYOFFS BEGIN - Le BRON JAMES 1st - NR Top 10 ACCORDING TO GOOGLE - April, 2006
Jim Murray Tops The List - NBA Trivia & Kobe Bryant Moves to Second Place - HBO's Don King Is Back @ # 9 - Cambodian Track Star So Tit Linda Tops 11-20 - RACIST RADIO Continues To Be A Hot Subject - Previous NR Top 10

NBA MAX - DOMINIQUE WILKiNS - We told you so... Once a Atlanta Hawk and then an LA Clipper elected to Basketball Hall of Fame - In French

NBA MAX - INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS - In 1989 we started asking NBA Basketball Hall of Fame players and coaches their thoughts o the skills of foreign players in the NBA.

At that time there were very few. Vlade Divac became a rookie in the league and spoke NO English. A look back on opinions regarding the subject at that time. - In FrencH

NBA BEAT - From Down Under Australia's ANDREW BOGUT the NBA's # 1 OVERALL DRAFT PICK ADJUSTS - March 2006
Regarding the NBA playoffs Bogut said, "Teams in the league are starting to realize that we can play and there are teams who feel up for us."

NBA MAX: NCAA Tournament Experiences - March, 2006
Former UCLA coach John Wooden and NCAA to NBA players reflect on their NCAA Tournament experiences. WRITTEN IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

NBA TRIVIA - NBA GARNISHED IN GARNETT - DID YOU KNOW? - March 2006
Did You Know??? High School To NBA Stars Success - Let us bow our heads and pray - The Top NBA Title Winner - NBA's Youngest Ever Coach - Where They Came From

NBA NOTES - NCAA TO NBA - JOHN WOODEN PREPARED MANY OF NBA's BEST - March 2006
Former UCLA Coach John Wooden Molded Some of The NBA's Best - Michigan's Fab Five From NCAA to NBA Success - NY Knick's Coach Larry Brown's NCAA Past - NBA's Vandeweghe's... Like Father Like Son... A related story published in the French language in 1992.

SPORTS NOTES LA Clippers Turn The Beat Around - Cambodian Premiere Football League Begins - March 2006
The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers Now Have Winning Ways - MLB's Kirby Puckett Remembered - WORLD CUP TRIVIA - DID YOU KNOW??? - Cambodia's Premiers Football League Is On - Prince Ranariddh's Khemera Squad Defends Championship - Former Cambodia National Team Coach Joachim Fickert Returns To Coach Premiere League Side - ESPN Sports Analyst Scott O'Donell Has New Position In Cambodian Football - Cambodia National Team Stars Hok Sochetra Is Now A Coach & Sam El Nasa With Military Police - FIFA Top 10 . ... MORE Sports Notes

SPORTS NOTES EXTRA - EXTRA - NBA ALL-STAR GAME RESULTS - February 2006
The game got serious when East coach Flip Saunders inserted his four Detroit Pistons into the lineup... they blasted away on all four cylinders... Little People Mean A Lot... International wins 3-point competition. . ... MORE

SPORTS NOTES EXTRA - - NBA ALL-STAR GAME - Who Loves Ya Baby??? - February 2006
NBA Coaches Make the Final Decisions - He's Back: A Dennis Rodman citing - Shaquille O'Neal All-time All-Star - Cambodia Sports To Lottery - Yao Ming Number One of all-time - FIFA Top 10 - More

NBA NOTES - NBA ALL-STAR GAME - February 2006
A record tying six International players selected to play in the game. They include: Yao Ming (China), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), Pau Gasol (Spain) Tony Parker (France), Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands), and Steve Nash (Canada). . ... MORE

NBA BEAT - KOBE BRYANT's 81 - You Can't Take Away What He's Done - February 2006
It is the second highest single game point total in NBA history trailing only then Philadelphia Warrior Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain's 100 points in 1962 against the New York Knicks (then Knickerbockers), in Hershey, Pennsylvania.... MORE

NBA/Business - NBA and NuSports Team Up In China - February 2006
To Unveil Live Video Webcasts and Video-on-Demand of NBA Games in China; Live NBA Games, Classic Contests, NBA Action and Top 10 Plays of the Day... MORE

NBA TRIVIA - Did You Know The Philly Connection ???
To Philadelphia is famous for several things, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross' house [she made the first American flag], The Philadelphia Art Museum steps that Rocky ran up, cheese steaks and basketball. In our notes we found that our information trail led us to Philadelphia and its renowned basketball history. So�Philadelphia basketball trivia is included in this column. MORE