Month: April 2024

A biographer who is in Houston provides a new perspective on Pete Rose’s life.

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A biographer who is in Houston provides a new perspective on Pete Rose’s life.

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

To create a more complete portrait of a problematic 20th-century character, Keith O’Brien gathered 160 hours of...

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“If you give me $5, I will” – Larry Bird said during the game, following his denials that he couldn’t make a 3-pointer.

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“If you give me $5, I will” – Larry Bird said during the game, following his denials that he couldn’t make a 3-pointer.

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

An NBA trainer knew then that Larry Bird was unlike any other athlete. The renowned Larry Bird...

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Michael Cooper discusses his wife’s brilliant idea to have Larry Bird host the Hall of Fame: “When it is all over with, we’re all human”

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Michael Cooper discusses his wife’s brilliant idea to have Larry Bird host the Hall of Fame: “When it is all over with, we’re all human”

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Cooper emphasizes how great the mutual respect is between him and Bird even if they are adversaries....

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Everything You Need to Know About Larry Bird’s Alleged Accusation of David Stern’s Rigging of the 1984 NBA Finals

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Everything You Need to Know About Larry Bird’s Alleged Accusation of David Stern’s Rigging of the 1984 NBA Finals

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

As someone who was always known to be fiery, Larry Bird went after David Stern after the...

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Before coming back to Indiana State as a senior, Larry Bird had one condition: “Be careful what you say around sportswriters.”

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Before coming back to Indiana State as a senior, Larry Bird had one condition: “Be careful what you say around sportswriters.”

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Bird had the option to sign with the Boston Celtics in 1978, but he chose to accept...

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Bill Russell vowed to retire if he didn’t earn one dollar more than Wilt Chamberlain, his archrival.

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Bill Russell vowed to retire if he didn’t earn one dollar more than Wilt Chamberlain, his archrival.

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Chamberlain vs Russell was a thing long before Magic versus Bird. Bill Russell, the defensive mastermind and...

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“I’m not saying anything bad about Wilt Chamberlain” – Bill Russell following the Eastern Division Finals victory in 1966

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“I’m not saying anything bad about Wilt Chamberlain” – Bill Russell following the Eastern Division Finals victory in 1966

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Following the 1966 Eastern Division Finals, Russell would not speak poorly of his bitter adversary.   Although...

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Pete Rose loses his final attempt to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Pete Rose loses his final attempt to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Pete Rose: The Ignorance of the Hit King in the Hall of Fame   It’s as easy...

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Pete Rose says there is far less hope for the reinstatement of the Cooperstown plaque.

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Pete Rose says there is far less hope for the reinstatement of the Cooperstown plaque.

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

April marks the 82nd birthday of baseball’s all-time career hits leader, and it has been nearly 35...

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Read this book on a nook: Keith O’Brien’s “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball”

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Read this book on a nook: Keith O’Brien’s “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball”

OGBE CALEB OCHE April 13, 2024

Pete Rose: the fall is harder the bigger the star. Pete Rose, who was raised in Cincinnati,...

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