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• 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL SPORTS EDUCATORS

  Published: October 17, 2007, 4:51 pm

  Tags: Andre Woodson, Myles Brand, Tiger Woods, Bill Russell, Influence, Kyle Smith, Sports Awards, Phil Jackson, Andre Agassi

  at Hope College.72. Russell, Bill, NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player, author and lecturer.80. Stringer, Vivian, Head Women's Basketball Coach at Rutgers University.85. Simon, Robert, Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton College.95. Wolff, Alexander, Author and Senior Staff writer for Sports Illustrated.98. Woods, Tiger, Professional

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• White Noise: Whitlock On NFL Colorlines

  Published: October 23, 2007, 11:42 pm

  Tags: Bengals, Bill Belichick, Bill Russell, Brett Favre, Carl Rowan, Chad Johnson, Civil Rights Movement, Colts, Congressional Medal Of Freedom, Corey Dillon, Dave Zirin, Denver Broncos, Dwight Freeney, Fox Sports, George Bush, Herm Edwards, Hip Hop, Jason Whitlock, Jeff George

  with winning. Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc. rebelled with dignity and purpose.” Don’t believe this self-serving sound bite for a second. It’s as convincing as George Bush giving Ali the Congressional Medal of Freedom and calling him a “man of peace.” Find a column where Whitlock has anything

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• With Scrutiny on Lender, Questions on Oversight

  Published: December 5, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: With, Scrutiny, Lender, Questions, Oversight, Bill Russell, U S Department Of Agriculture, Shirley A Tucker, Arkansas, William Hagy, U S Small Business Administration, Missouri, Allied Capital Corporation, U S Environmental Protection Agency, Sandra Russell, Maryland

  By all appearances, Bill Russell Oil Co. did not seem like a good candidate to get a multimillion-dollar loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Rector, Ark., company owned by Bill and Sandra Russell had been locked in costly lawsuits with distributors. It was being investigat...

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• Five Questions To Take Advantage of a Black Sense of Urgency

  Published: January 29, 2008, 10:52 am

  Tags: Blogroll, Alan Gray, Alex Reed, Athlebrities, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Black Mystory, Chris Broussard, Chris Webber, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Dan Lebatard, Dave Zirin, Delinda Lombardo, Diallo Tyson, Dick Gregory, Golfweek, Jemele Hill, Jesse Jackson, Kelly Tilghman

  I sent out five questions to folks (writers, bloggers an athlete or two) of all races–including The Starting Five collective–and I received 21 responses. To those who didn’t get an email I apologize, but please comment. Many respectfully declined and others simply ignored my request. I have to say maybe some didn’t

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• NBA Essentials: Dr. J. Will Not Tolerate Being Called Bill Russell

  Published: June 17, 2008, 12:30 pm

  Tags: Bill Russell, Billrussell, Dr J, Dr J, Gary Payton, Garypayton, Nbaessentials, Ron Artest, Ronartest, Shaun Livingston, Shaunlivingston, Xavier Mcdaniel, Xaviermcdaniel

  with you if you think he's Bill Russell. 2. Sactown Royalty: Ron Artest may opt out after all. 3. Hardwood Paroxysm: Fight Ubuntu: the screenplay. 4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Gary Payton and Xavier McDaniel address 3,000 people rallying outside the Sonics trial. 5. Joe Sports Fan: Excellent analysis of the non-celebrity Laker fan

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• Celtic Pride!

  Published: June 18, 2008, 6:09 am

  Tags: General, Sports, Basketball, Bill Russell, Boston, Boston Celtics, John Havlicek, Kevin Garnett, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen

  which included Boston greats Bill Russell, John Havlicek and JoJo White, the Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a resounding win over the Lakers in Game 6.

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