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Rumors Run Wild That Drake Jinxed Serena; Tickets Sales Tank After Her Loss
Serena Williama And Drake
Ex NBA Big Man Moses Malone Dies
Moses Malone died in his sleep.
Moses Malone, a three- time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 60.
The 13-time All-Star died of an apparent heart attack. He was scheduled to play in a golf tournament in Norfolk, Va., with fellow Hall-of-Famer Calvin Murphy, the report says.
Malone, who earned the nickname “Chairman of the Boards” for his rebounding skills, "won a title with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983 and made the All-Star game 12 times in a row, from 1978-1989. During 21 seasons playing pro basketball, the 6-10 center av- eraged 20.3 points and 12.3 re- bounds per game," the report says.
He was the first player to go pro directly from high school, and made his debut during the 1974-75 season for the Utah Stars of the ABA. Malone led the NBA in rebounds per game in 1978-79 and every season from 1980-81 to 1984-85. In 2001, he was admitted into the Hall of Fame.
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
ANGELICA
Standing pretty as this week’s Beauty Unlimited fea- ture is Angelica. This young woman is fearless when it comes to her career, and she’s definitely not afraid of working hard, making the sacrifices, and just doing what needs to be done to get to where she wants to be. Congratulations to Angelica as this week’s Beauty Un- limited feature.
Serena Williams’ rumored boyfriend, hip-hop star Drake didn’t attend the U.S. Open until Friday’s semifinal.
Then he showed up. And she lost. Brutally. To a massive un- derdog.
Cue the “jinx” talk, from those who couldn’t believe the nervous three-set defeat to un- seeded Roberta Vinci — which denied Williams a shot at a historic Grand Slam — was actually her own fault.
It must have been the nega- tive energy brought in noted sports bandwagon fan Drake.
Serena Williams was close to achieving the first cal- endar-year Grand Slam since 1988, but, ultimately, it wasn’t to be this year. In her U.S. Open semifinal on Friday, the
21-time major title champion from the U.S. lost in three sets to the 300-to-1 underdog Roberta Vinci in Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens.
And while Serena’s bid for history caused the women’s final to sell out early in the tournament (making history in its own right—this was the first time the women’s final sold out before the men’s), fans were racing to all but give away their tickets to watch Flavia Pennetta of Italy play Vinci on Saturday.
In fact, while ticket prices had more than doubled for the women’s final early Friday, with a buy-in of over $350, they plummeted to as little as $60 after the Williams- Vinci match ended.
Hall Of Fame Welcomes 11-Member Class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- John Calipari never could have been a Hall of Famer on his own ability.
"I never grabbed a rebound," he said. "I never scored a point. I never had an assist."
But he's had some incredible players.
And when he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Bas- ketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, he insisted many of them join him.
From Marcus Camby, who helped him build a program at Massachusetts, to Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, who solidified a powerhouse at Kentucky, Cali- pari was backed by dozens of the players who have made him one of college basketball's most successful coaches.
"As you can see, I have been blessed to have all those op- portunities," Calipari said, "but the reason I stand here is more about the players I've coached."
Also enshrined Friday were former NBA stars Spencer
"Playing basketball allowed me to become a global citizen," said Dikembe Mutombo, who was among 11 enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night.
Haywood, Jo Jo White and Dikembe Mutombo, women's basketball great Lisa Leslie and referee Dick Bavetta. Tom Heinsohn was inducted as a coach after already being enshrined as a player, joined by former coaches George Raveling and Australia's Lindsay Gaze, plus ABA star Louis Dampier and early African- American player John Isaacs.
NFLPA Investigating NFL's Review Of Khiry Robinson Incident, Report Says
Ad May Be Predicting The Future; St. Louis Rams May Become The L.A. Rams Again!
Amid reports that they could be headed west to L.A., the St. Louis Rams snuck this ad for a moving company into their sea- son opening gameday program.
New Orleans Saints running back Khiry Robinson was reportedly fined by the team for striking an intern in the head during training camp, according to Pro Football Talk.
The report also says that the NFL Players Association is in- vestigating the way the NFL handled its review of the mat- ter. Robinson was reportedly interviewed by the league without a union representa- tive present before a second interview took place the next day with a representative on hand.
The NFL and the Saints de- clined comment. The NFLPA did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
According to PFT, Robin- son struck the intern after a dispute over whether Robin- son owed the intern money for driving him to a store to
Khiry Robinson reportedly struck an intern in the head after a dispute over whether Robinson owed the intern money, according to a Pro Football Talk report.
get his cellphone fixed during the Saints' training camp in West Virginia.
The report said Robinson was not arrested or charged for the incident, but the Saints fined him and reported the in- cident to the NFL as part of the league's personal conduct policy.
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