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Bob Lanier, NBA force who left big shoes to fill, dies at 73

May 11, 2022 GMT

Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, has died. He was 73.

The NBA said Lanier died Tuesday after a short illness.

A small school with big expectations: No. 23 St. Bonaventure

By JOHN WAWROWNovember 8, 2021 GMT

Upon arriving at one of the lowest points in St. Bonaventure men’s basketball history, coach Mark Schmidt never doubted the potential of putting the small school tucked in the shadows of southwestern New York’s Allegheny Mountains back on the national map.

NCAA’s greatest hits: Austin Carr’s record 61 points in 1970

By ERIC OLSONMarch 28, 2020 GMT

Austin Carr played for Notre Dame in an era when prolific scorers dominated college basketball.

LSU's Pete Maravich was scoring 40 a night and still No...

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