Bill Laimbeer traded basketball for a normal job after leaving the game. The Detroit Pistons legend, 66, joined his father in opening a box factory in the Motor City. Bill Laimbeer traded basketball for the box business in the 1990sCredit: Getty After going into business, she coached and won three WNBA titlesCredit: Getty Laimbeer enjoyed… Continue reading I’m an NBA icon who won two finals and earned $8m in career
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Rory McIlroy knows why he hasn’t won the Masters yet
Rory McIlroy falls short every year at Augusta, and he recently revealed why. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) One of the most vexing questions in golf comes up every April: Why can’t Rory McIlroy win the Masters? He is the best player of the post-Tiger Woods era. He holds every other major, along with almost… Continue reading Rory McIlroy knows why he hasn’t won the Masters yet
Stefanos Tsitsipas believes a player has won the GOAT race “by a landslide”
Novak Djokovic appears set to end the debate over who will go down in the history books as the greatest player of all time, but Stefanos Tsitsipas has a slightly different take on the long-running debate. Djokovic’s 24th Grand Slam title in New York all but ensured he will end his career as the male… Continue reading Stefanos Tsitsipas believes a player has won the GOAT race “by a landslide”
The Villagers won the World Am Club Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC
The Myrtle Beach World Am is an annual four-day individual stroke play golf tournament in South Carolina. The 2023 tournament will feature more than 3,300 players from every state and 14 countries. The Villages were well represented with 41 golfers earning them the Largest Club Award for participation. A group of villagers won the World… Continue reading The Villagers won the World Am Club Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC
Diede de Groot won another wheelchair title at the US Open
Associated PressSeptember 10, 2023, 03:41 PM ET1 Minute Reading NEW YORK — Diede de Groot won her 12th straight Grand Slam wheelchair singles title on Sunday, defeating Yui Kamiji 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open women’s final. The Dutch star completed his third consecutive calendar year Grand Slam, including a Golden Slam in 2021, when… Continue reading Diede de Groot won another wheelchair title at the US Open
Roy Parmalee of Lambertville won the World Series, managed the AAA office
Recently, I wrote about Ortha E. Smith Parmelee who led the local campaign in the 1940s to “Save the Lotus” and was one of the founding members of the Lotus Garden Club in 1951, serving as its president. The widow of pro baseball player Le Roy “Bud” Earl Parmelee, Ortha was born October 7, 1907,… Continue reading Roy Parmalee of Lambertville won the World Series, managed the AAA office
Jimmy Butler won points against Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open charity event
Jimmy Butler just showed the world how to beat Carlos Alcaraz 👀 pic.twitter.com/k8WJYlY5Xh – US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 23, 2023 Add another clip to Jimmy Butler’s highlight reel in 2023. In a charity exhibition match leading up to the US Open on Wednesday night, the Miami Heat star served as a honorary ball boy… Continue reading Jimmy Butler won points against Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open charity event
The Dodgers have won 9 in a row, looking like World Series contenders
The Los Angeles Dodgers have not been very dominant to start this season. That says more about the 2017-22 Dodgers than this year’s team. During a six-season stretch, the Dodgers won 100 games four times. In one of the seasons they didn’t hit 100, they posted a .717 winning percentage and won a World Series… Continue reading The Dodgers have won 9 in a row, looking like World Series contenders