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DRAFTED: NYR: 1994-234 overall
Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 2, 2012. Agreed to a one-year contract extension on May 17, 2013. Agreed to a one-year contract extension on March 23, 2014.
Selected by the New York Rangers in the ninth round (234th overall) of the 1994 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Sabres on September 14, 1999. Signed as a free agent during the lockout by the Columbia Inferno (ECHL) on November 24, 2004. Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers on August 8, 2005. Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils on July 15, 2011.
Scored four points (2g/2a) in 23 games during his second season with the Islanders...Finished third on the team in penalty minutes with 88, including eight major penalties...Scored all four points in his first eight games...Recorded his first point (assist) as an Islander on Oct. 15 vs. Buffalo...Recorded his first goal as an Islander on Nov. 23 at Philadelphia...Suffered a hand injury on Mar. 4 at Winnipeg and missed the final 18 games of the season.
2012-13: Appeared in 15 games during his first season with the Islanders...Finished fourth on the team in penalty minutes (36), including four major penalties...Recorded his 1300th NHL penalty minute on Apr. 26 at Buffalo. 2011-12: Played in 51 games during his first season with the New Jersey Devils...Finished second on the team with 115 penalty minutes. Total includes 15 minors, nine majors and four misconducts...Missed 14 games (Oct. 22 - Nov. 21) with a hand injury...Assigned to the Albany Devils (American Hockey League) on a conditioning assignment on Nov. 22 (two games)...Recalled from Albany on Nov. 28 and returned to the lineup on Nov. 30 at Colorado...Was placed on waivers on Feb. 25 and cleared on Feb. 27...Made a season-high 14 straight appearances from Feb. 27 - Mar. 23...Played in his 600th career game on Apr. 5 at Detroit. 2010-11: Appeared in 69 games during his sixth and final season with the Atlanta Thrashers, including a career-high 46 straight appearances from Oct. 22 - Jan. 26…Finished the season fourth on Atlanta's all-time games-played list (377)...Scored a career-high six goals…Recorded his first career hat trick/multiple-goal/three-point game on Dec. 18 vs. New Jersey…Appeared in his 500th career NHL contest on Dec. 2 at Pittsburgh…Finished with a plus-1 mark; was "even" or "plus" in 29 consecutive appearances from Oct. 22 - Dec. 20 (+10)…Missed two games from Mar. 24-25 with a facial injury. 2009-10: Played in 62 games during his fifth season in Atlanta, including a season-high 20 straight appearances from Oct. 3 - Nov. 22…Led the team for the third straight season with 113 penalty minutes…Notched his first career power-play goal on Jan. 12 vs. Ottawa…Collected his only multiple-point game of the season with two assists on Nov. 30 vs. Florida…Surpassed the 1,000 career penalty-minute mark with a fighting major on Dec. 12 vs. Montreal…Became Atlanta's all-time penalty minutes leader with a five-minute major on Mar. 20 vs. Philadelphia. 2008-09: Established career highs in games played (76), assists (10) and points (13) during his eighth NHL season and fourth with Atlanta...Led the team and finished sixth in the NHL with 176 penalty minutes, the second-highest total of his NHL career (178 in '02-03)…Established a career high with 71 shots on goal…Named the co-winner, along with Garnet Exelby, of the Thrashers' Gilner-Reeves Community Service Award…Posted one multiple-point game (2a) on Jan. 20 vs. Montreal...Appeared in his 400th career NHL game on Mar. 3 vs. Florida. 2007-08: Scored nine points (4g/5a) in 74 games during his third season in Atlanta...Led Atlanta with 127 penalty minutes...Missed four games from Jan. 4-10 with a knee injury...Matched his career high for penalty minutes in a game with 29 on Jan. 18 at Buffalo. 2006-07: Played in 45 games during his sixth NHL season and second in Atlanta...Scored seven points (3g/4a), including his first career multiple-point game (2a) on Mar. 12 vs. Washington...Recorded a career-high plus-2 rating. 2005-06: Saw action in 51 games during his first season in Atlanta and fifth NHL campaign...Posted a season-high 17 straight appearances from Dec. 22 - Jan. 26…Recorded nine points (4g/5a)…Posted points in back-to-back games three times…Played in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 7 at Pittsburgh…Finished third on the team with 87 penalty minutes…Missed six games from Oct. 22 - Nov. 4 due to a suspension for an elbowing major/game misconduct on Oct. 20 vs. Tampa Bay. 2004-05: Spent the lockout season in the ECHL, appearing in 48 games with the Columbia Inferno…Recorded 39 points (23g/16a) en route to an Eastern Division Championship...Finished second on the team in goals…Added five points (2g/3a) in four playoff contests in a first-round loss. 2003-04: Appeared in 44 contests during his fourth and final season with Buffalo...Ranked third on the team with 110 penalty minutes…Made his season debut on Oct. 30 vs. Toronto after missing 10 games with a thumb injury suffered on Sept. 16...Missed two contests on Jan. 27-30 with a shoulder injury. 2002-03: Played in 58 games, his most with Buffalo, during his third NHL campaign...Led the team and finished seventh in the league with a career-high 178 penalty minutes, including six games with 10-plus…Posted a career-high 29 penalty minutes (since tied) in the season-opener on Oct. 10 vs. NY Islanders…Notched his lone goal of the campaign on Feb. 21 vs. Los Angeles…Closed out the season by appearing in 17 straight games from Mar. 6 - Apr. 6...Recorded all six points (1g/5a) over a 21-game stretch from Feb. 21 - Apr. 5. 2001-02: Scored five points (2g/3a) in 35 games during his second NHL season with Buffalo...Scored his first-career game-winning goal on Nov. 8 vs. Atlanta…Posted assists in back-to-back games on Mar. 17-19 (2a)…Finished second on Buffalo with 129 penalty minutes. 2000-01: Made his NHL debut with Buffalo, appearing in 35 games and finishing third on the squad with 94 penalty minutes...Played in his first NHL game on Oct. 5 vs. Chicago...Scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 25 at Montreal. 1999-00: Spent his first season in the Sabres organization with the Rochester Americans (AHL)...Posted four points (2g/2a)... Led the team and finished 11th in the league with 276 penalty minutes…Added three postseason points (2g/1a) and a team-leading 53 penalty minutes en-route to a Western Conference Championship. 1998-99: Split his third professional season between three teams/leagues: the Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL, 34 games), the Florida Everblades (ECHL, 26) and the Houston Aeros (IHL, 7)…Finished third in penalty minutes on both Kentucky (154) and Florida (143). 1997-98: Saw action with both the Charlotte Checkers (ECHL, 53 games) and Fort Wayne Komets (IHL, 8)…Led Charlotte with 202 penalty minutes...Completed Charlotte career as team's all-time leader with 527 penalty minutes. 1996-97: Appeared in 23 games with the Binghamton Rangers (AHL), as well as 44 games with Charlotte (ECHL) during his first professional season…Set a Checkers record with 325 penalty minutes.
2007: Made his NHL playoff debut with Atlanta, appearing in four games during the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. NY Rangers...Led the team with 24 penalty minutes.
Collected 72 points (28g/44a) and 651 penalty minutes in 162 games over three seasons with the Oshawa Generals and Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.


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Like I said, Millsap will be back for less than he is making now.
Millsap can't keep opposing PFs off the boards and he has a hard time guarding length. He doesn't drive and finish at the rim like he used to. Maybe he was tired tonight on the back-to-back, but he's not a reliable starting PF right now. He's playing like a slightly rich man's Carl Landry.
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llama really gets the second set rocking from the get go. page has some nice licks, especially if you listen to how he plays under trey. the next three songs are really well played, but they are pretty straight forward. i feel that melt, like bt gin, was still a couple of years away from being an absolute show stopper, but this one really gifts this set a lift. they have a pretty nice loose melt jam. magilla is a welcome addition, and i love the way it works into a ripping buried alive. coil is nice, but i feel it kills the momentum a bit. although, the cavern, yem closer wails. the final nod to a fine sounding room is well executed by all 4 memebers. great early 90's take of a phish classic. dont miss the encore either. manteca is great fun and possum really nails this one home. this is a pretty non stop show, from start to finish. also, almost every song played is a "near perfect" rendition. this is one of those shows that is great to drop on new fans, but it can be appreciated by someone with 100 shows under that belt. i must say, this is probably my favorite show from '90 to '92 that does not feature a mike's song.


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New Kits
Surprised no one has posted on this as this time of year it usually gets quite a bit of discussion as the like or dislike question is such a subjective question, and this year obviously Warrior has tried to be a bit radical in their approach.
Personally the home kit I like. Back to basics which is what I like.
The 2nd (Away) kit I'm not so sure about. Personally I like the traditional white shirt black shorts for the 2nd kit, but not sure what is going on with the added treatment. It might grow on me as I said the same thing about the 3rd kit last season, and that one actually did grow on me.
The 3rd kit I'm a bit more warm on (assuming the leaks are what it turns out to be). It's very different from any other shirt out there, but without being too loud. Clever design imo.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Everyone is desperate to be original Dave. I would love them to bring out a Dutch orange away strip.
Eric Cantona Eric Cantona Jun 5, 2013 18:03 Flag
Perhaps people were to busy laughing at that 3rd kit and its ridiculous 'retro' design?
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jun 5, 2013 19:25 Flag
I think you mean the second kit, but while I'm still not sure I like it, got to say its a step up from the tartan your lot wore last term, and that was the home kit!


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Just about every one of the guests at our downtown Ottawa bed and breakfast go and visit the Parliament Buildings which of course is one of the most visited attractions in Ottawa. After a wonderful breakfast at our Inn, you can enjoy a leisurely stroll to the Hill and take the guided tour. In the busy tourist season you will have to go the Visitor's Tent and book a tour (they are free). Most people take the Centre Block tour and see the House of Commons and the Parliamentary Library. We would like to talk about the Turning of the Page ceremony which takes place every day at 11am in the Memorial Chamber in the Centre Block.
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One of our guests recently attended the Turning of the Page ceremony which listed one of his relatives. The order of pages turned is based on a perpetual calendar system that ensures each name appears at least once yearly. With the date for each page set, family members can be present for the ceremony when the name of a relative is shown. You can email the office of the Deputy of the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrange a private viewing.
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Huggacast Episode Thirty Seven, we commute in Shanghai by bike, ferry, and on a Maglev train.
- Audio Sample is Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) – Gorillaz - D-Sides.
- Maglev was running at lower power to save energy during non peak hours – it's goes 408/kmh
- The ferry boarding procedure was "intense"
Lynskey built this bike for Sgt. Lee Robbs of the Chattanooga Police Department who will take part in the 2008 Police Unity Tour: a ride for those who died.
Pam and I joined our cycling team this weekend for some miles in Santa Barbara and rode along what I called the best bike path in all of the world …
Kent pointed out this video on his site earlier this week. It's a great reminder about how to ride in traffic safely. We'll be using techniques like these on this month's RideCivil, but we won't be throwing around terms like Lane Control Position. Instead we'll be focusing on riding safe and civil, having a good time, and spreading some good vibes around to our fellow road users. Hope to see you there.
p.s. The weather's shaping up, so I won't be too surprised if you leave your swim-fins at home.


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SAN JOSE -- As he was passed the baton to become the new administrative leader of Santa Clara County courts this week, Presiding Judge Brian C. Walsh gave kudos to his predecessor for his dedication to justice and fiscal prudence.
Walsh was chosen by his colleagues in September to take the reins from Judge Richard Loftus for the two-year term, and Judge Rise Pichon was selected for Walsh's former position as assistant presiding judge.
"Unquestionably, if it had not been for Judge Loftus' steady hand and his tenacious advocacy for Santa Clara County residents' access to justice, our court would be in a much more precarious fiscal position," Walsh said in a statement released Friday.
He said Loftus "challenged all of us to do more with less," and his tenure resulted in a "leaner, more efficient court."
Loftus' achievements include helping make the court's Family Justice Center a reality, with a groundbreaking scheduled for July. He also oversaw a transition to electronic documents and security improvements at the juvenile court.
Walsh, a San Jose native, was given high marks for integrity, knowledge of law and procedure, work ethic and judicial temperament in a survey of Santa Clara County Bar Association members in 2011. He has also served as president of several organizations, including the Santa Clara County Bar Association, Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen and the Alexian Brothers Foundation board.
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At a "Deadpool" fan event, Ryan Reynolds revealed that there is a discussion surrounding the possibility of a "Cable and Deadpool" film.
Learn whether Cable nearly joined a different team and whether DC sued a newspaper for being called Daily Planet, plus more Star Wars legends!
Writer Fabian Nicieza answers your questions about Deadpool, Cable, time travel and chimichangas.
Writer Gerry Duggan spoke with CBR about upsetting the "Uncanny Avengers" status quo and what's next for Cable and his comrades moving into 2016.
"Deadpool" & "Uncanny Avengers" writer Gerry Duggan answers your questions about mercs, mutants and more in part one.
Hijinks and violence abound in this preview of Fabian Nicieza and Reilly Brown's new team-up comic.
Armed with plenty of guns, knives, pouches and punches, Cable's one of the grittiest and toughest mutants in Marvel history.
The reveal connects a few of Marvel's "All-New, All-Different" dots while raising a few interesting questions.
"Deadpool & Cable: Split Second" scribe Fabian Nicieza answers your questions about the fan-favorite duo and Marvel's latest digital-first comic.
"Age of Apocalypse" and "Deadpool & Cable: Split Second" writer Fabian Nicieza answers your questions about his two mutant series for Marvel.
Axel Alonso talks the Marvel news of the week, including the reunion of Cable & Deadpool and the introduction of "Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur."
Fabian Nicieza and Reilly Brown's return to Deadpool and Cable will debut as a six-issue digital first series in Marvel's Infinite Comics format.
Sideshow unveils a perfectly timed Deadpool figure, while we look at DC Collectibles and Diamond Select Toys' latest solicits and so much more!
Since the "Game of Thrones" actor remains cagey about Aquaman, here are five other characters SPINOFF ONLINE would like to see him play on the big screen.
CSBG details instances where creators retroactively reveal connections between characters, like Wolverine and Cable knowing each other for years before they "first" met.
CBR spoke with writer Dennis Hopeless about the recent revelations in "Cable and X-Force" and his upcoming plans for the series which include a big confrontation with the Uncanny Avengers. Plus, exclusive art.
While Marvel's mature readers MAX line is limited to "Fury" and "Wolverine MAX" these days, ROBOT 6 picks six characters who would do well with no shackles and make solid additions to the line.
Marvel has released an early look at Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larrocca's "Cable & X-Force" #8 featuring the outlaw mutants clashing with a intergalactic villain. The issue hits stores May 15.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents an exclusive early look at Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca's "Cable and X-Force" #7. Cyclops guest-stars as Colossus' prison time begins on April 17!
The team's first mission came to a disastrous conclusion in "Cable & X-Force" #4, turning them into suspected terrorists. Writer Dennis Hopeless told CBR about the issue and his future plans.
Did Supergirl creator Al Plastino draw months worth of "Peanuts" strips in case Charles Schulz got ill, or were the motivations behind the strips more sinister? And did an issue of "Cable" correctly predict Hurricane Sandy?
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has posted screenshots and artwork that confirm the appearance of Cable and Death in Activision and High Moon Studios' "Deadpool" video game.
In his first X-POSITION, "Cable & X-Force" writer Dennis Hopeless discusses his take on everyone's favorite time-displaced mutant and the mission statement for his new X-Force squad.
In a new series launching with Marvel NOW!, the darkest X-team gets cast as mutant terrorists, and writer Dennis Hopeless explains his plans for "Cable And X-Force" as a superhero crime comic where the Uncanny Avengers are the bad guys.
Marvel has released new variant cover art for Marvel NOW! titles "Captain America," "Secret Avengers," "FF" and Cable and X-Force," all illustrated by Skottie Young.
Marvel at the cast of Winnie the Pooh being jerks to each other in a syndicated comic strip that needs to be seen to be believed in this week's CBLR! And was Cable intended to be an older version of Cannonball?
For the final part of writer Kieron Gillen's "Avengers Vs. X-Men" fallout series "Consequences," a battle-scarred Cable takes center stage thanks to artist Jorge Molina in an exclusive CBR variant cover reveal.
This December, X-Force's founder is on the run when writer Dennis Hopeless kicks off the all-new "Cable & X-Force." We discuss the book with Hopeless and debut series artist Sal Larocca's first issue cover.
After revealing Cable in yesterday's Nick Fury-starring Marvel NOW! teaser, today Marvel has added Nova to the list of heroes the young spymaster is apparently keeping tabs on.
CBR presents an exclusive Marvel NOW! Point One teaser showcasing Marcus Johnson holding 5 mysterious dossiers -- one with Cable on it. Plus creative teams for the Point One issue! [UPDATED]
The head of Marvel's TV division hasn't left comics behind, though Jeph Loeb explains to CBR how prepping shows like "Ultimate Spider-Man" has impacted his four-color work with books like "Avengers X-Sanction" and characters like Nova.
In our final WHEN TWO TRIBES GO TO WAR, CBR's in-depth look at "AvX," editors Tom Brevoort & Nick Lowe weigh in on several powerful unaffiliated Marvel U characters and their possible roles.
Marvel Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of "Avengers: X-Sanction" #4 by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness. The march towards AvX continues March 21!
Marvel has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness' "Avengers X-Sanction" #3. The road to "Avengers Vs. X-Men" continues on February 1!
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Avengers: X-Sanction" #2 by the powerhouse creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness. Cable's deadly mission continues on January 4.
Doug Zawisza gives Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness' "Avengers: X-Sanction" #1 4 stars, calling the first chapter of Marvel's "Avengers Vs. X-Men" prelude series "big, loud and most importantly, fun."
Marvel Comics has released several variant covers for "Avengers: X-Sanction," featuring art by Joe Quesada, Leinil Francis Yu, Steve Skroce, Stephen Platt, Ian Churchill and series artist Ed McGuinness.
Jeph Loeb spoke with CBR TV about his return to comics with his and Ed McGuinness' "Avengers: X-Sanction," the expanding role of Clark Gregg's Agent Coulson character, the future of the Hulk and much more.
It's a showdown between Cable and Captain America in the first full cover for "Avengers: X-Sanction" #1 by Ed McGuinness, teaming again with longtime partner Jeph Loeb.
Marvel has unveiled its two comic shop variants by Bryan Hitch and Carlo Pagulayan for "Avengers: X-Sanction" #1. The battle to save the future comes to your front yard December 14.
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FDA OKs Drug for Cancer Patients With Weakened Bones
Sept. 20, 2011 -- The FDA has approved the osteoporosis drug Prolia as a treatment for some breast and prostate cancer patients whose bones have been weakened by certain hormone therapies for cancer.
The drug's manufacturer, Amgen Inc., says studies showed that Prolia improved bone mass and reduced the occurrence of new spine fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy and who did not have cancer spread to the bone. It also increased bone mass in women being treated with aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer.
The company says in a news release that Prolia is the "first-and-only" therapy approved by the FDA for cancer treatment bone loss in patients who have undergone hormone therapy.
Uses of Prolia
In 2010, the FDA approved Prolia to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture. The agency's latest actions amount to approval for two more uses for the drug.
Now the drug may also be used in women receiving aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer -- and in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy -- who are at high risk for fracture, the company says.
Aromatase inhibitors often are used in patients with breast cancer to prevent recurrence of the disease. Androgen deprivation therapy is used in men with prostate cancer to prevent or control recurrent disease.
The FDA says Prolia has the same active ingredient, denosumab, as Amgen's drug Xgeva, which is used to prevent bone complications such as fractures in people with tumors that have spread to the bone.
Approval for the new uses for Prolia were based on results of separate studies involving 1,468 men with prostate cancer and 252 women with breast cancer.
Prolia is given as an injection under the skin every six months. Reported side effects include low blood levels of calcium, joint pain, and back pain.
"Bone loss and fractures are recognized effects of hormone ablation therapies, but we have not had an approved treatment option to prevent these problems from our patients," Matthew Smith, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, says in Amgen's news release. "Prolia now gives us the ability to reduce the risk of bone loss and fractures, allowing patients to continue their treatment and their fight against cancer."
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer of 2013, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2012-13 school year.
Every Thursday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Tuesdays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
In a season that was filled with plenty of ups and downs, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's golf team had a record-setting year. On the season, the team posted five of its top 10 rounds in school history, including a school-record 292 in the first round of the 2013 Southland Championship.
But it was an event in the fall portion of the season that was the top highlight for the women's golf team. Led by Vanessa Johnson's medalist performance, the Islanders took a second-place finish at the Harold Funston Invitational with three rounds of 298 or better at the event.
In the first round, the Islanders delivered a 298, led by Johnson's record-tying 69, to sit in third place at the event. The round was just one shot off the school-record 297, set in 2002 and matched in 2007 and 2011.
The second round was even better, as Johnson and Krista Fenniak each shot even par to allow Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to cut two shots off its team score, setting a new school mark with a 296. In the final round, they did one better, delivering a 295 to finish in second place with yet another school record.
The Islanders placed two individuals in the top three, with Fenniak finishing third in addition to Johnson's title. Nikki Dunn tied for 13th at the event, as the Islanders were one of only two schools to place three players in the top 15.
For all the latest on Islanders Athletics throughout the summer, be sure to follow us on Facebook (GoIslanders), Twitter (@Go_Islanders) and Instagram (@go_islanders).
Top Performances:
June 6 – #10: Jasmine Boutte Shines at SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships
June 13 – #9: Johnathan Jordan's Double-Double at Lamar
June 20 – #8: Vanessa Johnson at Southland Championship
June 27 – #7: Brandi Huff Leads Women's Basketball Past McNeese
Top Moments:
June 11 – #10: Dance Places 11th at NDA Collegiate Championships
June 18 – #9: Men's Basketball Shoots Lights Out vs. Southeastern La.
June 25 – #8: Softball's Walk-off Win vs. Sam Houston State
July 2 – #7: Women's Golf Takes Second at Harold Funston Invitational


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MORGANTOWN - There was some thought that Marshall's deficiencies on defense were perhaps an equal factor in West Virginia posting its finest day of offense since Mountaineer Field's doors opened, but that's an issue for another day.
Quarterback Geno Smith and his mates put on a clinic in Saturday's 69-34 beatdown of Marshall, gaining 331 yards on the ground and 324 through the air on their way to a total of 655, breaking the previous stadium mark of 643 set last season against Bowling Green.
"I guess that's about as balanced as you could possibly be," WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen said.
The numbers are astounding. Smith completed 32 of 36 passes (89 percent) for 324 yards and four touchdowns. He completed passes to seven different receivers, with four of them catching at least one touchdown pass and four gaining more than 50 yards.
Smith would later say there actually were a couple of plays he wished he could have had back.
His coach was OK with it.
"He didn't turn the ball over at all. He got us into a bunch of good plays," Holgorsen said. "Pretty much every play that we call can go one direction or the other. And he's just so seasoned and so experienced that he can get us in the best play. He managed the game as well as anybody I've ever been around."
That's what the WVU coaches used to say about Pat White.
In the running game, Shawne Alston gained 123 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns on 16 carries, as he was one of four Mountaineers to rush for more than 60 yards.
Andrew Buie provided a burst with 89 yards and a touchdown, averaging 13.3 yards per carry in doing so. Tavon Austin had 66 yards on three carries and Smith yes Smith added 65 yards on eight carries, including a 28-yard scoring jaunt.
When it was all said and done, West Virginia had 12 different players touch the ball and eight of them either threw, caught, or ran in a touchdown, including backup quarterback Paul Millard's 3-yard TD pass to K.J. Myers. Not unlike receiver J.D. Woods a few years ago, Myers' first career catch was a touchdown.
"I told him welcome to the club," said Woods, who equaled his entire output from last season with seven catches for 75 yards and a touchdown."
Holgorsen didn't realize Buie had averaged better than a first down per carry until after he'd seen the final stats, and said he probably should have given it to him more.
"But there's only one ball, though," he reminded.
Yes, this WVU offense showed up as advertised. And what a show it put on.
"That's a good sign for us," Smith said. "We ran the ball very well. As long as those guys continue to do that Andrew Buie and Shawne Alston, and the line continues to do a phenomenal job, which they did (Saturday) I think we'll be a pretty good offense."
Umm, yeah.
The 69 points were the most ever scored by West Virginia in a season opener and the final score was just one point off the Orange Bowl score each way, one that most figured they wouldn't see for years.


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STOCKTON - Police are searching for a man with noticeably bad teeth who robbed a bank Friday in the 400 block of North Wilson Way, authorities said.
The man walked into the bank at 1:37 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, police said. The note indicated the man was armed with a gun, but no weapons were seen, authorities said.
The man fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, police said. He was described as a black man about 40 years old standing 5 feet 4 inches tall with a dark complexion and crooked yellow teeth, police said. He was last seen wearing a navy blue parka, dark baggy pants and a fur hat with ear flaps.
This is the third bank robbery in Stockton in the past two weeks. Three men robbed a Bank of the West in the 3200 block of West March Lane shortly before 6 p.m. Jan. 11. Two men were arrested in connection with the robbery that night.
A woman robbed a Chase Bank in the 2800 block of West March Lane about 3:40 p.m. last Saturday. She has not been apprehended. She was described as a black woman in her 30s standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds with dark curly hair and a brown jumpsuit.
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About Charles Simms
Born in 1936, in New Orleans Louisiana on the 18th day of December, I was the first in a family of two boys and a girl. For most of my childhood, I was led to believe that Christmas, the holiest of holidays, was my birthday. Consequently, I always received Christmas presents in lieu of birthday presents. Somehow, now that I look back, I was never the recipient of a birthday party. My family, like many southern black families of the era, especially in Louisiana, was descendants of a multitude of ethnic diversities. My mother was a Creole domestic servant and my father was a Mississippi laborer of color. However, as they struggled to keep pace with a changing society, I witnessed a change in relationships in the wake of World War II and its aftermath. New Orleans, un-contested as the river city of hospitality and opportunity, was transformed into a utopia of patriotism. While other families migrated our family for the most part did little, if any, relocation. The Laffite Housing Project, built in the late 1930�s, served as a permanent place of residence for most of my young life.
As a boy on the threshold of puberty, I sought to gain recognition within my social group as an athlete. I failed. Then as a storyteller of tall tales. I failed. Even as an aggressor, my efforts were fruitless. Although most boys my age displayed a talent for sports, I spent many hours building model airplanes, boats and kites. I remember suddenly becoming very celebrated with the introduction of a school art contest that was to repeat itself many times in my life. Somewhere around 1944, Mr. Magee, a male teacher at McDonough 17 Elementary School, asked our third grade class to draw a picture from the textbook of St. George and the Dragon. This small act of artistic competition was to plot the course of my life forever. It seems as if it were only yesterday, when we boys, in a burst of energy, ran to the window to trace the picture of St George on the window pane. Needless to say, the finish product was a mixture of dislocated road maps and ambiguous pie charts. While on the other hand, one, just one, which was constructed by that little fat boy with the big grin and over anxious behavior, seemed closest to resembling the subject of St. George riding into battle; or so I was told. However, I do remember, I was an overnight success. From that brief experience, the technique of allowing my subconscious to see lines that were nonexistent proved successful. I had, so to speak, accomplished the impossible. In a segregated society, plagued by abuse and overcrowding, poor lighting, dull classrooms, and void of artistic inspiration, I had, beyond my wildest dreams, exposed an artistic calling.
Later, in grammar school- 1947, at Joseph A. Craig Elementary School, I joined the band at my mother�s insistence. Needing to be heard, I played the drums. Commencing with my seven-year schooling, Craig school extended to the eighth grade. Education, in a bold stroke, suddenly thrust forward to engulf my small neighborhood school like a storm. It came in the form of a young and dynamic teacher, Ms. Gloria Patin Jefferson. While there were many teachers of my elementary school years, Ms. Jefferson, young, na�ve, and beautiful, stepped into our classroom to change my world and the world of my classmates forever. Not only did she introduce new methods of learning through phonics, prefixes and suffixes, I was the first recipient of a watercolor set. Through her guidance and tolerance, Ms. Jefferson, an accomplished artist herself, helped to infuse the world of colors to my line drawings and perception. Good old St. George had now taken on colors.
Then there was the high school period 1949-50, I enrolled in Booker T. Washington High School on the uptown side of New Orleans. I entered as a band member with the intention of following the bricklayer�s profession. Somehow, as faith would have it, I accidently discovered the Art Department. Without being too dramatic, it could be said I was traumatized. My band participation as a drummer went first, which was closely followed by my promising career as a bricklayer. Other students went to Physical Education; I went to Art. Some students went to English; I went to Art. Others pursued Math and Science; I, in turn, went to Art. It was at this stage that I was introduced to oil painting. Before, where there were just lines that turned to colors, now with oil, came texture. Believing I was an artist would be an understatement. Soon, I was producing stage setting for my high school�s annual operetta. However, with the approach of my senior year, I flunked Math, English, and Physical Education- not necessarily in that order.
Depressed by the ordeal in which I found myself, I remember my instructor saying �summer school.� My parents, believing in hard work, said, �Get a Job.� As I remember it, confusion was my constant companion. Some classmates, disillusioned by a segregated society, became the victims of crime, while others joined the military, in 1955, I chose the latter.
At the induction center, I first tried joining the Army. Unfortunately due to the lack of a quality education, I was rejected. Not to be disappointed, I walked out of the Army recruiting office and into the waiting arms of the Navy, all to no avail. There too, I was rejected. Still, undaunted by this eye-opening experience, I told myself that anything was better than the alternative of returning to school. Without showing any outward signs of anxiety, I entered the last office at the end of the hallway. Using the past two experiences in testing, I met success with the U.S. Air Force. Why I would think anything would have changed is beyond me. The only test I remember passing was the mechanical test: To mentally visualize parts consisting of graphic shapes and configurations proved easy. The diagnostic test results came back indicating I was an absolute mechanical genius. Regrettably, I failed to mention that I was an artist.
After basic training and technical school, my first assignment was Dreux Air Force Base in Paris, France. For me, a young African American youth from the Lafitte Housing Project of New Orleans, a high school drop-out, an artist elect, the exposure of Europe, an especially Paris, was awesome. I spent my first full leave exploring the basement of the Louvre Museum. I remember walking for what seemed like miles, viewing, looking, and gazing at the miracles of mankind. Art was everywhere. Most of the time, I looked at masterpieces and was ignorant of their historical significance. All around Paris, I was astonished at the richness and freedom of spirit that permeated the air. In the Air Force, my life followed the same pattern, as did my grammar school days. The Military spent thousands of dollars sending me to engineering school and one dollar to have me paint pictures of airplanes in the enlisted men�s dining room hall.
I n 1959, after a brief assignment in Athens, Greece, I returned to the United States for an honorable discharge. It was at this point that I promised myself I would continue my education. The Impact of Europe with its colorful history y greatly influenced my expectations of the arts as a means of communication.
After returning home and graduating from Booker T. Washington High School, I enrolled at Xavier Catholic University, New Orleans. Experiencing a curriculum in classical art under the tutelage of Professor Noma Roosevelt, I painted art with a religious furor. Two years later, I married my childhood sweetheart, Lula Mae Sullivan. Following that, I transferred my art education to a city college that I was later to graduate from, Southern University at New Orleans.
However, while at Xavier, the accent on art focused on the beauty of life through God�s grace. All properties had a place in their respective order. All things were beautiful. Under God�s grace there was no sickness, no suffering.
Whereas, the program at Southern University, a city college, took on a different fa�ade. Under the influence of the nationally recognized Professor Jack Jordan, the mood and emphasis in art shifted drastically. To paraphrase him: �Beauty is a perception. Life in its entirety was a struggle between black and white, rich and poor, and to be black and poor was to protest and participate in the struggle through art.�
1968, after exhausting my G.I. Bill in education, I applied and was accepted for employment as a mail clerk with the U.S. Postal Service. On many occasions, while processing the U.S. Mail at night, I would sketch brief line drawings of abbreviated ideas on the back of weight slips. These drawings were nothing out of the ordinary, just thoughts of happier days. When time permitted, I would work out the composition and paint at home. Again, following the faith of my destiny, it seems that it came in pairs: �me, myself, and a paint brush.� Soon after I began my employment with the Postal Services, an art contest was organized by a Federal Agency quartered in the postal facility. I submitted two oil paintings and was honored with a second place trophy in oils. Here, too, like always, I was asked to be the best that I could be. Which to me left no doubt that I was a better artist than a mail distribution clerk.
It was during this time that I was approached to produce settings for carnival balls. While working at night in the Post Office and going to college in the day as a full time student, I somehow managed to produce fifteen carnival ball settings and dancing school recitals a year. At age fifty, I sought new directions and retired from decorating. With the introduction of computers, I diverted some of my artistic talents to writing. With this newfound artistic expression, I hope to record my life�s work as an African American artist who witnessed the rise and fall of Jim Crow.
In retrospect, my art has followed the path of most artists I have read about. Like them, I too started as an amateur copying other artists� works. Moving alone, I gained confidence in my own ability to master my craft, I sought to break free from the shadows of the past and from those artists who painted at a different time and place and whose goals and aspirations took a somewhat different path. With new materials such as fast drying acrylic aided by the invention of the electronic color copying machine and the computer, I endeavor to bring my artwork into the 21st century.
Loosely put, I want to effectively record through paintings my existence in the last half of the 20th century. I want the world of tomorrow to see the world of today as seen through the eyes of an African American Artist. After all, as a black artist in America, there is no doubt that I suffered emotional and artistic depravation during the reign of segregation. The questions now facing me are: After spending half of my life suppressed in a mixing bowl of apathy, can I make use of new materials and inventions and overcome my decapitating past and rise like a phoenix to capture the moment? Will I, with limited resources, be able to find that magical formula to communicate my experiences to the world of tomorrow?
To my thinking, to say I existed and left no records as an artist is to denounce all those ancestors who survived the holes of the slave ship to pass the magnificent gift of art on to me. It should be as obvious to everyone as it is to me that artistic ability, like a genius, is bestowed upon only a few, And it is on those few that the burden of responsibility to create exists. I know of no other species that can make this claim. So it appears I am here like an animal of the forest marking its territory. I�ve come a long way to finally make my mark.
Charles Simms
Beverly Hills, CA (United States)
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Re: "Gays, in fact, saved marriage," by Tina Dupuy, column, Dec. 22
The fact is that there is love, romance, happiness, joy and holiness in heterosexual marriage, although Ms. Dupuy seems to ignore this or is unaware of it. Exactly where does Ms. Dupuy come from - an alternate universe? It is as if Ms. Dupuy has missed a major part of reality, namely the many millions of married, joyous couples who are not only happily married, but devoted to their "traditional" marriage, having been joined in holy matrimony, a religious sacrament, in their churches. Is traditional marriage dead? Far from it, except as Ms. Dupuy defines it - limping along? enslavement? slavery? wife-rape? Come on Ms. Dupuy, grow up, be honest, be accurate, look around you and join the real world. Or do you think heterosexual marriage is still in the 1800s? Is that where you came from?


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Bluesman Bobby 'Blue' Bland remembered by friends
In this Jan. 15, 1992, file photo, Bobby "Blue" Bland, left, receives his award for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from B.B. King during induction ceremonies in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) by Adrian Sainz MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Full, sweet and melodious at one moment, powerful and primal in another, the iconic singing voice of the late Bobby "Blue" Bland was remembered by fans, friends and colleagues on Monday. The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press on Monday that he and his wife went to a Bland concert on the day they were married in 1962. Jackson called Bland a dear friend who was a "legendary, smooth balladeer."


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The language school Escapade Paris was founded in Paris, France in 2011. The school is located only a few steps from City Hall, within walking distance to Rue de Rivoli and Les Halles. It is 5 minutes away from the romantic Place des Vosges, the Banks of the Seine, Ile de la Cité, Ile St Louis, and 10 minutes from the vibrant Latin Quarter.
The school welcomes students from around the world in a modern design, boutique language school, on the 2nd and 3rd floors of an office building.
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Beyonce – She sang "Resentment" about getting cheated on before then rumor has it she's singing about Jay Z cheating on her. Whoops.
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A new volunteer opportunity open to the public is currently developing at Carl Sandburg Home. Volunteers are needed to be part of a citizen science volunteer project regarding monitoring of monarch butterflies.
The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project is a nationwide citizen science project developed by researchers at The University of Minnesota that collects long-term data from volunteers in the United States and Canada on monarch larva populations and milkweed habitats.
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Thirteen years ago, Jeremy Camp led a night of worship at Calvary Chapel in the Vail Valley. The crowd, like the church at that point, was small. Though both the church's always-smiling Pastor Tommy Schneider and the musician were following different paths, they both had the same mission: to share God's love with the world.
A lot has changed since that evening, for both Calvary Chapel, whose members have increased exponentially, and Camp, who has found mega success in the contemporary Christian music scene. He released his first album 10 years ago and since has had 25 No. 1 radio singles, made six more albums - including a Christmas album released in September - and has led worship around the world. Camp has gone from playing in front of a few dozen people in small town churches to taking the stage in front of anywhere from 2,000 to 7,000 people in giant arenas. But for him, it's not about the numbers, he said. If his music can touch just one person, that's what matters.
So how does anyone, even a devout Christian, stay humble in the face of such success?
"There are so many things in this world that try to distract you," Camp said. "The great thing is I have great people around me. My wife, for one, will slap me around. I have multiple pastors who are amazing, and the people I surround myself love the Lord."
Reading the Bible on a regular basis keeps Camp focused on God, he said.
"When reading the Bible I realize it's not about me," Camp said. "When you stand in the word of God and see what Christ has done, you can't go and take credit. It had nothing to do with me, it all has to do with Jesus."
On Sunday night, Camp will perform an acoustic concert at Calvary Chapel in Edwards, a celebration of Calvary's anniversary.
"I'm very honored to be here," Camp said. "They have a vision for this area that's amazing to me. They've sat me down and told me all the things God is doing here and I love to see their excitement. I'm excited to see what God's going to do."
Camp is no stranger to Calvary Chapel --his father, Tom, has been a Calvary Chapel pastor in Layfayette, Indiana for 22 years, and Camp, who is also an ordained pastor, attended a Calvary Chapel Bible College in Southern California for two years following high school.
'Serving the valley ever since'
John David Webster, the assistant pastor and worship leader at Calvary Chapel has known Camp for 15 years. He thought a concert by his friend would be a special way to celebrate the church's anniversary.
"A lot of people see ministries or churches and don't see all the hours and hard work that goes into it." Webster said. "We wanted to celebrate that with Tommy. He felt the call to come out here and help, and he has been serving the valley ever since."
Webster expects between 500 and 700 people to show up on Sunday evening to see Camp perform.
"Most of the concerts Jeremy does are really big," Webster said. "This is a chance for people to see a storyteller's side of Jeremy, and to meet his family," Webster said.
Camp is in town for five days with his wife, Adie, who is also a musician, and their three children.
On Wednesday, Webster picked the family up at Denver International Airport. While they waited for their luggage in baggage claim, a familiar song came on the airport speakers: Camp's hit song "There Will Be A Day."
"I was like 'what is going on?'" Camp said. "A lady walked up to me and said 'I love your music and I want you to meet my friend. She was on drugs and alcohol and one of your songs changed her life. Now she's sober and full on serving the Lord.' For me to hear that when I fly in, to hear my song and talk to a young lady who is serving the Lord now, using her experiences to help others, that's what's humbling. That keeps you humble."
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There wasn't a market for girls; there were very few girls that were in the limelight back then," snowboarding pioneer Tara Dakides remembers. Dakides eventually received her own Billabong snow clothing line, Vans snowboard boots and signature snowboard with Jeenyus. Many other women experienced a similar upswing. Steamboat Springs native Shannon Dunn helped forge a path for women in snowboarding during the 1990s. In addition to being the first American woman to win a snowboarding medal in the 1998 Olympics when she took bronze in the halfpipe, Dunn racked up numerous other halfpipe victories and was the first woman to perform many halfpipe tricks in competition. Along with Canadian big-mountain snowboard superstar Victoria Jealouse, Dunn developed Burton's women-specific equipment line, Feelgood. 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An overall champion is crowned after tallying riders' six top results from slopestype, halfpipe, big-air and quarterpipe season events, offering female riders international respect."I think the TTR World Tour is spearheading women's snowboarding, really laying down a foundation, and putting us on a podium where we can really show what we have, and by giving us equal prize money, it definitely keeps girls motivated," Meyen said. Today, female snowboarders have entered a world of photo shoots, pro-model boards and equipment, prize money and sponsorships. But it didn't always used to be this way. In the early 1990s, women had essentially no product or industry support."Three to five grand was really significant back then," Dakides said. "And now here we're looking at overalls getting $50,000 to $100,000 and snowboarders making a very significant living off of doing what they do."Pro-model boards were finally created for women in the mid-1990s. Sims introduced the first female pro model snowboards with The Dunn, by Dunn, and the Tina Basich Pro Model. Burton quickly followed suit and launched their first women's pro model in 1996, the Dolphin 44, from Dunn, after she moved over from Sims. Gnu's Barrett Christy then presented her first pro model (she also oversaw the Gnu Girls line starting in 2003). With these women paving the way for pro-model boards, the gates were opened and others followed, including Jealouse, Cara-Beth Burnside and Dakides.Women who continually push the sport, as well as draw the mainstream spotlight, such as Kelly Clark, Torah Bright, Jamie Anderson, Kjersti Buaas, Lisa Wiik and Aspen resident Gretchen Bleiler, have followed in the footsteps of early icons: Dakides and Meyen, who pioneered freestyle snowboarding; Jealouse made a name for big-mountain women riders; halfpipe legends Dunn and Brun-Kjeldaas and Christy, who dominated halfpipe and slopestyle. All of these icons, early and current, have helped equalize women's snowboarding in very positive ways. Although it still isn't quite at the same level as men's snowboarding, it has come quite a long way since the 1990s. Of course, snowboarding as a whole has made huge advancements itself. From its humble experiments in the 1920s, the Snurfer and further improvements in the 1960s and '70s and eventual resort acceptance and contests in the 1980s to global recognition, fame and adoration in the 1990s and now. Naturally, athletes and innovators of the sport will continue to break barriers. We will just have to wait and see what is unveiled next in the world of snowboarding.Sources for this story included:• Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum archives.• "Women in Snowboarding - A History" by TTR World Snowboard Tour. Nov. 23, 2010. http://bit.ly/I7f7As.• "Throwback Thursday - Pro Models 1," Burton.com, April 8, 2010. http://bit.ly/HXl9DC.• "Throwback Thursday - The Feelgood," Burton.com, April 29, 2010. http://bit.ly/HjDYkP.• "Frozen In Time" series by Ilissa Maiatico, Snowboard Canada Women's Annual Magazine. Oct. 25, 2011. http://bit.ly/IeZpye.• "Women in the Male Dominated Competition World" by Jacklyn Stickley, Shred Betties. http://bit.ly/HeqOlp.


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- Apr 28:
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- Apr 27:
- Clippers players stage subtle protest amid Donald Sterling controversy
- Deadspin: Extended recording reportedly of Clippers owner Donald Sterling's racial comments released
- Kawakami: Warriors' Joe Lacob discusses Donald Sterling controversy
- Magic Johnson: Donald Sterling 'shouldn't own a team anymore'
- Michael Jordan 'completely disgusted' by alleged Donald Sterling comments
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- Obama: Reported comments by Clippers team owner 'racist'
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- Clippers owner Donald Sterling has long attracted wealth, controversy
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- Thompson: NBA owners must stand against Sterling
- Warriors, Clippers trying to focus on basketball
- Los Angeles Daily News commentary: Los Angeles Clippers can't play for owner Donald Sterling after racist, hate-filled remarks
- NBA probing alleged recording of Clippers owner making racist remarks
- TMZ: Clippers owner Donald Sterling scolds girlfriend for associating 'with black people'
OAKLAND -- What happens when a mass of verbal sewage gets dumped on two teams right in the middle of an impassioned playoff series?
I went to center Jermaine O'Neal to find out, because he's the oldest, proudest and most eloquent Warriors player; and his words rose to the moment.
The demoralizing distraction: TMZ's released recording of what the agency says is Clipper owner Donald Sterling making racially offensive remarks.
The background: Everyone in the league knows that Sterling has been charged with several racially-tinged incidents in the past.
All this, just as the Warriors and Clippers get set for Game 4 of this first-round series on Sunday at Oracle Arena, with the Clippers up 2-1.
Yes, O'Neal heard the recording and yes, he was just as repulsed as any logical person would have to be. Or more. Logically much more.
"As an African-American athlete, you get discouraged that this type of thing is still condoned in people's lives," O'Neal said. "You look at a situation where we're good enough to work for you, but not good enough to be around you. To build a franchise, good enough to build a business for you, but not good enough to mingle amongst your circles.
"Very difficult thing to digest."
Simple question: Jermaine, would you ever want to play for a man like Sterling?
"It's very difficult for I think any player in any sport to want to play for a guy that doesn't believe in their race or looks down upon their race, for whatever reason," O'Neal said. "I don't know who would want to do that. I don't know who would want to openly go and play for a person like that.
"It's just strange that he would say those things and feel that way when you have a team that is predominantly African-American, a coach who's African-American, a staff that's African-American, basically."
Everybody with the Clippers and Warriors had to stop what they were doing on Saturday, figure out how to come to grips with the Sterling report, and try to re-set themselves for Game 4.
That's what happened Saturday, and the emotional spillover still may be happening Sunday and for weeks and months.
But let's not overstate this: This report doesn't affect how the Warriors will try to get Stephen Curry free from the Clippers' double teams and it won't help them defend Blake Griffin.
And nobody in the NBA was very surprised that Sterling might say these words or have these thoughts.
"I don't think it'll mean much to the series -- I don't think their guys are going to lay down and just not play," O'Neal said of the Clippers.
But the impact of this report coming out right now was seismic; the Clippers players chose not to speak about it on Saturday, directing all comment to coach Doc Rivers, who spoke well and emotionally.
Maybe the Clippers will bond over this -- against their owner, for themselves -- and play furious basketball on Sunday and beyond.
Maybe not, though; maybe there will be a Sterling Effect, which would not be the first time a team sagged underneath the psychic weight of a spurious owner.
When I asked O'Neal about the consequences of this, O'Neal stood on the Warriors practice court, shook his head, and spoke sadly.
"I use this word with great respect, because there's a lot of people that have committed themselves and their lives to changing how this word is used," O'Neal said. "But it's almost a slave mentality. Where you can go out and do all the work -- you're good enough to do all the work, make all the money for you -- but just not good enough to sit at the table that you eat at."
The Warriors are not playing for the cause of racial equality in this series; they're well-compensated athletes playing for themselves, their organization and their fans.
It's not up to the Warriors to purge the NBA of racism or racists.
That, frankly, is up to new NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league owners.
"It's Adam Silver's first real, real task," O'Neal said. "Let's see what his response is. I think this can really set the tone for how people view him ... "I think (Sterling) definitely has to be penalized for this, no question. And it has to be severe."
Meanwhile, the Clippers and Warriors have a series to resume, and decide, over the next few days.
This isn't a morality play, because if the tape is authentic, Donald Sterling just showed how little morality you need to display to be an NBA owner, anyway.
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