Though sportscaster Marty Glickman made the term "swish" a popular basketball colloquialism, he attributed the genesis of the word to Braun, who he heard say it following a good shot during warmup. Glickman used the term frequently in broadcasts throughout the 1950s. Braun was elected to ...
In 2010, he appeared in the BBC favorite "Dr. Who" as Vincent van Gogh before returning to Hollywood for "X-Men: First Class" the next year. Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Dig Deeper Here's Where You've Seen Everyone In 'Outlaw King' Before And Deeper Actors You Didn't Realize ...
Peatycap tells a story. When he was 11, his parents took him and Hannibal to their first hockey game, a Washington-New Jersey contest at the now-demolished Capital Centre in suburban Maryland. Fans were screaming at Devils goalie Chris Terreri: "Hey, Terreri, you suck!" The boys turned t...
Welcome back to the Starting 5. The Starting 5 is written multiple times per week by Adam Spencer to keep you up-to-date on all the news and events in the world of college hoops. You can follow Adam on Twitter at@AdamSpencer4and@SDSBasketball. 1. The...
Now that it's time to get married to a man who happens to play basketball and has done well for himself, I want to make it clear that I have in no way hitched my wagon to his star. I have my own wagon and star." Takeaway: Working during college can help students avoid ...
I always wanted to do a job that included travel. It’s changed a bit. I remember flying out of Cincinnati for a Xavier basketball game (one of my first beats) in 1981, and the last six rows of the plane comprised the smoking section, and they were in full use. d. Draft rooms. ...
In my area, they are the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Why don't such organizations put their feet down, and tell prep schools they can face only nearby opponents? This is what you'd do if high school was focused o...
During Selection Week in March, the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will select the best 36 at-large teams to join the 32 automatic qualifiers to play in the Division I men’s basketball championship. Each week, Andy will rank his best 36 teams based on results to date...
09 – Jim Pike, Singer – co-founder and lead singer of The Lettermen; “Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” (1968), “When I Fall in Love” (1962) – age 82 (Parkinson’s Disease) 10 – Chuck Glaser, C&W Singer/songwriter – member of the trio “The Gl...
Lieut. Orville Menees Coston, of Birmingham, one of the most popular boys who ever attended the University of Alabama, has made the supreme sacrifice. He was killed while leading his men in an attack on a machine gun nest in the [Argonne Forest]. Lieut. Coston was the sort of man that...