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05-17-12
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By: Tucker Harrington Larry Bird is no stranger to winning awards both on and off the court, and now he can add executive awards to his portfolio. Bloomberg News reports Bird was recently honored with the Executive of the Year Award for his role as president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers. According to ... |
05-15-12
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By: Jonathan Bennett Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers was recently named the NBA's Rookie of the Year. The Akron Beacon Journal reports Irving was the unanimous choice among voters, placing him in an elite group of people who also took home one of these recognition awards in their careers off of a unanimous vote. ... |
05-14-12
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By: Jonathan Bennett LeBron James is no stranger to winning awards for his basketball skills and he was recently honored with one of the most prestigious recognition awards in the NBA. The Associated Press reports James was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the third time in his career. James, who has never been ... |
05-09-12
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By: Tucker Harrington Nominees for the Lott IMPACT award were recently announced, representing the best in college football players. ESPN reports the 42 nominees include John Simon of Ohio State, Manti Te'O of Notre Dame and Jordan Kovacs of Michigan. According to the source, these recognition awards have been given out since 2004 to the ... |
05-03-12
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By: Tucker Harrington The New York Rangers' goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been a key component in keeping the Rangers' Stanley Cup dreams alive. The New York Times reports his efforts have not gone unnoticed as it was recently announced he is in the running for the Ted Lindsay Award. According to the news outlet, this ... |
05-02-12
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By: Abigail Richards The New York Knicks will have something to celebrate even if they don't make it into the NBA finals, as it was recently announced player Tyson Chandler has been voted the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. The Associated Press reports Chandler helped the Dallas Mavericks win its first NBA title last ... |
05-02-12
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By: Jonathan Bennett The NBA semifinals may be in full swing, but Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has already been deemed a winner. The Associated Press reports Popovich was recently honored as the NBA's Coach of the Year. According to the source, Popovich is well deserving of the custom awards given out to the best ... |
04-30-12
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By: Tucker Harrington Legendary former Penn State head football coach is being honored posthumously with the Dick Enberg Award. NBC Sports reports Paterno was actually voted as the winner of this prestigious award in March of 2011, but he was unable to attend the honorary ceremony last summer. Paterno's son Jay Paterno was on hand ... |
04-23-12
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By: Jonathan Bennett Robin van Persie, a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team, was recently honored as the Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year. ESPN reports van Persie has had quite a year and he is excited about the recent award. According to the news outlet, the striker was used mainly on ... |
04-18-12
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By: Tucker Harrington The University of Alabama recently suffered a tragic loss as one of the football team's crystal awards accidentally shattered on April 14. ESPN reports The Coaches' Trophy from this past season's BCS national title took a tumble off the podium over the weekend after the father of one of the players tripped ... |
