... , but Celtics legend and current Pacers president Larry Bird says that bench additions Rasheed Wallace and ... up Wallace is going to help them, and we know Marquis Daniels. He’s going to be a major plus for them," Bird told The Boston Globe before his Pacers beat the ... bench player that can get a lot of things done." The Celtics of Bird's era could rely on the original Big Three: ...

... legendary NBA Hall of Famer and Pacers' president, Larry Bird you get a present from your training staff in the form of the ... results on Danny Granger's bruised heel. Bird celebrates his 53rd birthday today while keeping tabs on ... be available tomorrow, but I'm sure the boss has already been apprised of the results. Bird certainly won't want the MRI to reveal any surprises. The ...

Shank devotes today's column to Larry Legend and the book "When the Game was Ours", co-authored with Earvin 'Magic' ... by Jackie MacMullan. I have the book and I hope to read it over the holidays. Naturally, Shank has to screw up the premise of the column right off the bat: INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird was not in the house when Bill Belichick decided to go for it on fourth and 2 ...

... part he has answered the bell. I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but I never realized how great Larry Bird played in 1987 and 1988, mostly because I was so pissed that our team had no bench and no chance of winning it all. But now that I can look back and appreciate Bird's greatness in those two seasons, I asked myself how old he was. Answer: 31 in 1987 and 32 in ...

Dear Mr. Bird: Industry has fled. Our budget deficit is more than $1 billion. You are very rich. Do you really need to collect this ... s unclaimed property fund is a benefits payment for Bird, totaling all of $80. But he's not the only sports figure. ... , including unclaimed wages from Universal Studios. Bird, Mellencamp Among Well-Known Hoosiers With Unclaimed Cash ••••• And that' ...

During one of the Boston Celtics’ old jaunts through Hartford, Connecticut, Bird couldn’t handle a poor return pass on a two-on-one and was stuck behind the basket. Like Bryant, he didn’t get ... his own circus shot. Here’s the question: which behind-the-backboard, horse shot is more impressive? Watch both clips and get at us in the comment box with your votes for either Bryant or Bird ...

Not to be voyeuristic or anything, Celebrity Detectives has some neat photos of basketball legend Larry Bird's home in Naples, FL. Built in 2001, the home "has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, fireplace, movie theater, bar, swimming pool, boat dock, four-car garage, and 6,007 square feet ...

... one thing that surprised me most in co-authoring When the Game Was Ours with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, it was how envious -- okay, upgrade that to jealous -- these two superstars were of each ... Quinn Buckner and declared, "I got him. I finally got him.'' There was no need for anyone to ask who Larry was talking about. Every Celtics player in the bar already knew.

Image Courtesy of NBC.com Happy Birthday Larry! It’s hard to believe that Larry Bird is 53 years old. On Pearl Harbor Day in 1956, a legend was born. In celebration of Larry’s day, we have listed some links to stories that have appeared on NSS involving Larry-Legend. Larry also had no shame in pimping out just about anything Related posts:Isiah Thomas: ‘Magic ...

Any athlete committed to their sport knows exactly the total thrill of the wonderful and rare times when they were experiencing the zone. Someone said it's unreal, because it's so perfect- - - where it seems every basket you shoot and every move that you make just seems easy and natural! Leave off the total perfection and keep the feeling and the every morning anticipation that "It ...

Larry Bird cried after he lost his final college game. Brett Favre cried when he announced he was retiring (the first time). Roger Federer cried after losing an intense Australian Open final. Tiger Woods - back when he was in the news for chasing Jack, not Jills - cried after winning a British Open. Wayne Gretzky cried when he was traded. Michael Jordan cried when he won his first NBA title. ...

... but hit the rim. That’s just the way it goes.” There was a time when Johnson and Bird were less than kind in the things they said about each other on and off the court. Johnson’s Michigan State ... Vincent and John Long, most of whom should be immensely pleased just to be named in the same paragraph as Larry Bird, when it comes to discussing quality basketball players. Which brings ...

... , Magic inducted into College Hall (AP) Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 ... college basketball's hall of fame together. Bird and Johnson were inducted into the National Collegiate Hall ... 's Michigan State team beat Bird and Indiana State in a game that reshaped college ... %2Fbird-magic-inducted-into-college-hall-ap-larry.html'; addthis_title = ' ...

... basketball history - the 1979 NCAA Championship Game between Larry Bird's Indiana state Sycamores ... game did for the NCAA and televised hoops, the Magic and Bird Rivalry did for the NBA. Without the duo, along with David Stern, ... people about it. I couldn't believe that. Everyone else - Byron, Arsenio, Michael, Larry - they were all supporting me. And the one guy I thought I could count ...

... agree, it was Golden Era for the League and Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, in no small part, were the heart and soul of that Era. ... that thought in mind, I pose this question: What aspects of the Magic and Larry Era — the 1980s and the early 90s — could ... responses, we will choose three winners to receive a hardcover, first edition book signed by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Have at it! ...