Carmelo Kyam Anthony nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After a successful high school career at Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy, Anthony attended Syracuse University for college where he...
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Amar’e Carsares Stoudemire, New York Knicks (Center, Power Forward) – 2012
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
His off-court ventures include a record label, a clothing line, acting and a series of children's books for Scholastic Press.
Stoudemire's first name had previously been listed...
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Interview with Jacqueline “Jackie” Joyner-Kersee, Women’s Great Athlete – 2010
Born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first American to win gold for the long jump and the first woman to earn more than 7,000 points in the seven-event heptathlon. She's ultimately won three golds, a silver and two bronze,...
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Michelle Kwan World and Olympic Figure Skating Champion – 2010
Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (1998 and 2002) Olympic medalist, a five-time (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003) World champion and a nine-time (1996, 1998–2005) U.S. champion (the all-time record, as tied with Maribel Vinson-Owen).
She competed at a high level...
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Adam Graves, New York Rangers’ Left Wing Player – 2011
Adam Charles Graves is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is best known for his ten-year tenure with the New York Rangers. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks. He finished his career with 329 goals and 287 assists...
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Walter “Clyde” Frazier, New York Knicks Basketball Great – 2012
Walter "Clyde" Frazier is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was blessed with a unique combination of court vision, quickness, and size (he stands 6'4") for a guard. As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's...
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Interview with Billy Jean King, Tennis Great – 2012
Billie Jean King was born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. Billie Jean began playing tennis at an early age and quickly became one of the best in the world, following her first Wimbledon double's title in 1962. She would go on to win 20 Wimbledon...
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Carlos Beltran, Former Mets Player, Now Playing with St. Louis Cardinals – 2012
Carlos Beltrán is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants.
Beltrán was the American League Rookie of the Year...
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Interview with Former Yankees and Mets Baseball Player Dwight Gooden – 2012
Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden nicknamed "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.
A native of Tampa, Florida, Dwight Gooden was drafted in the first round in...
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Interview with Kenny Smith – Two Time NBA World Champion and Studio Analyst on The Emmy Award Winning ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT – 2012
Kenny "The Jet" Smith is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He currently works as a TV basketball analyst, primarily for Inside the NBA on TNT.
Smith was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the sixth pick of the 1987 NBA...
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Interview with Eli Manning, Two-Time Super Bowl Champion with The New York Giants – 2012
"Eli" Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and is the active iron man for consecutive starts by a quarterback. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and the younger brother of Denver Broncos...
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Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Week in NY Panels and Vendor’s 2012
The first CES was held in June 1967 in New York City. It was a spinoff from the Chicago Music Show, which until then had served as the main event for exhibiting consumer electronics. The event had 17,500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors; the kickoff speaker was...
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