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Lakers, such as they are, start anew (Los Angeles Times)

After a turbulent summer in which Bryant ripped management and demanded a trade, team convenes for training camp without having made major personnel upgrades. First, the good news for the Lakers. Kobe Bryant is expected to answer the roll call when the squad gathers for the first time Monday to begin the […]

More Sonny Vaccaro (The Harvard Crimson)

If you caught Wednesday’s column about Sonny “The Godfather of Basketball” Vaccaro, you might have gotten the impression that Vaccaro is a man who is not afraid to express his opinions. And you would be right.
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Sizing up China: New Chinatown caters to a new generation of immigrants (Asahi.com)

This is part of a series on the growing influence of China in bilateral relations as well as Chinese communities in Japan. Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district has no colorful arches or lanterns like the ones that adorn the established Chinatowns in Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki.
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J.LEAGUE: Ponte, Reds take firm command (Asahi.com)

SAITAMA–Just when it looked like the J.League title race was back on again, Robson Ponte made sure it wasn’t.
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Obituary:Kihachiro Onitsuka (The Japan Times)

Asics Corp. founder Kihachiro Onitsuka died of heart failure at a hospital in Kobe on Saturday, his family said. He was 89. Read more …
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Sink your teeth into tartare (The Kansas City Star)

Forget the fire and flame. Tartare is hot. And we’re not talking temperatures. The raw beef dish that became a fancy feast staple is popular again.
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Boxing - Chrisjon to meet Roinet Caballero in December (Antara News)

World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Chrisjon of Indonesia was scheduled to meet first seeded contender Roinet Caballero of Panama in a mandatory fight in December, 2007.
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Lakers counting on Kobe (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Where Kobe Bryant goes, drama is sure to follow. Back in 2003, the Los Angeles Lakers star’s legal issues drew a media throng to Hawaii for the team’s training camp. Two years ago, Bryant’s reunion with coach Phil Jackson was the hot topic.
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Commentary: Kobe saga will go on (Daily Breeze)

Bryant has had himself another offseason to remember, but with training camp just days away he has time to send more mixed signals.
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Now starring: Ordinary people (Contra Costa Times)

Do you remember Super Bowl XXXVI? Can you recall that improbable Sunday in February 2002, when the New England Patriots stunned the football world by knocking off the high-flying St.
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PAWN TAKES KING (New York Post)

The insatiable business advice genre makes plenty of money convincing junior executives that superstars of the playing field can help them get ahead in the boardroom. Don Shula made it to the Super Bowl, so he’s sure to get you in that corner office…
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Nets must look within (The Record)

Lawrence Frank’s training camp-opening speech Monday likely will include how everyone is picking the improved Celtics to win the Atlantic Division and how the Nets aren’t being mentioned as East contenders.
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Local sluggers prefer ‘ping’ to ‘crack’ (The Evening Sun)

It’s his turn for batting practice, and 8-year-old Kobe Brown is popping fly balls and grounders to teammates all over the field outside New Oxford Middle School.
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