...and was thought to be a bubble team for an NCAA berth. Now, Wichita State is the MVC's first Final Four team since Larry Bird led Indiana State to the title game in 1979.Another giant awaits the Shockers in Atlanta next weekend: They'll face...
...national titles in 1987, 1981 and 1976 and Magic Johnson helped Michigan State beat Indiana State <0x2014> with Larry Bird <0x2014> in 1979 in a transcendent game.Matta said the Big Ten is due for a title, telling reporters in...
...experts.Aside from Laettner, the other 14 players selected were UCLA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Indiana State's Larry Bird, Princeton's Bill Bradley, Georgetown's Patrick Ewing, Duke's Grant Hill, Michigan State's Magic Johnson...
...also the first No. 9 seed to make the Final Four since 1979 (Penn), which was the last time a Missouri Valley team (Larry Bird's Indiana State) was one of the last four teams.But the Shockers' run got stopped one away from the championship...
...back-to-back to Leonard Hankerson for 15 yards and 11 yards to Garcon."He's ice. Like they used to say about Larry Bird, he got ice water in his veins. That's the best thing you can say about Kirk," receiver Joshua Morgan said...
...Bobby Chance. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p. m. Sunday at the Habersham United Methodist Church with the Revs. Larry Bird and Sue Diebolt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her sister, Bernice (Byron...
...S. still clobbering teams who are much better than the caliber of competition guys like Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird faced.The Americans returned to Barcelona last month and routed the Spaniards 100-78 in an exhibition game in which...
...possibly his teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.The draft will be held June 28 in Newark, N.J.PACERS: Team president Larry Bird sounds like he wants to run the team for a few more years.He's just waiting to work something out with team owner...
...Melo and two Vanderbilt players, small forward Jeff Taylor and shooting guard John Jenkins. PACERS: Parted ways with Larry Bird, owner Herb Simon announced Wednesday. He said Bird will stay on for the draft, when the Pacers are scheduled to pick...
David Morway has resigned as general manager of the Indiana Pacers amid reports that Larry Bird is on the way out, too.Morway was hired by the Pacers in 1999 and had been GM since 2008. The Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday...
The Augusta Chronicle ©2011. All Rights Reserved.