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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/Rockets-book-excerpt-Rudy-Tomjanovich-and-moving-13315028.php By Jonathan Feigen , Houston Rockets Beat Reporter Oct 17, 2018 In a Dec. 9, 1977 game, Lakers forward Kermit Washington (right) threw the punch that altered Rudy Tomjanovich's career and changed both their lives. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Houston Chronicle staff writer Jonathan Feigen's upcoming book "100 Things Rockets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." The book will be released Oct. 23. For more information or to order a copy please click here . Kermit Washington reached his hand—that right hand , the hand that changed everything—toward Rudy Tomjanovich. This time, Tomjanovich smiled, happy to see it. Nearly 25 years after Washington turned and landed the punch that nearly killed Tomjanovich, changed both their lives, and forever altered the way the sport looked at the sort of on-court violence that h

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/rasheed-wallace-on-why-indiana-pacers-were-pistons-toughest-playoff-matchup Sheed picked the Pacers over the Shaq-Kobe Lakers who the Pistons faced in the '04 Finals. OWEN CRISAFULLI APR 5, 2024 8:22 PM EDT 2000S DETROIT PISTONS INDIANA PACERS Rasheed Wallace wasn't necessarily the greatest player on the floor on a nightly basis during his time in the NBA. However, the UNC product still won a lot, with the highlight being his 2004 NBA Finals victory with the Detroit Pistons . The Pistons teams Rasheed played on during the 2000s were always going on deep playoff runs. They were also involved in some heated rivalries during that time. According to Wallace, though, playing against the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs was always their toughest task. Playoff battles vs. Pacers Sheed was traded to the Pistons midway through the 2003-04 season and soon found himself in the middle of a heated rivalry. The "Malice at the Palace" had

À l’occasion de ses 70 ans, Bernard Hinault a revisité pour Ouest-France les grandes décennies de sa vie. Recueilli par G.BetV.C. 14 Nov 2024 - Ouest France (Cholet) «J’étais un bagarreur. Tous les jours, en rentrant de l’école, il fallait qu’il y ait de la bagarre derrière l’église. C’est peut-être le début de ma carrière. Il fallait toujours qu’il y ait quelque chose en face pour que j’avance. J’ai eu des parents qui m’ont aimé, qui m’ont dit si tu veux faire du sport, tu te débrouilles. Tu veux quelque chose, tu vas te le chercher, et tu bosses.  Jusqu’à 14 ans, j’ai fait du cross l’hiver, de l’athlétisme, puis du vélo comme mon cousin. La première course que j’ai faite, j’ai dit à ma mère le matin : « Je vais te ramener un bouquet ». Et ma mère m’a répondu : « Espèce d’innocent ». Et puis quand je suis rentré à la maison, j’avais un plaisir.» bouquet… Le vélo, pour moi c’était du plaisir. L’espoir Le cyclisme, ça n’a jamais été un métier pour moi. Je voulais m’amuser, jouer avec le

Le « Blaireau » fête ses 70 ans, aujourd’hui. Le Costarmoricain, dernier Français vainqueur du Tour de France, en 1985, est encore bien d’attaque, fidèle à lui-même. « Dans ma tête, moi, j’ai 20 ans », dit-il. « La mort, j’en parle assez facilement »    - Bernard Hinault (70 ans), quintuple vainqueur du Tour de France (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985). Recueilli par Gaspard BREMOND et Vincent COTE. 14 Nov 2024 - Ouest France (Cholet) Vous fêtez vos 70 ans. Le temps qui passe, comment l’appréhendezvous ? Dans ma tête, moi, j’ai 20 ans. C’est tout ! À partir du moment où tu n’as pas de problème de santé… C’est de la rigolade. C’est sûr, tu as un petit peu d’arthrose dans les poignets parce que tu as fait beaucoup de vélo. Mais le fait aussi de pouvoir être très souvent avec des jeunes, de ne pas être enfermé devant ta télévision en train de regarder tous les jeux et tout ce que tu veux, ça va… J’ai encore une vie très active. Au fond, vous n’avez jamais eu de pépins, de grosses blessures ? 

Le Blaireau était entouré de ses proches et de personnalités du cyclisme, samedi soir, au domaine de Cicé-blossac à Bruz. L’occasion de saluer sa légende. Vincent COTÉ 11 Nov 2024 - Ouest France (Pontivy) Le secret avait été bien gardé. Par les organisateurs et les quelque 130 invités. Samedi, cette soirée privée animée par Damien Martin, le speaker bretillien du Tour de France, avait pour seule ambition d’être un grand moment de souvenirs et d’émotions. Pari tenu au cours de ce dîner de classe concocté par le chef breton Christian Le Squer, trois étoiles au guide Michelin, amoureux du cyclisme et donc inspiré par l’anniversaire du Blaireau. Bernard Hinault fêtera ses 70 ans jeudi prochain, le 14 novembre, mais sa famille, ses proches et de nombreuses personnalités du cyclisme ont été réunis ce week-end, au domaine de Cicé-blossac à Bruz (Illeet-vilaine) , afin de rendre hommage à l’exceptionnelle carrière du quintuple vainqueur du Tour de France. Le Blaireau, c’est 216 victoires au co

Recueilli par Thibault BURBAN 14 Nov 2024 - Ouest-France (Saint-Brieuc, Lamballe) Alors que Bernard Hinault souffle ses 70 bougies aujourd’hui, sa carrière est revisitée dans un livre par Jean Cléder, maître de conférences à Rennes. L’ouvrage sera dédicacé ce week-end, à Dinan. En tant que maître de conférences, pourquoi vous intéressez-vous au sport et plus particulièrement au cyclisme ? Je travaille sur les rapports entre littérature et cinéma et entre texte et image depuis très longtemps. Ce qui m’a beaucoup intéressé dans le sport, c’est la façon dont on cherche à raconter les événements en articulant texte et image. Dans le cyclisme en particulier, c’est très problématique puisqu’on lance sur la route 200 personnages le matin, qui s’éparpillent toute la journée. Et à un moment, il faut bien raconter l’histoire. Parallèlement, j’ai fait beaucoup de sport, du judo, mais il n’y avait rien d’écrit sur cette discipline à mon époque. Alors que pour le cyclisme, il y avait beaucoup d’écr

Oggi il compleanno del bretone: «Tadej batterà me e Merckx Ho parlato con Moser, che bello andare sulla bici elettrica»BETTINI-LAPRESSE 3 Giri e Hall of Fame Bernard Hinault ha vinto tre volte il Giro nel 1980, 1982 (foto) e 1985, su altrettante partecipazioni, ed è entrato nella Hall of Fame rosa "In gruppo ora non vedo francesi che possano aspirare a vincere il Tour. Nel 2025 sarò in Ruanda per il primo storico Mondiale africano. L’unica cosa che temo per il futuro è una malattia che mi renda inerme."    - Bernard Hinault, ultimo francese a vincere il Tour 14 Nov 2024 - La Gazzetta dello Sport di Ciro Scognamiglio @CIROGAZZETTA Alla festa che gli hanno preparato sabato scorso – nel comune francese di Bruz, in Bretagna – hanno fatto venire uno chef del calibro di Christian Le Squer, tristellato in servizio al ristorante del Georges V di Parigi. Eccellenza, lo stesso livello che Bernard Hinault ha raggiunto in bici: ed è proprio oggi che il bretone compie 70 anni. Qualche gio

https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-the-real-story-behind-hinault-v-lemond-in-85/ With nine stages remaining in the 1985 Tour de France, Frenchman Bernard Hinault seemed to be on a clear course to his fifth overall victory. He was 5:23 ahead of his American teammate Greg LeMond in second place, and 6:06 ahead of third-placed Irishman Stephen Roche. Not much was expected to change on stage 14 from Villard-de-Lans to St. Étienne, a transitory stage that featured the fairly gentle Cat. 1 Col de l’Oeillon and Cat. 4 Croix de Chabouret climbs just before the fast descent into the finish. Colombian mountain goat Lucho Herrera attacked on the major climb to add points to his Published Dec 2, 2005 VeloNews.com By John Wilcockson With nine stages remaining in the 1985 Tour de France, Frenchman Bernard Hinault seemed to be on a clear course to his fifth overall victory. He was 5:23 ahead of his American teammate Greg LeMond in second place, and 6:06 ahead of t

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/hinault-to-retire-from-aso/ The 61-year-old "Badger" will step down from his public relations duties after this summer's Tour de France. VENDOME, France (VN) — Bernard Hinault, the last French rider to win the Tour de France, will leave his public relations position with ASO after this year’s Tour de France. Tour officials confirmed Monday that Hinault, 61, will finish out the Tour this summer. The “Badger,” who won his fifth and final Tour in 1985, joined the Amaury Sport Organisation in a PR role in the 1990s. He welcomed winners and VIPs onto the Tour podium and other races ASO organizers throughout the season. “I will be 62 in November,” Hinault told AFP. “I have a grandson who is 16 months old, and I was never there for my own kids, so I want to be there for my grandson.” Hinault returned to his beloved farm in his native Brittany after retiring from pro cycling in 1986, but he became a permanent fixture in the Tour caravan each Ju

(Image credit: Bettini Photo) https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hinault-pushes-intruder-off-podium/ By Susan Westemeyer published July 19, 2009 Man escorted away by police Comments When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . Bernard Hinault shoves a spectator off the podium.  Bernard Hinault had an unexpected podium guest after Saturday's 14th stage of the Tour de France, as a man in full Française des Jeux kit strode to the top step of the podium . It was not a member of the French squad but rather a determined intruder . As the manager of podium ceremonies at the Tour de France , Hinault, had no compunction about pushing the uninvited guest off the podium and off the stage. The young man was immediately surrounded by police officers and taken away. It is believed his action was the result of a bet with friends . It was not known how he was able to get up on the stage, or what the outcome of his impromtu meeting with pol

https://www.rouleur.it/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/bernard-hinault-the-punch?shpxid=ebcd0a50-750b-4aca-ba5d-df43f039bb1f LISTEN ROULEUR STORE ROULEUR LIVE The wrath of the Badger Bernard Hinault Heritage Paris-Nice Occasionally, a spontaneous moment occurs in a great rider’s career that comes to be seen as an encapsulation of their personality. Lance Armstrong had ‘The Look’ , a glare delivered to Jan Ullrich on Alpe d’Huez as he rode away at the 2001 Tour de France after bluffing for half the day. Snidey, scheming, but brutally effective: that was the American. For Bernard Hinault, it was ‘The Punch’. It happened on March 12 1984 during stage five of Paris-Nice between Miramas and La Seyne-sur-Mer through France’s south-central region of Provence. On the tricky descent of the Col de l’Espigoulier, Hinault rode like a demon to get rid of race leader Robert Millar, helping to draw away 20-plus riders with him in the process. But news reached the leaders that on the outskirts of La Ciota

IL PERSONAGGIO » RUBY BRIDGES LA PRIMA ALUNNA AFROAMERICANA IN UNA SCUOLA PER SOLI BIANCHI Ma dov’erano gli altri?  Non so dove fossero.  Forse si sentivano inermi come me  eppure lasciavano New Orleans esposta  al mondo in un’immagine falsa  (J. Steinbeck) Il Manifesto 09/11/2024 - Pagina 10 SILVIA VEROLI Per un donna nera e di discendenza indiana che (nel 2024) correva per la presidenza degli Stati Uniti ce ne è stata una afroamericana che è rimasta ostinatamente seduta, in autobus, rifiutandosi di lasciare il suo posto a un bianco (che lo reclamava in quanto bianco): Rosa Parks, nel 1955.  E un’altra, meno conosciuta in Europa, che ha camminato, a sei anni, verso la scuola elementare fino a quel giorno (il 14 novembre del 1960 ) frequentata da soli bianchi. Si tratta di Ruby Bridges, oggi, come allora, attivista per i diritti civili degli afroamericani e di ogni altra minoranza .  A settant’anni appena compiuti ha pubblicato in un libro ( Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts ) le lettere che