Word: alonzo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mart. That's why the Houston Rockets' pivotman, Hakeem Olajuwon, got a $55 million, five-year contract extension and another African-born center, Dikembe Mutombo, signed with the Atlanta Hawks for a five-year, $50 million deal. The Miami Heat is on the verge of re-signing playoff flop Alonzo Mourning for $115 million over seven years rather than lose...
...seven-day stretch of megadeals that begs the question how much is too much? Chicago began the frenzy by signing Michael Jordan to a one-year $25 million deal. The Knicks then committed $151 million for a trio of players. Miami followed by spending more than $200 million on Alonzo Mourning and Juwan Howard. But O'Neal's deal surpasses them all, making him the highest paid athlete in the history of team sports. The attention of this tulmultuous off-season has been on the Lakers run at Shaq. Los Angeles has made no secret of their desire to bring...
...behind for the image-conscious NBA now that talk is of option years, instead of pick-and-rolls and boxing out? The Miami Heat led the charge, reportedly signing Washington Bullet forward Juwan Howard to a seven-year, $98 million contract, and then making its own center, Alonzo Mourning, the only $100-million man in professional sports. Mourning has reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $112-million deal. Close behind the Heat, the New York Knicks rebuilt their entire team in one afternoon, committing to $151 million in contracts. The Knicks signed guards Alan Houston and Chris Childs...
...Nittany Lions demolished Temple 66-14 to stretch their winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the nation. That also gave Paterno his 271st victory as a head coach, which is fourth on the all-time major college list, behind Bear Bryant (323), Pop Warner (319) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (314). The only coach ever to win the Rose, Sugar, Orange and Cotton bowls, Paterno has had five unbeaten, untied seasons and two undisputed national championships. He might have had a third last year, but the college football polls gave the mythical national championship to Nebraska, which made everyone...
...game is officiated is basically a caste system. If this were India, Alonzo and Michael would be members of the Gandhi family and guys like me would be the peasants. Alonzo's bitter because he lost. But that's the way the NBA works for Michael and Alonzo. They get calls. Me and Joe Wolf...