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Jamal K. Greene's column on Charles Oakley and Latrell Sprewell (Sports, Jan. 20) lulls the reader into a false sense of security. Greene makes us think that the author understands what Oakley meant to New York sports fans and why the Sprewell trade is a tragedy for the Knicks...
The article is correct in hinting that there was something special about Oakley's work ethic. But Greene reveals his ignorance by repeatedly calling the hard-working power forward a thug. Granted, Oak was a bruiser and did play a physical game, but he was anything but a cheap shot...
Male writers seem more comfortable in announcing their 50th birthday, in such books as Dave Barry Turns 50 (Crown); The Big Five-Oh! Facing, Fearing, and Fighting Fifty by Bill Geist (Quill) and The 50 Year Dash: The Feelings, Foibles and Fears of Being Half a Century Old, by Bob...
A long jumper by Greene put St. Peter's up63-54 before Russell and Ryba reeled off the nextsix points of the game to pull Harvard withinthree with 6:00 minutes remaining. Two and a halfminutes later, a free throw by Sturdy pulled theCrimson to within two at 67-65...
St. Peter's perimeter game, meanwhile,effectively complemented its post play on thisday. The Peahens had made only 28 percent of theirthree-pointers heading into Saturday's contest,but they shot 60 percent from beyond the arcagainst the Crimson, led by Greene's 4-of-6 effortfrom distance.