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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jackson scored 18 points for Golden State, while Donyell Marshall had 17 and Clarence Weatherspoon 16. The Warriors are 2-2 since obtaining Weatherspoon and Jackson four games ago in a trade with Philadelphia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION | 2/27/1998 | See Source »

Down 50-42 at halftime, the Warriors cut the lead to 52-50 when Weatherspoon stripped Webber and went the length of the floor for a breakaway dunk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION | 2/27/1998 | See Source »

...inspiring show of American women in the Olympics last year, attributable to the passage of Title IX 25 years ago, has fed the W.N.B.A. in the same way that Teresa Weatherspoon (T-Spoon) feeds Sophia Witherspoon (Serving Spoon) for the New York Liberty. Indeed, these are halcyon days for women's sports. Tennis star Martina Hingis has won more money so far this year than such athletes as Tiger Woods and Pete Sampras. The Women's Professional Fastpitch softball league, concentrated in the Southeast, has been pulling in fans and TV viewers in surprising numbers. Two new magazines (SPORTS ILLUSTRATED...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE N.B.A.'S SISTER ACT | 8/4/1997 | See Source »

...sign autographs early, often and late. Indeed, the give-and-take between players and fans is positively refreshing. The other night in Madison Square Garden, the Liberty held a fan-appreciation night that an usher named Pete certainly appreciated. "At one point," recalled Pete, "a girl told Teresa Weatherspoon that she was her hero, and Teresa went up into the stands to give her a hug. Somehow, I don't envision Patrick Ewing doing that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE N.B.A.'S SISTER ACT | 8/4/1997 | See Source »

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