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Sherman’s Soundbytes! Episode 2: Positivity Unleashed

In this uplifting episode, join us as PTTI Founder Sherman McLeod sits down with Brandon—an inspiring PTTI alumnus—to explore the transformative power of positivity. From wrenches to wisdom, they delve into life coaching, resilience, and the art of seeking light even in the darkest corners.

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[strawberryblondebutch]

I want to talk about a Supreme Court case.

It's a very bad Supreme Court case. One of the worst of all time - in its effects on contemporary life, in its handling of the law, and even in its writing.

This is Curt Flood. He's best known as a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals acquired him because, at the time, owner Gussie Busch believed that having high-end Black talent on the team would get Black Americans to drink more Busch Light. But that's a story for another time.

After the 1969 season, the Cardinals traded Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Allen. Allen was a better player and a bigger name.

Curt Flood did not want to play in Philly. He heard from Dick Allen himself how racist the fans were, and he had no intention of playing for them. But Curt Flood did not have a choice, because at the time, baseball had what was called a reserve clause. There was no free agency. There weren't any no-trade clauses. The team had total control over your career until they traded you or cut you.

Flood, as well as the burgeoning MLB players' union, took offense to this practice, and they took the league to court. Due to some terrible interpretation of the law, Flood v. Kuhn was an abysmal failure of labor law that I could talk about all day.

But this isn't about the reserve clause, and this is not about Curt Flood.

In District Court, Flood's attorney argued that the reserve clause was a violation of the 13th Amendment. Not giving a player any freedom in where they play was tantamount to involuntary servitude. The judge presiding over the case threw that argument out almost at once. Nobody, the judge argued, has a right to play baseball. If Flood didn't want to be a Phillie, he could retire.

I think about this when the latest supposedly-reformed piece of shit gets his second, third, fourth chance. That his supporters always say he changed, and he deserves it.

No one has a right to play baseball. It's a privilege you lose when you threaten to kill your wife.

No one has a right to coach a team. It's a privilege you lose when you psychologically abuse the players under your care.

No one has a right to general manage an NHL team. It's a privilege you lose when you cover up one of your players being sexually assaulted, then write a letter of recommendation so his abuser can work in a high school.

You can put in all the work to be a better person, but that doesn't automatically mean the doors should open for you. Playing, coaching, managing - these are all privileges. Privileges that can and should be taken away if they are abused. Especially if those actions were done within your official capacity as a manager.

Stan Bowman claims he's changed? Fine. That doesn't give him the right to GM again.

[isfjmel-phleg]

How on earth does Ray Terrill, broke teenager working at a fast food restaurant for (probably) minimum wage, own a $3,000 laptop?

(The Ray 1994 #11)

There's an official answer for that. But it just raises further questions.

We know how much the laptop is worth because a burglar breaking into Ray's apartment comments on it. In 1995, $3,000 would be the equivalent of about $6,182.46 today. This is quite a big-ticket item.

(The Ray 1994 #11)

A reader even wrote in asking about where he got the computer, and editor Brian Augustyn theorized that "the computer is something he was given by his dad back when he was still housebound."

The dad in question being, of course, not his biological dad but Thomas Terrill, the uncle who raised him.

It was probably a fairly recent gift. In a flashback to Ray at sixteen, he is seen using a desktop computer, not the laptop. He is in his room here, so this computer is clearly his and not a shared household item like a lot of home computers were in the 1990s. This too would have been quite an expensive item in the early 1990s, costing thousands of dollars.

So it's established that over the years Thomas has bought Ray two computers. That we know of.

(The Ray 1992 #1)

But how on earth Thomas could afford this is not clear. We don't know what he does for a living, or if he even has a job at all--he's in his seventies by the time of his death, so he might have retired at some point. We don't know if Ray's dad is contributing any child support (knowing him...he probably isn't). We don't know what the Terrills are living on. They have a good-sized townhouse in Philadelphia, but there's nothing to suggest that they're any better off financially than the average family.

In fact, after Thomas's death, he owes a lot in legal fees, and the only way that these can be paid is to sell the house. Ray inherits absolutely nothing from Thomas. So it's a safe assumption that there's not a lot of money in that household.

It is possible that Thomas poured his own savings, if he had any, into Ray's upbringing. Which, apparently, included giving him a desktop computer, probably as a distraction/bribe to keep him indoors. Possibly even as a response to Ray's attempt to run away at age thirteen.

The laptop might have been an eighteenth birthday gift, as well as an investment in Ray's future. As Ray tells his cousin, he has enough computer skills to make a living working from home as a programmer. Evidently this was his plan for adulthood before Thomas's death. So the laptop is a sort of alternative to paying for higher education or a trade school or other means of preparing for a career that would be available to someone who wasn't required to stay out of sunlight.

(The Ray 1992 #1)

...and instead of getting an actual computer job, Ray uses the laptop to stalk his childhood best friend...

...and create a video game villain that goes sentient and wreaks havoc on the world...

(The Ray 1994 #3)

...before accepting a systems analyst job from a supervillain. This boy makes The Best Life Decisions.

Alternatively, the laptop and/or desktop computer might have been obtainable because of charity. Ray's alleged fatal allergy to sunlight was highly publicized when he was a child, and it's very possible that one of those foundations that grant wishes to seriously ill children might have taken an interest in his case.

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☆ –– (michael evans behling ,he/him, cis man) who is Etan James 'EJ'  Williams anyways? ew. you don’t know about him, we’ll bet you want to. they’re feeling 26 and karaoke feels like a perfect night to them. rumor has it they’re impulsive and childish  because they care, but they’re also fun-loving and optimistic in the best way. he works to make a little money as An NFL Tight End. they’ve rented on a place on cornelia street in the form of an apartment. End game (a) is the song they could dance to the beat of forevermore. (davis, 30+, est,, he/him)

Demographics

Name: Etan James ‘EJ’ Williams 

Age: 26

Sex/Gender: cis man

Ethnicity: Biracial (african american and caucasian)

Occupation: Tight End for the NY Jets 

Socioeconomic status: Wealthy 

Education: Bachelors in Archeology from Penn State

Physical Appearance

Eye color: brown

Skin color: light brown

Hair color: dark brown

Height: 6’4

Weight: 225 lbs

Body type: muscular

Fitness level: peak physical condition

Tattoos: TBD

Scars/Birthmarks: N/A

Disabilities: N/A

Background

EJ was born into a loving family near Philadelphia with an Older brother (WC) and three younger sisters (WC). He's always idolized his older brother and begged his parents to put him in YAFL so that he could play the game his brother loved: football.

He had an extraordinary talent for it from childhood and by the time he was a sophomore in High school he was already being scouted by multiple colleges, he, however, followed his brother to Penn State where they were able to play together one year, just like high school. They won a championship that year and, in combination with his best friend and college quarterback turned current NFL quarterback, he won another two championships his Junior and Senior years in college.

After college he once again followed in his brother's footsteps and was drafted into the NFL at 22 (as #89), going originally to the Arizona Cardinals for a single season before being traded to the New York Jets where he is today, which just so happened to be the team that his college quarterback was drafted to. He doesn't have evidence, but he strongly suspects that his trade was influenced by his best friend wanting his favorite tight end on his team again after being placed in a starting position unexpectedly after the veteran quarterback had a career ending injury.

Now he's been with the Jets for three seasons and they're coming off of a Super Bowl win with high expectations to go all the way again.

[henryxmonroe-a]

have you met henry monroe yet? they’re the thirty-six year old owner of the penalty box that lives around evergreen shores. i think they’ve lived in seattle for eight years. from what i’ve heard, they’re charismatic but they can also be  cynical if you get on their bad side. when i think of them, i usually think of stick season by noah kahan.

001.

name: henry monroe.

gender: cis male.

sexual orientation: heterosexual.

age: thirty-six.

birthday: january 01, 1987.

zodiac: capricorn.

birthplace: south burlington, vt.

neighborhood: evergreen shores.

time in seattle: eight years.

career: owner of the penalty box.

family

father: phillip monroe.

mother: charlotte monroe, née watson.

sibling(s): sarah o'connell, née monroe. ( husband: matthew o'connell )

niece: rowan charlotte o'connell.

 002.

( triggers: mention of accused infidelity, divorce. )

henry monroe was the second born of franklin and allison monroe. his father was a mechanic and his mother was a school teacher. there was nothing overly exceptional about the family, other than their love and support.

growing up, every child took an interest in something different. his oldest sister had taken a love to little league baseball, while henry found comfort on the ice. his father swears that the first time he stepped onto it, it was like henry was meant to be there, but that’s not what the old camcorder video shows.

what was a hobby turned into something more when he was old enough to hold a stick without tipping over. it didn’t take long for him to realize his talent had come from his father. according to photo of the championship team hung up in the high school, his dad was somewhat of a local legend. it was a lot to live up to, but he did his best.

there was a time where everyone compared him to his father. the expectations were set high and while the pressure weighed down on him, he never caved. that dedication led him to being recruited by the university of minnesota. it was his time there that he fell in love with more than just a sport.

this relationship ( a formal wanted connection will be posted ) lasted well past his college career. in fact, he proposed on draft night after getting picked up by the philadelphia flyers. everything was perfect at first. the move was smooth, their worlds aligned perfectly. he was happy and in love, but things fell apart over time. the fame of the game began getting to him. he was no longer in a rush to get home and there were whispers of infidelity, but it was never true. he was a lot of things, but he wasn’t a cheater. however, his marriage ended when another woman answered his phone on a night out with the team. after that, his wife filed for divorce and he didn’t have the heart or courage to challenge it.

as if his things couldn’t have gotten worse, a couple of weeks later he was alerted that he would be a part of a trade agreement. he would be going to nashville. while here, he didn’t make any waves, but he lived up to the bachelor lifestyle up until he got yet another call. he would be traded once more to the vancouver canucks.

this trade was different. what had once been a fun eighteen hour road trip would have now been an unattainable forty-seven hour drive. in the end, he didn’t have much room to complain. he was a desired defenseman and the money was well worth the transition. however, it was during this time that he purchased a home in seattle. so, during the off season, he spent time in seattle.

at the age of thirty-four, which, in hockey years, felt more like one hundred, he made his final trade of his career. he played for 2021-2022 season before calling it quits.

when he moved to seattle full time for his final season, he put his spare time into the penalty box. with the help of others, it’s been going strong for two years now.

003.

fans. anyone that has watched him play over the years or anyone that is familiar with him. doesn’t have to be a superfan, just someone who would recognize him as a retired hockey player. could also be a hater of his too. i’m down for anything.

fwb. this is something that can be new or something that’s been going on for a bit. he hasn’t really done relationships since his failed marriage, but could be fun to have someone he considers a good friend also be someones he finds comfort in.

patrons. the sports bar serves booze, food, and game nights. there are big screen tvs all around for the big viewings of special sporting events. of course, there are hints of hockey all around, but he’s got a little bit of everything for every sports lovers dream.

neighbors. he lives in evergreen shores, so anyone that lives nearby. we can get creative with this!

ex-wife. i’ll be putting out a wanted connection for this, but super angsty & i would love to plot a lot more on this. she’s mentioned in the bio above as well.

best friend. the biggest brotp of all. would get free booze whenever they come into the bar. basically, someone that knows just about everything there is to know about henry and has been there through his ups and downs.

[writers-republic]

Truly Blessed: Wirklich Gesegnet Vere Bgatus by Jonathan Miller

ABOUT THE BOOK

My book is about my interpretation of good over evil, how God takes a simple young man to a man with true values, who became a warrior of God and charity and humbleness to the end, and how God shows how wisdom is the only way to live, the ugliness of violence and crimes to the man that finds unconditional love in a woman that needs her knight and shining armor.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I was born in Easton, PA. All my family comes from Philadelphia and South New Jersey. A fact I’m proud of is that the U.S. Constitution was read in Easton Center Square on July 8, 1776. Also Easton is the headquarters of Crayola. I graduated high school and trade school in auto mechanic. I’m retired 38 years from a county, state of Florida. I’m active in my Lutheran Church and do my best to live by God’s Word.

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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was a basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA MVP, and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He led the NBA in scoring twice and ranks fourth in the league’s all-time regular season and postseason scoring. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

He was born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy. He is the only son of Pamela Cox Bryant and former NBA player Joe Bryant. He was the nephew of NBA player John “Chubby” Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. His middle name, Bean, was derived from his father’s nickname “Jellybean.” Recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb Lower Merion, He declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. He earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the Slam Dunk Contest and was named an All-Star in his second season.

He made his acting debut appearing on Moesha. He guest starred as himself on of Arli$$, In The House, and Sister, Sister. He appeared on Hang Time and All That. He was the subject of Kobe Doin’ Work.

He was the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and the first former professional athlete to be nominated and win an Academy Award in any category for his film Dear Basketball. The film won the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject and a Sports Emmy Award. It was produced by his production company, Granity Studios.

He wrote, produced, and hosted Detail, which aired for multiple seasons. He appeared on Ridiculousness.

He married Vanessa Lane. They had four daughters, Natalia “Nani”, Gianna (who died with him), Bianka, and Capri. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[laconic-void]

please explain baseball to me because you seem to know a lot about it and i ,,, don't-

I am flattered!! I am pretty new to the sport since I only really started caring about it after I watched The Sandlot but I'll try my best to give some pointers!

Here is the video I watched to learn the rules:

Some pointers from things I didn't understand as an autistic guy:

Neat that as soon as the pitcher throws the ball, the players on first/second/third base can run immediately, as opposed to the batter who has to hit the ball. I didn't know this and this led to much confusion when I was playing baseball in gym class last year. Those guys weren't fans of me, but I'll certainly show them when I come back to school!!!

Another thing: the foul ball is designated by the zone in which the ball is hit, not how far it goes. I accidentally hit the ball only a few feet away from me and I thought it was a foul so I just stood there while my teammates yelled at me. Well that was kickball but same rules pretty much

Also a home run is much harder than it looks!! Statistically, even major league players miss 7 out of 9 pitches.

So in terms of the leagues, there are the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), which make up Major League Baseball (MLB). The major league teams play in the world series each year which is basically the super bowl for baseball, it's the final game that determines who wins the season. The "world" series only consists of American and Canadian teams, but they play the game in other countries too! notably Japan. Each major league team has 4 associated Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams that have different ranks. This is what Scotty means when he said Kenny Denunez played Triple A ball but never made it to the majors.

When players are injured, they are placed on the Injured List (IL) so the team can more easily summon healthy players to the game. Occasionally, major league teams trade players amongst themselves.

Another rule: the baseball has to be switched out every so often. This is because of an incident that happened back in the 1920s: it was an overcast day and the pitcher spat chewing tobacco on the ball, causing it to appear brown. The pitch struck and kill beloved player Ray Chapman because he couldn't see the ball coming. Doctoring, or altering the ball in any way, is forbidden, but a lot of major league players do it anyway.

I still don't know a lot about cultural stuff, but here are some things you may here references to:

1. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are arch nemeses.

2. Philadelphia Phillies player Nick Castellanos has a reputation for hitting home runs at inconvenient times, most notably this clip (warning for homophobic slurs). Now that's a deep drive into left field that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame

3. Some of the best players currently in the league, to my knowledge, are Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees (famous for his batting) and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers (famous for his pitching).

4. Historic players include Babe Ruth (of course), Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Henry "Hank" Aaron.

That's all I can think of for now, if you want any clarification for anything let me know and I'll try to answer :)

[novumtimes]

What to know about the Montreal ties of Kamala Harris Bidens choice for successor

Article content U.S. President Joe Biden is stepping aside as the Democratic candidate in that country’s November election and throwing his support behind Vice-President Kamala Harris — a Montreal-area high school graduate who spent several years in the city. Here’s what to know about her Canadian connections. Before she became America’s first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice-president-elect, Harris spent several years in Montreal, where she attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981. Article content She moved to the city as a teen so her mother Shyamala Gopalan, a breast-cancer researcher, could work at the Lady Davis Institute of Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital. Harris enrolled at Westmount after an initial stint at a French-language school. Dr. Michael Pollak, who worked with Gopalan in Montreal, described her in a note published on McGill University’s website as a “pioneer” who left a mark on the institution, helping to develop a method of assessing cancerous breast tissue that became standard procedure at the Jewish General and other hospitals. While Harris’s biography on the White House website doesn’t mention her time in Montreal, she later “recalled fondly” her years there in a 2021 call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a summary of the conversation known as a readout. Former classmates described Harris and her sister Maya as good students with promising futures ahead of them. “They were so extremely bright and intelligent people, they were just so smart,” former classmate Trevor Harris told The Canadian Press in 2020. In a 1981 yearbook, Harris described her favourite pastime as “dancing with Midnight Magic,” a dance troupe she founded with her friend Wanda Kagan, who remembers the two of them performing at community centres and at fundraisers. Article content The English Montreal School Board issued a statement congratulating Harris on becoming vice president-elect in 2020 that included a photo of students holding up hand-drawn posters reading “Congratulations Kamala! Class of ’81!” More recently, as vice-president, Harris has had several meetings and conversations with Trudeau. In the same 2021 call in which she reminisced about her time in Montreal, Harris offered assurances the Biden administration would “do everything it can” to secure the release of then-imprisoned Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, according to a readout. The two Canadians were released later that year. In subsequent calls and meetings, Trudeau and Harris have reportedly discussed a range of issues, including women’s entrepreneurship, the COVID-19 pandemic, gender equality, trade, and workers rights. The two met in May in Philadelphia, where they discussed U.S.-Canada cooperation on “a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues,” including the situation in Haiti and Ukraine, the readouts state. They also “highlighted the deep-rooted partnership between Canada and the United States” and “reaffirmed their commitment to advancing shared labour priorities, including creating good-paying jobs, building opportunities for workers, and growing our economies,” the prime minister’s office said at the time. Biden on Sunday threw his support behind Harris, and described his choice to pick her as vice president as “the best decision I’ve made.” Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were also among a growing list of prominent democrats endorsing Harris for the Democratic Party nomination on Sunday, urging people to “fight with everything we’ve got to elect her.” Recommended from Editorial Dunlevy: Before Westmount High, Kamala Harris went to FACE What was Kamala Harris like in high school? Brownstein: Westmount High students inspired by grad Kamala Harris Share this article in your social network Source link via The Novum Times

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In this uplifting episode, join us as PTTI Founder Sherman McLeod sits down with Brandon—an inspiring PTTI alumnus—to explore the transformative power of positivity. From wrenches to wisdom, they delve into life coaching, resilience, and the art of seeking light even in the darkest corners.

[nbatrades]

Chicago Bulls Deal Len Chappell to Cincinnati Royals

On November 25th, 1966, the Chicago Bulls traded forward-center Len Chappell to the Cincinnati Royals for center-forward George Wilson.

George Wilson was selected eighth in the first round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He was a territorial pick for the Royals. Territorial picks existed during the early days of the NBA where teams were allowed to forfeit a first round pick and select a college player from its immediate area.

Wilson previously starred at the University of Cincinnati where he spent four years, three years which were n the varsity team. Wilson thrived at the school. In his first year playing on the varsity squad, Wilson won a national championship with the Bearcats. He also made first-team All-MVC (Missouri Valley Conference) in his junior and senior years.

The Royals were one of the better teams in the nine-team NBA during the 1964-65 season. Led by star combo Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati began the season 12-8 and had the second best record in the league with a 32-13 record after 45 games.

The Royals went 16-19 over the final 35 games to fall to 48-32. Wilson had a bit role in his rookie season. The former college star managed 2.3 PPG and 2.6 RPG in 39 contests and 7.4 MPG.

The Royals had the second best record in the Eastern Division. They faced the 40-40 Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division Semifinals. The series opener saw Philadelphia guard Al Bianchi hit a shot and Wilt Chamberlain knocked down two free-throws in a 119-117 overtime win.

Game Two was also close. Robertson had 40 points and 13 assists as the Royals tied the series 1-1 with a 121-120 victory. 76ers guard Hal Greer led the way with 30 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia won Game Three 108-94.

Philadelphia led by 17 points after the third quarter of the fourth game and held on for a 119-112 victory and a 3-1 series win against the Royals. Wilson played in two of the four games, scoring two points and grabbing two boards.

For the 1965-66 season, the Royals got off to a 3-4 start, but won 14 of the next 18 games to reach 17-8. The team was second place in the East with a 31-14 record after 45 games. Like the previous season, the Royals had a late slide, going 14-21 over the final 35 games to fall to third place with a 45-35 record. In his second season, Wilson played in 47 games, tallying 2.9 PPG and 2.1 RPG in 5.9 MPG.

The Royals were the third seed and played the 54-26 Boston Celtics in the Division Semifinals. Cincinnati took the first game in Boston. Robertson and Adrian Smith combined for 52 points in a 107-103 win. In the second game, Sam Jones had 42 points and Bill Russell added 25 points and 16 rebounds in a 132-125 Celtics victory.

In the third game, Jerry Lucas had 27 points snd 16 rebounds as Cincinnati won 113-107. Game Four saw the Celtics build a 15-point lead after three quarters and win 120-103.

With the series tied 2-2, Boston had its best defensive game. The Celtics held Cincinnati to 39.4% shooting, Russell had 16 points, 31 rebounds and 11 assists and Boston won 112-103. The loss eliminated the Royals. Wilson played in just one game during the series, scoring two points.

During the next season, Wilson played just 12 games (2.4 PPG and 3.6 RPG) with the Kings before he was traded to the Chicago Bulls early in the regular season for Chappell. In 98 games, Wilson amassed 2.6 PPG and 2.5 RPG. The forward shot 31% from the field and 56% from the free-throw line in that time.

Len Chappell became a member of the Chicago Bulls when he was selected by the club from the New York Knicks in the 1966 NBA expansion draft. A former All-Star in New York, Chappell's minutes had been severely cut over a two-year stretch.

The minutes trend didn't stop in Chicago. Chappell saw limited rotation minutes as a center with the Bulls, registering just 9.4 MPG in 19 games before the Bulls moved on from the 6-foot-8 player by trading him to Cincinnati. Chappell managed 4.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG and 0.6 APG.

After the trade, Chappell appeared in a limited role with the Royals. The frontcourt player saw action in 54 games with the Royals and recorded 4.1 PPG and 2.8 RPG in 9.8 MPG.

Cincinnati was below .500 for a good portion of the 1966-67 season. The Royals were 13-23 after 36 games and 31-39 after 70 games. An 8-3 stretch in the final 11 games allowed the club to reach 39-42, good for third place in the Eastern Division.

The Royals went on to the 1967 postseason and faced the 68-13 Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division Semifinals. The Royals took the first game 120-116 after Oscar Robertson scored 33 points. In the second game, 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain had 37 points and 27 rebounds as Philadelphia cruised to a 123-102 win.

In Game Three, the 76ers built a 15-point edge at halftime. Hal Greer had 33 points and Chamberlain put up 16 points, 30 rebounds and 19 assists as the Sixers held on for a 121-106 victory. Greer had 30 points as the Sixers routed the Royals 112-94 to win the series 4-1. Chappell appeared in all four Semifinals games against Philadelphia. He averaged 5.5 PPG on 37% shooting, 3.3 RPG and 2.3 APG.

In the 1967 offseason, the Royals protected Chappell in the San Diego Rockets' expansion draft and left guard Jon McGlocklin available. Chappell ended up signing a contract with undisclosed terms to stay with Cincinnati. The Royals hired Ed Jucker as head coach, replacing coach Jack McMahon who had resigned.

Chappell had an even lesser role with the Royals entering the 1967-68 season. He appeared in 10 games, putting up 3.8 PPG and 1.5 RPG in 6.5 MPG. He was traded to the Detroit Pistons in late November for a future third round draft pick in 1968 and cash considerations.

George Wilson was brought in to add some size and rebounding to Chicago. It was a homecoming for him as he grew up on the west side of Chicago. Wilson played in 43 games with the Bulls. The 6-foot-8 frontcourt player produced 4.6 PPG and 3.8 RPG in 10.4 MPG.

Chicago's first season in the NBA was rough early on. The team was 9-22 in its first 31 games. The Bulls were 23-43 after 66 games and last in the Western Division. Chicago made a late season run, going 10-5 in the final 15 games to sneak into the playoffs as the fourth seed. The Bulls faced the 39-42 St. Louis Hawks in the West Semifinals.

In the first game, Hawks guard Lou Hudson had 26 points and Lenny Wilkens recorded 20 points as St. Louis won 114-100. Chicago took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter of Game Two, but the Hawks rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bulls 34-20 to win 113-107.

St. Louis completed the 3-0 sweep after Wilkens nearly had a triple double in a 119-106 victory. Wilson played in two of the three playoff games, managing 3.5 PPG and 4.5 RPG in 13.5 MPG. In the 1967 offseason, Wilson was taken in the 1967 expansion draft by Seattle SuperSonics.

Len Chappell on the trade (via The Cincinnati Enquirer):

"I was only playing about eight minutes a game up there, primarily due to the fact, I guess, I'm not a real strong rebounder. They need the rebounding. "Looking over the league, you've have to look and see who needed help and where. Cincinnati was a team that needed help in the positions I could play. "If there's any team I'd like to play with, this is the one. No. 1, you get a chance to play with Oscar [Robertson], who's the greatest player alive. Second, I think this is a first-class organization and I like the way they play."

On his skill set:

"I think I play good defense. I think, too, I can do a lot of good things people don't see. I'm a good shooter, but that's only part of my game. I'm big enough to block out and set screens for the guards."

Chicago Bulls general manager Dick Klein on how Wilson can help the team's offense by defensive rebounding and the club's hopes for him (via the Chicago Tribune):

"We have been using all five men to rebound on defense, which hampers our fast break. With more playing time, we hope George also will regain the scoring touch he had in college."

Cincinnati Royals head coach Jack McMahon on Chappell (via The Cincinnati Enquirer):

"Anytime this guy has been given a chance to play, he's played good ball. Everybody regards him as a good outside shooting threat. He doesn't have the great speed but he'll dribble in and make that in close shot."

Image Credit:

Len Chappell: via Getty Images

George Wilson: eBay via Kahn's Weiners

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The last time I checked there were Americans of all racial creeds that were attacked on 9/11 https://usinfo.org/usia/usinfo.state.gov/usa/islam/a091701b.htm

After hearing about TikTok Content Creators praising Osama Bin Laden’s letter to America before the 9/11 attacks on Americans soil, I was furious and upset for the Native New York Residents and people who was effected by the tragic events of that day. Parents lost their children, children lost their parents, essential workers were affected, heck till this day they’re still affected.

I will remain active to get #BidenHarris elected in 2024 As of 2025, I will be taking a break. Just vote.

By 2026, I will active in the gubernatorial race. That’s the plan.

Osama bin Ladin's "Letter to America" singlehandedly blew up any notion that Zoomers were gonna help save us

FB radicalized Boomers & Xers over a few years

Twitter did it to Millennials in a series of months

Tik Tok took *checks notes* 5 weeks to twist Zoomers awry

How FQcuking dare yall disrespect the memories of those lives lost that day

Conservatives complaining about pro-palestine protests that block bridges, corner Jewish students on campuses, yank missing children posters down, spread misinformation online, and share their newfound love of Bin Laden only have themselves to blame. Look in the mirror, y'all.

Since Brown v Board of Education, conservatives have relentlessly moved their kids out of public schools. They've grown the charter school & homeschooling movements because sitting in class with Black students, then later, Latino/Hispanic kids, was too much to accept

Then on top of that add other white americans who via white flight, moved their kids out of city schools in favor of almost all-white suburban schools.. and homeschooling for them, too. Private schools, charter schools, homeschooling "teach" millions of white kids.

They teach in modern, well staffed, & w/current books and equipment While public schools filled w/ Black/brown kids are underfunded by hundreds of billions of dollars, in older buildings, w/older books, equipement, & lower paid teachers. White republicans & democrats allow this

Now look at us. We have generations of uninformed and limited informed youth/young adults who are easily fooled into believing that mass murder Bin Laden was on the right side of history

These parents took up the cause to stop Black history from being taught, & american history from being interrogated.. And in 20 short years from when we all CELEBRATED Bin Laden catching a bullet to the eye & being given an eternal swim in the mediterranean To folk siding w/him

The fear of Black americans always is central to the mistakes the white population makes that negatively affect everyone else. We have never been the enemy they've made us out to be. We didn't tear up the Capitol, bomb the twin towers, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, or Philadelphia.

But you made and/or allowed your kids to see us as the cause of all of America's promblems. And when the opportunity presented itself, then the problems were Mexicans and South Americans. Cubans and Puerto Ricans. Japanese. Chinese. Somalians & Grenadians. Then Muslims

"Stop teaching my white child to be ashamed of being white!" < that is said in so many other less obvious ways. Fired Black superintendents. Police in our schools, million dollar football stadiums in white schools. Fewer computers & gardens, more broken heaters in our schools.

And now your kids are praising Bin Laden, making tik tok videos calling for America's destruction, and gleefully regurgitating the worst language from Nazis. Maybe your homes/charter or all-white suburban school that you've made certain doesn't teach reality isn't the best idea

And that problem.. is all our problems These same folk who usurped the BLM movement w/ violence, rioting, & dumb sloganeering, latched onto pro-hamas, anti-Jewish propaganda with the same gusto their parents and grandparents latched onto welfare queen & crack babies. New is old

If the fast spread of propaganda surprised and disappointed you then look inside your homeschool, church school, charter school, and suburban all-white school. Because there you'll find the root cause because it is happening there every day, too. Just like you wanted. End

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C. DELORES TUCKER (1927-2005)



C. Delores Tucker at Black Caucus Event in Washington D.C., 1996

Courtesy John Matthew Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

C. Delores Tucker is best remembered as a civil rights trailblazer who fought for women of color, and toward the end of her life against profane and misogynist lyrics in hip-hop/ rap music. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1927, to Bahamian parents Whitfield and Captilda Nottage. Her father was a Baptist minister, and the couple operated a grocery store, an employment agency, and a real estate business in Philadelphia.

Cynthia Delores Nottage, the tenth of eleven children, attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, graduating in 1946. She then attended Temple University, where she studied finance and real estate. She dropped out however, to open an employment agency for southern blacks, who had just arrived in Philadelphia.  In 1951 she married businessman William Tucker, a construction company owner, who grew wealthy in Philadelphia real estate.

A successful realtor herself, by the 1960s she served as an officer in the Philadelphia NAACP. She worked closely with the local branch president Cecil Moore, to end racist practices in the city’s post offices and construction trades.  Tucker gained national prominence, when she led a Philadelphia delegation on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  By the decade’s end, Tucker’s expertise as a fundraiser for the NAACP, coupled with her Democratic Party affiliation, enabled her to be appointed chair of the Pennsylvania Black Democratic Committee.

Her selection by Philadelphia Mayor James H.J. Tate to serve on the city’s Zoning Commission in 1968, was the first of several prestigious political appointments, including vice chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party (1970). In 1971, Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp appointed her Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Under Tucker’s leadership, Pennsylvania became one of the first states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, promote voter registration by mail, and to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.

In 1984 Tucker and New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, founded the National Political Congress of Black Women. In 1990, she and 15 other women and men, founded African American Women for Reproductive Freedom. Tucker however, failed to win elective office.  She ran, and lost, in her bid for lieutenant governor in 1978, the U.S. Senate in 1980, and the U.S. House in 1992.

By the 1990s Tucker became a highly vocal opponent of the salacious lyrics and sexual innuendos associated with “gangsta rap,” calling the lyrics of many of these songs “sleazy pornographic smut,” She joined conservative Republican Bill Bennett, in launching a national campaign against major music companies, for supporting and sustaining artists profiting from rap music. Tucker picketed stores that sold rap music. She bought stock in Sony, Time Warner, and other major corporations to protest obnoxious lyrics at their shareholder meetings. In response, she often faced the wrath of these artists including Tupac Shakur, KRS-One, Lil Wayne, and Lil’ Kim, who attacked her in their songs. Tucker filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against the estate of Tupac Shakur, for the lyrics he used in his album All Eyez on Me.

Cynthia Delores Tucker died on October 12, 2005 at a rehabilitation center in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She was 78, and was survived by her husband, William Tucker. The couple had no children.

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Super Bowl LVII: The remake of Jalen Hurts 

PHOENIX (News4usonline) - Throw out the numbers. Super Bowl LVII is going to be won by will. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has plenty of that stored up somewhere in his mental chambers. Hurts was a national champion at the University of Alabama. Before playing for the Crimson Tide, Hurts was dominant while playing ball at Channelview High School in Texas.    In his third season with the Eagles, Hurts led his team to Super Bowl LVII. The Eagles carried a 14-1 record in the 15 games that Hurts played. Philadelphia lost the two games (14-3 overall record) that Hurts missed due to a shoulder injury. For a good portion of the season, Hurts was talked about as the league’s MVP. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs with the football during the NFC Divisional playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants on January 21, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire) That honor eventually went to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Hurts’ adversary in the Super Bowl. Hurts wound up with just one vote for the regular season trophy. That has to sting. A lot. At least Hurts knows he’s keeping good company. Both Hurts ad Mahomes played their high school football in Texas.   “I always joke around with people saying that you know, Texas is the quarterback powerhouse,” Hurts said. “You know, I think football in Texas is so special, something that I grew up on. The pride that we take in football out there is different.”     All Hurts did this year was lead the Eagles to the best record in the NFC and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. That’s not half of the story of what Hurts has done for the Philadelphia franchise. Drafted by the Eagles in the second round following a year at the University of Oklahoma, Hurts has improved as a quarterback and playmaker every year since he’s been in the league. More importantly, he’s beaten back all the naysayers and haters who thought Hurts was nothing more than a flash in the pan, another running college quarterback who wouldn’t be able to make the passing grade in the NFL. That’s a lot of hay that people have to eat. Then again, the scrutiny Black quarterbacks feel or have to deal with is much more intense than any of their contemporaries have to face.  Can he read the playbook? Can he read defenses? Can he stay in the pocket long enough to make a throw instead of taking off and running? How good of a leader is he? Does he have the presence to own the locker room? Is he teachable? How accurate of a passer is he?  These seem like typical questions one would ask of any quarterback trying to make a roster spot in the NFL. But for Hurts and other Black quarterbacks, those questions appear to have more weight to them. Going into the 2022 season, there was chatter about if Hurts was even the guy in Philadelphia.  Now mind you, the Eagles went out and snatched up Hurts when Carson Wentz was still the team’s starting quarterback. The Eagles, after selecting Hurts with the No. 53 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, eventually traded Wentz, making way for Hurts to take over the starting gig. All Hurts did was take the Eagles to the playoffs.  But to some people, that wasn’t good enough as Hurts and the Eagles got the boot from the postseason by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round. Two years into the job, it felt like Hurts was almost dealing with the same type of apprehension and unfounded criticism that he dealt with when he was the starting quarterback for Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.  That was a crazy time for Hurts, who lost his starting position to Tua Tagovailoa and wound up transferring to play for the Sooners at Oklahoma. Hurts had his doubters then as he does now. However, all that has done is spur Hurts into being better. You can hate on Hurts all you want to, but all he does is win. Isn’t that the name of the game?  If that is the case, Hurts has a lot going for himself because that’s his makeup: winning. Philadelphia likes winners, especially coming from their quarterbacks. Former Eagles star Donovan McNabb took Philadelphia to five NFC title games and a Super Bowl. Michael Vick, the 2.0 version, re-invigorated the Eagles for a short time while he starred for the franchise.         For 11 seasons, the incredible Randall Cunningham brought a whole dimension to the quarterback position for the Eagles when he manned the starting spot. Of course, there’s Ron “Jaws” Jaworski, who took the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance back in 1981. It would take journeyman quarterback Nick Foles, under the guidance of current Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson to bring Philadelphia its first Super Bowl win.  The outcome of this historical gathering with the flavor of having two Black quarterbacks to start the game is a show of progress. Doug Williams was the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl when the Washington Redskins thrashed John Elway and the Denver Broncos. Hurts, like Mahomes, is on a course to continue to blaze that trail. 

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fields questions from reporters during Super Bowl LVII media day at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 6, 2023. Photo by Dennis J. Freeman/News4usonline “It’s crazy,” Hurts said. It’s crazy. I think of all the quarterbacks that have come through Phill, you know, Randall Cunningham, Rodney Peete, Donavan McNabb, Mike Vick. That there itself and this franchise and this history that we have, having African American quarterbacks at that position here in this organization, that speaks for itself. I told those guys long ago, I just want to carry that torch for them.”          When it comes to which quarterback has had the most influence on him, Hurts gave a special shoutout to Vick during Super Bowl LVII’s media day.  “Talked to Donovan sometimes and Mike Vick. Obviously, all the quarterbacks that have come through Philly,” Hurts said. “I’ve always tried to be a student of the game. I’ve always been a student of the game…I never really had guys that I kind of really locked in on, but everyone loved Mick Vick growing up. I have my No. 7 jersey, the black (Atlanta) Falcons one there…a couple of years later, I had the green one from Philly. I’ve always tried to be a student of the game. I respect anybody, any quarterback that goes about the process of getting better and the process of growing. I love that. It’s about the process, not always about the result.” Read the full article