No Child Left Behind: Obama administration grants 10 waivers
Los Angeles
Colorado and nine other states were released from the constraints of the "No Child Left Behind" education requirements on Thursday. The Obama Administration will announce later today that it is awarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to 10 states. By John Tomasic Colorado US Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today applauded the Obama [...]
Read MoreChauncey Billups vows to return from Achilles injury
Chicago Sun-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night. The team After Chauncey Billups' injury, the Internet was abuzz with talk of the "Clippers Curse." One problem. There is no [...]
Read MoreChauncey Billups is done for the season
Los Angeles
Clippers guard Chauncey Billups has torn Achilles' tendon, is lost for the season. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night. The team By Bill Dwyre With his name, [...]
Read MoreJeremy Lin: From novelty to Knicks star
ESPN
If your ideal teammate is another NBA player — Rose, Howard, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul or someone else (Jeremy Lin?) — tell us who and why in the comments below. By Matt Brooks | 01:35 PM ET, 02/08/2012. While former Harvard men's basketball standout Jeremy Lin dropped 28 points and eight assists for [...]
Read MoreJeremy Lin: From novelty to Knicks star
ESPN
Second-year New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is attracting Benedict Cumberbatch-levels of buzz after scoring more than 20 points in back-to-back New York wins. Lin played college ball at Harvard, didn't get drafted, and has been a bench warmer But a ray of hope has appeared in the form of Jeremy Lin. The 23-year-old [...]
Read MoreKnicks Schedule: Jeremy Lin Leads Knicks Into Washington
SB Nation
All right, so now that the Knicks' giddy 99–88 victory last night over the Utah Jazz has secured that Jeremy Lin is gonna be a folk hero here in this city, we, as longtime Lin observers, feel obliged to lay down some ground rules. First off: the All right, so now that the Knicks' giddy [...]
Read MorePaul Pierce passes Larry Bird in scoring
ESPN
By Chris Forsberg BOSTON — Boston Celtics captain Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird to move into second place on the franchise's list of all-time leading scorers during Tuesday night's 94-84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats at TD Garden. On Jan. 19, 2000, two high school juniors took the T from Braintree to North Station. The [...]
Read MoreChauncey Billups out for season with torn Achilles tendon
Denver Post
chauncey-billups-down.jpg The Clippers' special season so far just became a little less magical. Chauncey Billups, the Clips' 35-year-old guard who brought some veteran gravitas to a young team, tore his left achilles tendon A torn Achilles tendon may have ended Chauncey Billups' season, but the Clippers point guard is determined not to let it end [...]
Read MoreChauncey Billups out for season with torn Achilles tendon
Denver Post
It was the first time Billups had played against the Nuggets since being traded to the Knicks last February. Clippers guard Chauncey Billups celebrates after hitting a three-pointer during the third quarter of Sunday's game in Denver. chauncey-billups-down.jpg The Clippers' special season so far just became a little less magical. Chauncey Billups, the Clips' 35-year-old [...]
Read MoreChris Paul Deal Off
ESPN
By Michael Lee The NBA, which owns the New Orleans Hornets, has rejected three offers in the past five days that would've sent all-star point guard Chris Paul to Los Angeles. Why am I still here, man? (Gerald Herbert – AP) NBA Commissioner David Stern Another Chris Paul trade has collapsed, but this time both [...]
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