Person: Red Auerbach

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First a break, then NBA Finals: Warriors eager for some time off

And now, they wait. Again. The Golden State Warriors have gotten used to going to the NBA Finals, and their win in Portland on Monday night clinched their fifth consecutive trip.

Wed, 22 May, 2019

Cam Newton was a bad loser but is there such thing as a good one?

IT can’t be often that American football kindles thoughts of Shakespeare but watching last weekend’s Super Bowl prompted the unavoidable feeling that it was all, well, much ado about nothing.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Losing like champs is only half the battle

OFTEN the measure of a team is not by how it wins or how often it wins but by how it loses.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2011

Brilliant Bryant breathes sigh of relief

Kobe Bryant admitted “a big old monkey” was off his back after winning his fourth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, his first without the help of former team-mate Shaquille O’Neal.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2009