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The story behind Bill Russell's Boston statue, a monument to mentorship
Public artist Ann Hirsch says the statue represents Russell as an athlete, player-coach, and human rights and civil rights activist. -
As a racial justice activist, NBA great Bill Russell was a legend off the court
Bill Russell was more than just a basketball superstar and world-class athlete. As a dedicated human rights activist, Russell fought against racial… -
Bill Russell, basketball legend with record 11 NBA titles, dies at 88
Russell won more NBA titles than any player in history. All eleven were with the Boston Celtics. -
Big Papi's legacy, a Latino media transformation, and Mesoamerican influences in Hollywood
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Who is Viktor Bout, the prisoner the U.S. may trade for Brittany Griner?
Where most people saw chaos, Viktor Bout saw opportunity.Bout, a 55-year-old Russian, was the world's most notorious arms dealer before a U.S. court… -
Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for 5 months. Is the US doing enough?
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Dominican flags and a sea of fans cheer David Ortiz into the Hall of Fame
The former Red Sox slugger was clearly the headliner and Hall of Fame welcomed it new class. -
David Ortiz llega al Salón de la Fama mientras el legado latino sigue creciendo en el béisbol
Ortiz es tan solo el cuarto dominicano que llega a Cooperstown -
David Ortiz heads to Hall of Fame as Latino legacy continues to grow in baseball
Ortiz is just the fourth Dominican to make it to Cooperstown. -
Quidditch rebrands as quadball and further distances itself from Harry Potter author
Fans of quidditch are now fans of quadball, the new name for the real-life sport that was first inspired by the Harry Potter book series. U.S. Quidditch…