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Expelled by his college, blackballed by the NBA, an innocent Connie Hawkins leaves behind basketball skills that others inherited and will be remembered as one of the best to play the game “The Hawk” passed away Friday at age 75 after starring in both the ABA and NBA Commentary By Arnie Leshin, …

But people believe what they hear, not what they see! As for our National Anthem, rules set forth by the NBA and NFL have never gone away, just disrespected By ARNIE LESHIN Santa Fe Today Racism: Discrimination based on belief that some races are by nature superior. That’s true. Just …

Now, four years after thinking they had made a big deal with the Boston Celtics, they still have a 2018 No. 1 draft pick to give, and the Celts will turn it over to Cleveland By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today When the number one nomads of professional sports make …

Julius Erving, Allen Iverson, Clyde Drexler coaching. The eight-team league will play on 10 weekends, with the championship on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, Nev., with games on television viewed on Monday nights  By ARNIE LESHIN  Only in America? Well, maybe not, but when you outdraw the Barclays Center National Basketball League …

Cleveland made a game effort behind LeBron James and Kylie Irving Wednesday night, but visiting Golden State sprinted to the finish to triumph 118-113 for a 3-0 lead in the NBA finals Game four Friday night in Cleveland could make the Warriors the first to go undefeated through the playoffs …

Golden State no doubt made a statement in outplaying Cleveland in Thursday’s game one of the NBA finals on its home court, with game two Sunday night also at the Oracle Arena                               Warriors well prepared this time with Kevin Durant in their lineup, but must not take the opener for …