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14.03.2021 / 05:39

Ewing, Georgetown take Big East, NCAA bid with stunning rout

NEW YORK – Patrick Ewing is taking Georgetown back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 after the eighth-seeded Hoyas completed a surprising run to a Big East championship Saturday night with a stunning 73-48 rout of No. 17 Creighton.

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From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

David Stern and Don Larsen. Not long after came a seismic jolt, the helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant in the fog-shrouded California hills that reverberated across sports and across continents.

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Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks

according to ESPN.But Rome’s producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the show’s schedule.Thompson told Schwartz that wouldn’t work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight.On Sept. 11, Thompson ended up feeling the impact of Flight 77 when it was hijacked by terrorists and crashed at the Pentagon, which was close to Thompson’s home.Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Rome’s radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompson’s assistant relayed to him.“You were supposed to be on that plane,” Thompson said of what his assistant told him.

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Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson

the death of former Georgetown basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Thompson: “Georgetown University, the sport of basketball and the world has lost someone who I consider to be a father figure, confidant and role model. He has done so much to impact my life and the people he has coached and mentored along the way.

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John Thompson, legendary former Georgetown men's basketball coach, dies at 78

WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the legendary former head coach of the Georgetown men's basketball team who captured the NCAA championship in 1984, has died.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherJohn Thompson Jr., former head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, looks on after a college basketball game against the Seton Hall Pirates at the Capital One Arena on March 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Thompson played NBA basketball before beginning his hall-of-fame coaching career at Georgetown University in 1972.

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Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

WASHINGTON – John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78His death was announced in a family statement Monday.

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John Thompson, legendary former Georgetown men's basketball coach, dies at 78, ESPN reports

WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the legendary former head coach of the Georgetown men's basketball team who captured the NCAA championship in 1984, has died, according to ESPN.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherFormer head coach John Thosmpson Jr. of the Georgetown Hoyas looks on after a college basketball game against the Seton Hall Pirates at the Capital One Arena on March 2, 2019 in Washington, DC.

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Fears birds will go to seed as wings of pigeon racing clipped

They are the original veterans of social distancing - but even racing pigeons are suffering from a lack of motivation during this lockdown.

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