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Allen Iverson lone Virginian to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Richmond’s high schools got an early glimpse of Allen Iverson’s athletic greatness. Before taking his talents to Georgetown University, the NBA and what will soon be the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Iverson left his mark on RVA.

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Wow! What a week for Jackie Bradley

If Baseball Hall of Fame credentials could be based on just a week instead of a career, Jackie Bradley Jr. might already be preparing his Cooperstown acceptance speech. The 25-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder with Richmond-Petersburg area ties was almost other worldly in hitting during the week of Aug. 9 through 15.

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Armstrong Wildcats banking on speed, agility and Finney

On your mark! Get set! Go!

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Trojans’ first home game to cover new turf

Virginia State University will have a new football coach and a new football field to start the 2022 season.

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Threatt takes to rim to win NBA slam-dunk contest

Following some career setbacks, Jarvis Threatt is on basketball’s comeback trail. Last Sunday, that travel itinerary led him to Brooklyn, N.Y., site of the NBA’s Developmental League (D- League) Slam-Dunk Contest and All- Star Game. Showing there’s plenty of bounce left in his sneakers, the 6-foot-2 guard from Henrico County’s Highland Springs High School and the University of Delaware won the dunking derby in jaw-dropping fashion.

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NFL Conference finals players always have had flair

For Sunday’s NFL Conference finals, expect a steady diet of orchestrated end zone celebrations and other zany sideshows, minus the fear of penalty. It wasn’t always that way.

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George Wythe alum Jerome Jeter returns to coach football

Jerome Jeter played football for George Wythe High School when the Bulldogs were an area powerhouse. He was in the Class of 2000.

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High 5!

Denver Nuggets win first NBA title over Miami Heat in Game 5

This is no joke. The Denver Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic, aka “The Joker,” are NBA champs for the first time since entering the league 47 years ago.

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Hopewell Blue Devils keep rolling like the river

Hopewell is home of blue collars and Blue Devils.

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Hampton defeats Norfolk 17-7 in legendary battle

Norfolk State and Hampton Universities have gone their separate ways, but “The Battle of the Bay” remains a must-see attraction.

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When Norfolk State meets Marshall

The “Post Juwan Carter Era” of Norfolk State football begins Saturday at Marshall University in the mountain air of Huntington, W.Va.

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Owens left mark on campus and above the rim at H-SC

Former basketball star Ed Owens is now Mayor Owens.

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Average-sized players make big splash in NBA

History tells us that big men rule the NBA. But that history book may be in the process of being rewritten. The Golden State Warriors dominated the world’s toughest league this season with a different recipe than many other teams.

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U.Va. kicks off all-ACC football season against rival Virginia Tech on Sept. 19

This will be an upside-down season for the Virginia Cavaliers.

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Jersey of Willie O’Ree, hockey’s Jackie Robinson, to be retired by Boston Bruins

No one will ever wear No. 22 again for the Boston Bruins. That’s the jersey number Willie O’Ree wore for Boston when he broke the color barrier in the National Hockey League in 1958.

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Curry rightly earns MVP crown after averaging 31.2 points in Finals

Legends such as Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all visited the NBA mountaintop. Now it’s Steph Curry’s turn to enjoy the view from the best seat on the summit.

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Actor Michael B. Jordan in spotlight for athletic role in ‘Creed II’

Michael Bakari Jordan has scored a cinematic knockout for his role as a boxer in “Creed II,” a sequel to the original 2015 film “Creed,” a continuation of the “Rocky” movies.

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VSU takes winning streak on the road

Hot will meet cold this week in Salisbury, N.C., as Virginia State University, one of the NCAA Division II’s hottest football programs takes on struggling CIAA football rival Livingstone College on Saturday, Sept. 30.

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Hometown welcome

Basketball star Frank Mason III returns to Petersburg, fan honors

Frank Mason III left Petersburg High School in 2012 with stars in his eyes but with no guarantees of success. What has followed since for the young basketball player is anything but typical. The 23-year-old son of Sharon Harrison and Frank Mason Jr. returned home last weekend, having dramatically reached the stars — even dancing among them.

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Washington Nats manager Dusty Baker recalls his ‘heckuva good time’ in Richmond

It has been 45 years since he last swung a bat at the former Parker Field, but Dusty Baker remembers Richmond. Graciously, Baker, the current Washington Nationals manager, granted an interview to the Free Press on May 28, prior to the Nats’ home game with St. Louis.