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By Kelly Young Guest columnist In a world where many men feel the need to drive the biggest truck on the block, many women absolutely must wear the chicest clothes each season and people everywhere are working themselves to the bone so they can afford that one toy that will make their lives complete - I've always been a fairly contented individual.

What does it take to win the NBA's MVP Award?A Heart. Grit. Determination. Every winner of the award has displayed the same immeasurable throughout the coarse of the year, but those adjectives cannot be quantifieda 'or can they? Since Bob Pettit won the first NBA MVP Award in 1956 we have seen winners as tall as 7'2" , and some who've struggled to ...

Defense wins championships. All of us have heard that old adage used over and over again, especially when it comes to basketball.

When the San Antonio Spurs completed a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks in JuneA to acquire swingman Richard Jefferson for Kurt Thomas, Fabricio Oberto and Bruce Bowen, three words came to mind.

The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic have taken flight. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are still humming.

My favorite Gregg Popovich storya 'told repeatedly to meA byA a frienda 'unfoldedA at San Antonio-basedA Trinity University several years ago.

This No. 50 was supposed to give Tim Duncan and the Spurs fits. Hornets coach Byron Scott told us as much as he explained the upgrade from Tyson Chandler to Emeka Okafor.

I've come to find that everyone seems to think the NBA's top five teams have all vastly improved.

Growing up was ... interesting. My father is James Silas, the first of only six San Antonio Spurs players to have his jersey retired, and a two-time ABA All-Star. He was known as "The late Mr.

Coach Nate McMillan was eager to make one thing unequivocally clear less than 48 hours before the Trail Blazers were scheduled to open the regular season against the Houston Rockets.

U.S. News Media Group , in association with the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , has released the 2009 list of America's Best Leaders.

David Robinson was always one of the NBA's goody-two-shoes , especially when he played alongside NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman in the mid-1990s. While other ballplayers' off-the-court behavior has landed them in the tabloids for one sin or another, Robinson, 44, a devout Christian, has made a name for himself in the world of philanthropy.

Clark band rings up wins The Clark High School Band finished strong in three recent competitions: Second place with the Best Color Guard Award in the Northside Marching Festival; first place in the Oct.

The NBA is partial to speech, so long as it does not involve the deconstructing of the referees, the replacements or otherwise.

Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal has little doubt the Spurs will be back in the thick of the Western Conference title chase this season, but his belief is based less on the team's offseason additions than the condition of the player who has been a Spur the longest.

Five Finger Death Punch Photo, performing Tuesday, prides itself on its live show.

The new Orlando Magic arena won't open its doors for another year, but a food fight has already broken out.

News 4 WOAI's David Chancellor sat down with Richard Jefferson for an in-depth interview.

The Spurs hit the road for the first time Saturday, flying to South Florida seeking an answer to one of the major questions of the preseason: With Bruce Bowen gone, who fills the defensive stopper role against a premier scorer such as the Heat's Dwyane Wade? Richard Jefferson, the wing man the Spurs acquired in the trade that sent Bowen off the ...

Want a picture with Oprah? She's holding court in the restaurant. Interested in talking to a Dream Teamer or a Perfect 10? David Robinson and Nadia Comaneci are roaming the halls.