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Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2015

Special night for a special kid on Pelham basketball court

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  by Mike Bourk from the Lowell Sun: PELHAM -- Like a lot of the other games in the course of an outstanding Pelham High boys bas...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Good call by Missouri h.s. referee gives fan with Down syndrome a moment in spotlight

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by FOX 4 Newsroom: BARNARD, Mo. — One referee is receiving praise for an unusual  call he made prior to a high school basketball game last...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Coach Kevin Ollie donates $50K to build 'Kevin's Kourt at Jonathan's Dream Reimagined'

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from West Hartford News: With Coach Kevin Ollie looking on, 20-year old Jamie Roland, who has Down’s syndrome and six-year old first grader...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Boy With Down Syndrome Sinks a 3 With the Harlem Globetrotters

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ABC Entertainment News | ABC Business News by ABC News: Another dream came true for a Pennsylvania teenager with Down syndrome when he ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Globetrotters Sign 3-point Ace With Down Syndrome For Philadelphia Game

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from CBS 3 Philly: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Grow, a high school senior with Down syndrome who became an Internet hit with his 3-poin...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Sixers honor Bensalem basketball star Kevin Grow

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frome 6 ABC Action News: PHILADELPHIA - February 18, 2014 (WPVI) -- Bensalem basketball star Kevin Grow made his debut as part of...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

It’s Official: Teen With Down Syndrome Signs Contract With The 76ers

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by Steve Beck and Dan Wing from CBS 3 Philly: PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Bucks County teen who became an internet sensation after his ...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Rival teams come together for player with Down syndrome

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from CBC News: Cross-town school rivals in Charlottetown came together last week to give Cameron Gordon, who has Down syndrome, his first...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Basketball gives boy with Down syndrome a chance to be more than special

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by Holly Simon from Chicago Parent.com: The Oak Lawn Special Olympics Basketball Day has to be one of my favorite days of the year. Not ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Owen Groesser makes 3-pointers & SportsCenter!

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from ESPN: Middle schooler with Down Syndrome, Owen Groesser, makes SportsCenter's Top Plays after draining two 3-pointers. Owen Gr...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Colorado high school basketball player with Down Syndrome hits 3-pointer

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by Ben Chew from NBC Sports.com: Sometimes, the world of sports can provide heart-warming stories and this one about Golden High School’...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Vols, Lady Vols Connect With Hoops For Hope

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from the Chattanoogan by Stan Crawley: The Tennessee men's and women's basketball teams participated in the game they love Satur...
Monday, June 4, 2012

Father of 19-year-old with Down syndrome: 'I couldn't be happier' son will be allowed to play as senior

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  from the Detroit Free Press by Mick McCabe:   The crusade is over. The Michigan High School Athletic Association is going to let ...
Friday, May 25, 2012

teen with Down Syndrome graduates with standard diploma

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from 12 WSFA.com by Beth Shelburne: Allison Gabriel is a young woman who has dreamed big since she was little. This girl with a big smi...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Michigan High Schooler With Down Syndrome Might Get to Play Basketball Despite Age Issue

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from Forbes by Bob Cook: When the Ispheming Hematites 2012-13 boys basketball season tips off, a familiar figure might be at the end of th...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

CNN interview with Eric Dompierre - being banned from high school sports

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from CNN by Ted Rowlands: Eric Dompierre, a Michigan high school student with Down Syndrome, is told can't play...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Rally Behind Teen With Down Syndrome Being Forced Off Team Due to Age

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from NESN from John Beattie: Rules are rules. That's what "they" say. Rules are also meant to be broken -- that's ...