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Closing Shot: Magic vs. Bird

The birth of modern basketball — whether Dr. James Naismith likes it or not — was March 26, 1979. The storyline was Black vs. White … Slick vs. Hick … Michigan State vs. Indiana State … Magic vs. Bird. Forty-five years later, the highest-rated college basketball game...

Las Vegas board approves funding to three upcoming sporting events

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority "continued to pile onto sports as a tourism draw," approving more than $1M in funding for "three different sporting events in separate unanimous votes" yesterday, according to Richard Velotta of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. The board yesterday "approved a $500,000 sponsorship" for the...