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Brees vs. Brady meet for first time in NFL Playoffs
The New Orleans Saints will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the third time this season in Sunday’s Divisional Round matchup. A gift from the football gods gives fans the first playoff meeting between superstar quarterbacks Drew Brees and Tom Brady, the oldest QBs in the league.
The Saints have defeated the Bucs twice this season, 34-23 in Week 1 and 38-3 in Week 9. While New Orleans has outscored Tampa nearly 3-1, Brady is a maestro in the postseason, having played in the Super Bowl nine times, winning six NFL championships. There is no guarantee that past glories will lead to future victories. Still, the Saints have to feel good about their performances against their NFC South division rival. In their two games this season, New Orleans outscored Tampa 72-26. Brady was limited to two touchdown passes, while the Saints D collected six sac
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Looking back: 50 years ago Sunday, Kramer scored 63 for Schaefer Brewers | The Daily Gazette
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January 9, 2021
Schenectady native Barry Kramer puts up a shot for the Schaefer Brewers. Kramer scored 63 points for the Brewers 50 years ago Sunday. Provided
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When Barry Kramer suggests that scoring a lot of points is a bit easier now with the 3-point shot than it was in his day, serious basketball fans understand there is little room for argument.
A former Linton High and New York University standout who also played professionally in both the NBA and ABA, Kramer knows something about scoring points.
Fifty years ago today Jan. 10, 1971 Kramer scored 63 points playing for the Schaefer Brewers in a semi-professional game at Little Falls High School against the Connecticut Explorers. It was a season filled with many memorable moments for area basketball fans, and while Kramer provided quite a few of them himself, he can’t recall any of the details about his scoring
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I have kept the letter all these years â written in purple ink and filling up a page of Phoenix Suns stationary.
Paul Westphal, a Hall of Fame basketball player, took the time to write me after coaching the Suns into the NBA Finals in 1993.
After watching Game 3 on TV, I had written a positive piece about how Westphal had handled himself on the sidelines â and how much fun he seemed to be having. On that Sunday afternoon, his Suns had eked out a triple overtime victory over Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, the eventual champs.
Aberdeen native teams up with library for special event about NBA book
Aberdeen native teams up with library for special event about NBA book
Aberdeen Township native Pete Croatto and author of
From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA, will speak about his first novel in a special virtual event through the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMON AND SCHUSTER ×
Aberdeen Township native Pete Croatto and author of
From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA, will speak about his first novel in a special virtual event through the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMON AND SCHUSTER