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02/19/12 5:39 PM

#154514 RE: langlui #154410

Lin did it again today by beating the NBA Champ
Lin’s fourth-quarter, pull-up 3-pointer over Dirk Nowitzki was not the most important shot Sunday afternoon, but it was perhaps the most impactful, and it said everything about Lin’s professional growth spurt, his instant stardom and his uncanny comfort under pressure.

In a nationally televised game, against the defending N.B.A. champions, Lin rose ever higher, hitting that shot and many more, leading the Knicks to a 104-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

ESPN Fires Employee for Slur in Lin Headline
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/sports/basketball/espn-fires-employee-for-slur-in-lin-headline.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Findex.jsonp

The ESPN headline Saturday morning was up for 35 minutes before being removed. But the damage was done.

ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin and suspended an anchor who used the same ethnic slur, the sports network said Sunday.

The headline read "Chink in the Armor," referencing the New York Knicks' 89- 85 loss Friday night to the New Orleans Hornets that ended the team's season-high winning streak.

ESPN said the writer of the headline that appeared on the network's mobile website has been dismissed. Bretos has been suspended for 30 days.

The radio commentator was not an ESPN employee.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/sport/espn-lin-slur/

Knicks Find a Textbook Point Guard

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/18/sports/basketball/In-Lin-Knicks-Find-a-Textbook-Point-Guard.html?ref=basketball
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3xBuBu

02/19/12 6:06 PM

#154515 RE: langlui #154410

Jeremy Lin’s high school inspired by Linsanity,
is yours nearby ;-)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-spears-jeremy_lin_high_school_coach_021812

Jeremy Lin (front, center) celebrates with Palo Alto head coach Peter Diepenbrock and his teammates after winning the Northern California Division II first-place trophy in 2006.
(US Presswire) and the LEE follower!