TL Sunday Sports Notes | August 14
If We Could Retire Numbers for Sports Without Numbered Uniforms
By TERRY LYONS
BOSTON - The NBA wasted no time in paying the ultimate tribute to the great Celtics center, Bill Russell, who passed away July 31 at the age of 88. On the day of his private funeral, Russell’s No. 6 uniform was retired across the entire league, a gesture that Major League Baseball reserved for the gre…
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