Read more about the article One more honor due Bill Walton: The Presidental Medal of Freedom

One more honor due Bill Walton: The Presidental Medal of Freedom

More on Bill Walton: We'll miss Bill Walton the player, the broadcaster and the father who knew best - Tom Shanahan Report By TOM SHANAHAN President Joe Biden: Please honor Bill Walton with a Presidential Medal of Freedom same as Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Russell received his Meda in 2011 and Abdul-Jabbar in 2016 from President Barack Obama. Walton can join them posthumously following his death on May 27 at age 71 from colon cancer, but this…

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Read more about the article Walton, speaking from experience, heartened college athletes are protesting and urges ‘to keep going’

Walton, speaking from experience, heartened college athletes are protesting and urges ‘to keep going’

By TOM SHANAHAN Bill Walton’s mind cheerfully hums songs illuminating life’s complexities, but he burst out with renewed hope last spring and summer. The chord struck was college athletes outspokenly supporting Black Lives Matter protests. “I’m all for it,” Walton said. “It’s fantastic -- a dream come true. It’s what I grew up hoping the future would be; now it’s here.” What Bob Dylan song might Walton be singing to himself? Maybe, “Blowin’ in the Wind.” How about…

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Read more about the article The Spartans, despite struggling, stayed together to the bitter end

The Spartans, despite struggling, stayed together to the bitter end

PHOTO: Michigan State coach Tom Izzo with freshman Coen Carr. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN CHARLOTTE -- – Michigan State’s season turned disappointing from the start. There is no disputing that summation – not from coach Tom Izzo or his players. But it never turned ugly with finger-pointing. That’s another way, oddly enough, to characterize the season. The Spartans could have easily folded — starting in November as a preseason No. 4-ranked team and just about anytime…

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