SOME BAD BOUNCES HAVEN'T DAUNTED SONICS COACH BERNIE BICKERSTAFF By GLENN NELSON April 24, 1988 Publication: PACIFIC MAGAZINE, THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: 16 Word Count: 4287 Benham, Ky., is a company town fast losing its company. An economically battered and slowly vanishing coal-mining community nestled in the Appalachians, it offers few inducements to visitors. The …
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Super Conflicted
Two summers ago, I was on my feet at Safeco Field only because it was the only way to see. As Felix Hernandez was putting the finishing touches on a perfect game on Aug. 15, 2012, the woman next to me began to weep. Her boyfriend turned to me and said, in a concerned tone, …
Citation Journalism and the Blurring Lines in Reporting
Last Saturday, I saw a front-page tease on The Seattle Times that stirred my heart: The newspaper was reporting that one of my childhood idols, Spencer Haywood, had been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. But by the time I went to read the story on the newspaper’s website later that day, things had …
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Seattle Should Fret About the Lakers
This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com As blasphemous as this may sound in these formerly NBA parts, I must admit that I’m worried about the Los Angeles Lakers. I know, I know. Beat El-Lay, and all that. But, conceivably the NBA will be back in Seattle, and we all want to be part of a …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 