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Abdul-Jabbar to
Engage Youth
(AP) — The NBA's all-time
scoring leader is now a global
cultural ambassador.
The State D epartm ent an ­
nounced last week that Kareem
A bdul-Jabbar will travel the
w orld to engage a generation of
young people to help prom ote
diplomacy.
Stock says the appointment is
part o f Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton's vision of "Smart
Secretary o f State
Hillary Rodham
Clinton laughs after
receiving a Los
Angeles Lakers
basketball jersey
last week as a gift
from former NBA
basketball star
Kareem Abdul-
Jabbar at the State
Department in
Washington, D.C.
Abdul-Jabbarwill
travel the world to
engage a generation
o f young people to
help promote
diplomacy. (AP
photo)
Power" that combines diplomacy,
defense and d ev elo p m en t to
"bridge the gap in a tense world
through young people."
A bdul-Jabbar will travel to
Brazil this week for a number of
events centering on education,
using his own experiences to help
connect with young people.
The legendary center scored
38,387 points during his 20-year
NBA career.
Ducks Coach Rejects NFL Job
head co ach ," M u llen s said.
"Coach Kelly has provided great
leadership and rem ains com m it­
ted to building on our position
among the elite college football
program s in the country."
K elly is 34-6 at Oregon and
has won three conference titles
in ju st three seasons. He led the
Ducks to a 45-38 victory over
W isconsin in this year's Rose
Bowl, their first Rose Bowl win
Chip Kelly
in 95-years, and also guided
(A P)— Oregon head coach Chip Oregon to a berth in the 2011
Kelly is remaining with the Ducks, BCS cham pionship game, where
though he says he was flattered by the Ducks lost to Auburn.
But Oregon also remains a pro­
the interest shown in him by the
gram under investigation by the
NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"I concluded that I have some NCAA over a $25,000 payment
unfinished business to complete at made in 2010 toTexas-based Willie
the University of Oregon," Kelly Lyles for a recruiting package he
provided to the school.
said Monday.
Architect of a high-powered
Oregon athletic director Rob
M ullens said O regon granted spread offense that highlights
Tam pa Bay perm ission to talk to speed over power, Kelly has em ­
ployed a unique no-huddle model
Kelly.
"We are pleased with Coach to take the Ducks to three con­
Kelly's decision to rem ain as our secutive BCS bowl games.
Aldridge Finalist for Olympic Team
USA Basketball has named Port­
land Trail Blazers forward/center
LaMarcus Aldridge as a finalist for
the U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball
Team at the 2012 Olympic Games in
London.
"LaMarcus has been a guy that
USA Basketball has been interested
in for a number of years," said Trail
Blazers Head Coach and USA Bas­
k e tb a ll a ssista n t co ach N ate
McMillan. "He's a guy that fits into
the sty le o f play th at C oach
Krzyzewski is looking for, an ath­
letic big man that can run, play de­
fense, shoot the ball, and is versatile
enough to play several different LaMarcus Aldridge
positions. I think he would be a
great addition to that team."
Aldridge, 26, is averaging a ca­
reer-best 22.8 points to go with 7.8
rebounds and 2.4 assists through
12 games this season.
An All-NBA Third Team selec­
tion in 2010-11, he has career aver­
ages of 17.4 points, 7.5 rebounds,
1.7 assists and 1.01 blocked shots in
six NBA seasons with the Trail Blaz­
ers.
The official 12-man U.S. Olympic
team roster will be announced later
this year. The 2012 Summer Olym­
pics will be held July 27-Aug. 12 in
London, England.
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