June 2023

Nuggets run to the NBA Finals stirs up memories of wonderful wackiness in the ABA

DENVER (AP) — Gone, but never forgotten, the ABA is enjoying a curtain call this season — all thanks to the Denver Nuggets. Nearly 50 years after the breakup of the old, renegade league, with its redwhite- and-blue basketballs and the 3-point arc that has redefined the modern game, the Nuggets finally broke through to become the last of the four ABA teams — Spurs, Pacers, Nets and Nuggets — who survived the 1976 merger to make the NBA Finals.

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Sports briefs

McGonigle named all-star TOPEKA — Sedgwick graduate Liana McGonigle was named to the Red Team of the Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Lee Arena on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka.

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In Brief

Summer meal program to get underway Summer meals for youth will begin June 5. Through July 21 meals will be available for children ages 1 to 18.

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HOROSCOPE

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Put in the time and finish what you start. If you live up to your promises, rewards will be yours. Now is a great time to put your energy into something that matters. Helping others will pay off.

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