Division II coach pushed Palmer to break NBA gender barrier
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Violet Palmer won national women’s basketball championships at Cal Poly Pomona before making history as the first woman to officiate a regular season NBA game.
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Court Vision: Challenging gender barriers in the NBA head coaching ranks - Sports Illustrated
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Muhammad Ali was the greatest, but his greatest fights took a lot out of him – Orlando Sentinel
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2023-24 UCLA Women's Basketball Information Guide by UCLA Athletics - Issuu
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Realignment: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Brushes Aside the Conventions of Women's Pro Wrestling - The Ringer
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25th anniversary of the Troy Trojans basketball team scoring a record-setting 258 points
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Montana's Brier Draw 11 Highlights: PEI (Smith) 10, Quebec (Tremblay) 5
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Excitement Builds for the Grace Kennedy Money Services National Powerlifting Series Bench Press 2023
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Full Visual Timeline of Kobe Bryant's Roller-Coaster 2012-13 Season, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Miami (Ohio) WBB Coach Resigns After Investigation Into Relationship With Player - Sports Illustrated
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2011-12 Bucknell Men's Basketball Media Guide by Bucknell University - Issuu
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Heisman Trophy 2023: Finalists an ode to portal/NIL era