It was their opportunity to meet their heroes." "They saw their idols, the stars that they get to watch on television every single day, walk into their housing facility and immediately ran up to them and wanted to get autographs and get photographs taken with them. Text STOP to cancel."I saw the most excited kids on the planet," said Rick Shadyac, CEO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), the fundraising arm of St. To receive breaking news first, simply text the word nhsports to 22700. Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon and prices range from $25-$100. Tickets can be purchased at , by calling Ticketmaster at 80 or by going to the Webster Bank Arena box office.Ĭontact Joe at 20. Some of the proceeds from the game will go to non-profit organizations. Macklin said he is also trying to get commitments from more players. "We have commitments from everyone, but if the league comes to an agreement and they are asked to report to practice at a certain date, guys won't want to risk playing in our game," Macklin said. NBA games for November have already been cancelled. If the NBA players and owners do come to an agreement on Wednesday - the owners have given a take-or-leave it offer by that day -or over the next two weeks, there exists the possibility of players having to report to their respective teams.
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The I-95 Pro Jam is scheduled for Webster Bank Arena at 7:30 p.m. The National Basketball Association is currently in a lockout, but area fans will have a chance to see some of the league's younger stars, including a pair of ex-UConn players, in a charity basketball game on Nov. The Grizzlies announced Tuesday, March 22, 2011, the team's physician Fred Azar and orthopedic surgeon James Andrews have recommended surgery for Gay's partially dislocated shoulder.
Gay needs surgery on his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. 2, 2011, file photo shows Memphis Grizzlies' Rudy Gay during the second half of an NBA basketball game against Minnesota, in Minneapolis.