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Hakeem Olajuwon's sons invited to Canada Basketball training camp
Abdul Aziz and Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, the sons of Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, were among 47 players invited to ...
Molinaro: Array of nasty pitches helped torpedo bat buzz fizzle out
Torpedo bats may help, but with their big swings, hitters using any sort of lumber can’t catch up to the assortment of hard ...
Florida 7-foot-9 freshman cuts down net without ladder after national championship win
Freshman Olivier Rioux is well over 7 feet tall and was able to cut his portion of the net without any help. SAN ANTONIO — ...
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Have You Seen This? 7-foot-9 Florida center doesn't need ladder to cut championship net
The college basketball tradition of cutting down the championship net goes back decades, but there's usually a prop included ...
Florida Gators wins it all, yet 7’9” freshman Olivier Rioux becomes the unexpected hero off the court
Olivier Rioux, the 7'9" Canadian redshirt freshman, is generating excitement at the University of Florida despite not yet ...
Wild moment Florida's 7-foot-9 star Olivier Rioux doesn't need a ladder to cut down March Madness nets
After Florida secured the national title in a dramatic late-game comeback, 7-foot-9 phenom Olivier Rioux had his turn to cut down the net and did not need a ladder to get his tiny strand of cloth.
Why near 8ft giant and world’s tallest teen who dwarfs Shaq wasn’t playing for Gators in NCAA title victory
Watch out Shaq, there’s a new giant in town. Florida men’s basketball star Olivier Rioux is the new big man on campus and ...
7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux cuts net without ladder after Florida’s national championship win in wild scene
Among the familiar scene of players climbing a ladder to cut down the nets after winning a national championship Monday night ...
Florida star Will Richard talks beating Houston in March Madness thriller
The University of Florida defeated Houston Monday night to win the NCAA men's basketball championship for the third time in ...
Florida's 7'9" Center Olivier Rioux Cut Down Net Without a Ladder One Last Time
The Florida Gators are national champs, which meant their 7'9" freshman center Olivier Rioux got to do his famous net-cutting trick one last time.
Florida’s 7-foot-9 center cuts down championship net without a ladder
Florida center Olivier Rioux gave Gators fans a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the team next season. Florida outlasted Houston in a ...