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Fowler: NBA Finals MVP Danny Green? Not a stretch

SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 16: Danny Green #4 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after making a three-pointer in the third quarter against the Miami Heat during Game Five of the 2013 NBA Finals at the AT&T Center on June 16, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.

In 2009, when Danny Green was a scrub for the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James was the team’s star, I visited the Cavaliers’ locker room to interview Green.

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CAROLINA PANTHERS

Jordan Gross will leave lasting legacy with Carolina Panthers

Carolina veteran Jordan Gross prepares for what could be his final year with the Panthers. He’s been to the Super Bowl, the NFL Pro Bowl and is a player his teammates look to for both his skills at tackle and his leadership.
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Fowler: Panthers must ‘C’ it to believe

Is Cam Newton ready to be a captain? That’s questionable. His demeanor has fluctuated a lot in his first two years, as we all know.
CAROLINA PANTHERS

No more excuses – Cam has to start winning

There are a few crossroads in every NFL quarterback’s career. The Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton has reached one of them.
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Fowler: Driver Dick Trickle's life was rowdy fun on track, pain off it

Many people only knew racecar driver Dick Trickle because he had one of the most unusual names in NASCAR history - a name that constantly was used as a punch line during the 1990s on ESPN's "SportsCenter." But there was a man behind that name. And to those who knew that man well, Trickle was a delight...
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Fowler: John Kasay - Forever a Carolina Panther

John Kasay was one of the finest gentlemen and best players the Carolina Panthers ever employed. So it was altogether fitting that he signed a one-day contract with the team Tuesday so he could officially retire as a Panther.
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Fowler: Former bull rider finds new life after injury

A 1998 accident paralyzed Jerome Davis from the chest down and put him into the wheelchair where he remains today. He was 25 then and one of the best professional bull riders in the world. They called him the “Carolina Cowboy.” He is 40 now – married to the woman who was his...
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Fowler: Unknown Australian Gardiner’s g’day has him flirting with lead

If you want someone obscure to root for this weekend at the Wells Fargo Championship, I’ve got the guy for you. His name is Scott Gardiner. He’s funny. He’s an Australian – although he now lives in Arkansas. He’s the first person of aboriginal descent to ever earn...
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Fowler: Golfer Erik Compton's heart beats for cause of a lifetime

Erik Compton's first heart transplant came in 1992, when he was only 12. That heart lasted 16 years. Then Compton nearly died in 2008 and ended up getting a second heart transplant.
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Fowler: Others should follow suit after Collins says he's gay

Jason Collins has never been a tremendous NBA player. But he has provided us with a tremendous opportunity by becoming the first active male athlete in a major U.S. team sport to announce he is homosexual.
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Lotulelei will plug biggest gap

Yes, he’s got that star-quality name, but what Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei will really do for the Panthers will be more behind the scenes.