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Black History feature: Chamberlain leaves grand mark on NBA

“People say my ego is grand,” Wilt Chamberlain said. “I think it’s in proportion to me.”

Grand. That is one word to describe the 7-foot-1 giant Wilt Chamberlain. Grand would also be the right word to describe all the feats he accomplished during his time playing basketball.

  • Eagles prepare for 'Big Meet' in Grand Valley
    By Chris James · Feb 8
    After a good showing in the Findlay Open on Feb. 3 in Findlay, Ohio and the Meyo Invite in South Bend, Indiana, the Eastern Michigan University men’s track and field team heads to Allendale Michigan to compete in the Grand Valley State University’s Big Meet.
  • EMU faces Kent State Saturday
    By Ashlyn Zarate · Feb 8
    The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes at 2 p.m.
  • Senior guard was cheerleader first
    By James Highsmith · Feb 8
    For senior guard Tavelyn James, basketball was not something that immediately caught her eye. Instead, it was cheerleading that was her main focus – until one day everything changed. “I was actually at cheerleading practice,” James, a Detroit native said.
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