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Lilia Valutyte: man in court charged with murder of nine-year-old

Deividas Skebas, 22, appears before judge in Lincoln charged with stabbing a girl in Boston on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Lilia Valutyte: Man appears in crown court charged with murdering girl, 9, who was stabbed in street

Deividas Skebas was remanded in custody after appearance at Lincoln Crown Court on Monday

The Independent UK

Bill Russell’s Off-Court Example Is What Resonates Most, Now and Beyond

The Celtics icon helped push civil rights and the interests of Black athletes to the forefront.

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Man in crown court charged with murder of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

Deividas Skebas was remanded into custody following an appearance at Lincoln Crown Court on Monday.

The Independent UK

Dan Shaughnessy, Terrence Moore discuss Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell’s impact

'In Boston, he's at the top of Mount Rushmore,' says Dan Shaughnessy.

USA Today Sports Media Group

As fewer kids enroll, big cities face a small schools crisis

Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students

The Independent UK

‘The best there ever was’ Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca remembers Bill Russell

'We're very sad, the Celtics here, at Bill Russell's passing,' related the Boston co-governor.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Lilia Valutyte: Man appears in court charged with murder of girl, 9, stabbed as she played in street

Deividas Skebas, 22, spoke only to confirm his details at two-minute hearing

The Independent UK

Lilia Valutyte: Man in court charged with murder of nine-year-old

Deividas Skebas, 22, was arrested after police released CCTV images of a man they wished to trace

Liverpool Echo

Mike Lupica: Bill Russell was everything we could ever want an athlete to be

We will all talk today about the winning Bill Russell did in basketball, because he is the greatest winner team sports in America has ever produced. We will talk, and rightly so, righteously so, about back-to-back NCAA championships the tall, skinny kid from McClymonds High in Oakland won at the…

Tribune News Service

As a racial justice activist, NBA great Bill Russell was a legend off the court

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts.

WEKU

5 of the best Boston day treks — and they are all free

Need to break free from your virtual office? Are the kids climbing the walls? You just came to the right place. Here are the best day hikes in the city — and none are taxing to your budget.

Boston Herald

Jeanie Buss pays tribute to Bill Russell after his death

Boston Celtics great Bill Russell passed away on Sunday, and Lakers owner Jeanie Buss honored his memory on social media.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Celtics and NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88

Russell marched with Martin Luther King Jr., supported Muhammad Ali and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. The centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years, Russell earned his last two NBA titles as a player-coach — the first…

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Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Jerry West remembers Bill Russell as a 'difference maker' on par with Jackie Robinson

Los Angeles booed him. Los Angeles jeered him. Los Angeles hated him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

On Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics, and good trouble

Russell's greatness stems not from what he did on the court, but from what he did off of it in spite of what he could have lost.

Boston Herald

Sox blast past Brewers, 7-2

BOSTON — In a sign of just how far south Rex Sox pitching has traveled this season, prior to Sunday a starter hadn’t recorded a win since June 26.

Sports Illustrated

Remembering Bill Russell: The Greatest Winner in Sports

The Celtics icon and 11-time NBA champion leaves a profound impact, on and off the court.

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Celtics issue statement on passing of Bill Russell: His DNA is woven through every element of the organization

Grief and gratitude as Boston Celtics issue team statement following the passing of Bill Russell.

The Independent UK

Lithuanian national charged with murder of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

Deividas Skebas, of Thorold Street, Boston, will appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Monday, two days after his arrest.

Evening Standard

Lilia Valutyte: Man charged with murder after death of nine-year-old girl

A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of nine-year-old Lillia Valutyte, Lincolnshire Police said.

The Independent UK

Lillia Valutyte: Man, 22, charged with murdering nine-year-old in suspected stabbing

Deividas Skebas is due to appear in court on Monday 1 August

Boston Herald

NBA legend Bill Russell dies

BOSTON — Celtics legend Bill Russell, on the Mount Rushmore of Boston sports with a whopping 11 titles as a player and two championships as the first Black head coach in North American pro sports, died on Sunday. He was 88.

France 24

Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.

WEKU

Bill Russell, Basketball Great With Record 11 NBA Titles, Dies At 88

Bill Russell was one of basketball's all-time greats. He won a record 11 NBA titles, all with the Boston Celtics. But his dominance didn't stop off the court — he was a voice for racial justice, too.

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