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Mike Celizic

NBCSports.com contributor Mike Celizic provides his unique slant as he takes an offbeat look into the world of sports beyond the box scores.



June 2009 - Posts

Lamoriello a man if integrity and honor

Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:53 AM

The Devils' success is part of the reason Lou Lamoriello is in the Hall of Fame. The other part of it is because of integrity and honor. He went from pariah to leader, a man who helped form policy, manage the NHL’s international team and negotiate a way out of the labor impasse that ate the 2004-05 season. CONTINUED >>

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I'm ready for a battle with cancer

Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:11 PM

I’m not going to fight cancer. I’m going to get it treated. It’s the same thing I’d do if the transmission dropped out of my beloved Alfa Romeo Spider: find the best mechanic and get it fixed. CONTINUED >>

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Colbert's prostate cancer message rings true

Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:05 PM

Jim Colbert was on the line the other day to talk about a subject most men have no interest in discussing – or even thinking about. It’s prostate cancer, and Colbert has been talking about it for 13 years, ever since his friend on the Senior PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer, was diagnosed with the disease and made Colbert promise to get checked himself. CONTINUED >>

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