Championship Stories
Podcast von Steve Marantz
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Since 1925 the Scripps National Spelling Bee has featured some of America's best and brightest students under the age of 15. For the last 20 years students of South Asian/Indian descent have dominated the event and turned it into a cultural touchstone. Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio, Texas, won the 2022 title and built upon the Indian-American spelling dynasty.
The NBA finals in 1969, Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, seven games for the title, is recounted by author Leigh Montville, who covered the series as a 25-year-old reporter for the Boston Globe, and wrote about it in his latest book, "Tall Men, Short Shorts."
interviews with Lynn resident Ozzie Gauvain and Agganis biographer Richard Johnson
Source: "One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, An Unlikely Coach, And a Magical Baseball Season", by Chris Ballard, 2012, Hyperion
primary source: "The Longest Shot: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf's Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open", by Neil Sagebiel, Thomas Dunne Books, 2012
