http://sportsclimax.com Sports News & Articles Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:39:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sportsclimax.com/nba/nba-favorite-manute-bol-dead-at-47/ http://sportsclimax.com/nba/nba-favorite-manute-bol-dead-at-47/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:57:25 +0000 Tom Ferda http://sportsclimax.com/?p=5526 Manute Bol, the 7-ft, 7-inch shot-blocking giant who played for four different NBA teams died today from complications of a rare skin disease.]]> http://sportsclimax.com/nba/nba-favorite-manute-bol-dead-at-47/feed/ 0 http://sportsclimax.com/nba/freak-show-manute-bol-after-the-nba/ http://sportsclimax.com/nba/freak-show-manute-bol-after-the-nba/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:52:43 +0000 Tom Ferda http://sportsclimax.com/?p=611 SUDAN- Let's make a list of challenges a 7 ft. 7 in. lanky man the size of a twig should avoid: 1. Climb in a boxing ring and go toe-to-toe with a 375 pound ex-NFL lineman named "Refrigerator". 2. Lace up a pair of skates and take a shot at professional ice hockey. 3. Become a licensed horse jockey. Manute Bol, a Dinka Tribesman and former center in the NBA did all that.]]> http://sportsclimax.com/nba/freak-show-manute-bol-after-the-nba/feed/ 7