CHARLESTON The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
May 23, 1862: In what became known as the Battle of Lewisburg, Union troops repelled a Confederate advance, killing 38 and wounding 66, while losing 13 men.
May 23, 1941: Rod Thorn was born in Princeton. Thorn attended West Virginia University, where he was an All-American guard. Thorn has had an extended and distinguished career in the National Basketball Association.
May 24, 1896: Confederate General John Echols died in Staunton, Virginia. Echols served in the Kanawha Valley in 1862 and commanded Confederate forces at their defeat at the Battle of Droop Mountain in November 1863.
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Nobody Saw the Knicks Coming
Behind Julius Randle, the Knicks have become one of the N.B.A.’s most surprising and best defensive teams. Kristaps Porzingis, who?
Julius Randle, center, is playing so well that Knicks fans are (finally) getting over the trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas.Credit.Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
April 21, 2021, 12:01 a.m. ET
If the Knicks had known how well Julius Randle would play for Coach Tom Thibodeau, presumably they would not have selected Obi Toppin, who essentially plays the same position, with the eighth overall pick in November’s N.B.A. draft.
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