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Wade makes charity his business
Seattle Times : September 6, 2007
The man walking into the Queen Anne coffee shop spends his life in sports. He looks like a bodybuilder or a bodyguard. Head shaved. Torso thick. Arms bulging.
"Big Matt Wade," former Sonics guard Ray Allen calls him.
There's something about the big man's smile. He works with Deion Branch, Jamal Crawford, Brent Barry and Vladimir Radmanovic, and once worked with Allen and Rashard Lewis, though not in the way one ... read full article
"Little man" is a big motivator for Branch
Seattle Times : September 3, 2007
Deiondre Branch can't talk.
He lives under 24-hour supervised care in Louisville, Ky., at a home for children in crisis. Born premature, he contracted viral meningitis as an infant. Doctors feared he wouldn't live longer than six months. He's 6 years old now.
Deion Branch can't stop talking — about his son Deiondre.
The Super Bowl MVP, a receiver who played his best game on the biggest stage in sports, draws his motivation from a child... read full article
