Bill Bradley

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Rockets forward Charles Barkley has said he will run for governor of Alabama as a Republican in 2002. What does he stand for? Perhaps we can gather some clues from this list of the political figures he respects most.

Former NFL receiver Steve Largent recently won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat from Oklahoma's 1st district. He is the latest to follow in the footsteps of such athletes turned politicos as Bill...

Assaying the Big East, the Big Sky and a bevy of not-so-bigs as well

Bill Bradley, U.S. senator (D., N.J.) and former NBA All-Star, when asked how a presidential nominee should he chosen from a group of candidates: "Line them up and let them shoot jump shots from the top of the key."