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A statue in honor of Boston Celtics and Holy Cross great Bob Cousy was unveiled Friday outside the DCU Center. The 92-year-old hall-of-fame point guard was in attendance for the 2 p.m. ceremony, along with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty, Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca. Mike Gorman, the voice of the Celtics and Cousy's former broadcast partner, emceed the outdoor event.
Celtics great Bob Cousy gets his own statue
Former Boston Celtics and Holy Cross great Bob Cousy is getting his own statue in Worcester. The statue outside the DCU Center is scheduled to be unveiled Friday. The now 92-year-old Cousy, who has called Worcester home for more than 70 years, is expected to attend.
Cousy went to the White House last summer and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian award, from President Trump. He is one of three Holy Cross grads to receive the honor. One of the others is Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is currently in Trump’s doghouse. “Dr. Fauci is my hero,” said Cousy. “I had dinner with him when he gave a speech for one of my teammates many years ago and I have been bragging on him since then. I’ve noticed that our president has turned on him. That was inevitable. Tony has taken the cautious approach all along, but I think he’s a hell of a guy. He’s an honorable man and he’s conducted himself honorably. He’s simply told the truth as he sees it.”
Bob Cousy is glad that his fellow Holy Cross graduate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is finally receiving some well-earned recognition for a job well done, but unfortunately it took a pandemic for it to happen.
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Three years ago, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt outlined a $500 million project around the stadium that would include parking structures, a Dodgers museum and a plaza behind center field with year-round shops and restaurants. Such a sweeping project could add more revenue streams for the future owners and potentially raise the price of the team. "As a comparison, the Chicago Cubs went for $845 million two years ago, and I think most people looking at the revenue streams between the Dodgers and Cubs would have them being pretty comparable," said Victor Matheson, a sports economist and an associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. "It's probably more in favor of the Dodgers because they have such a huge area that could also be redeveloped. The Cubs' deal includes Wrigley Field, but that's tied into the city grid there so there's only so much you can do. The Dodgers really do have space there for other projects."
Television is where a real financial benefit can be discovered, according to Robert Baumann, an associate professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross. The Knicks rank fourth in the NBA in number of household viewers per game (115,000), but their 1.5 ratings on MSG Network don’t even rank in the top five. Still, Baumann claimed they should hold a greater ability to sell advertising space for a higher price. “My hunch is that revenue makes acquiring Carmelo profitable, even if he signs the extension,” wrote Baumann. To complete the trade, Anthony signed a three-year, $65 million extension that will begin with the ‘12-13 season. His salary for the balance of this season is $5.1 million, and he will pick up the $18.5 million in his contract for the ‘11-12 campaign, bringing his total future earnings as a Knick to $88.6 million.
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