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He Reached Out

MICHAEL WILBON | To Magic Johnson and Wes Unseld, Abe Pollin was a mentor and friend.

Wise

Long-standing loyalty

MIKE WISE | Resolute and firm in all of his decision- making, Pollin stood by the people who stood by him.

Losers no more

THOMAS BOSWELL | Abe Pollin's 1978 NBA champion Bullets delighted Washington and changed its identity as a sports town.

Maryland big men tested

Since all of the Terrapins' front-court options are not available, the learning curves of freshman forwards Jordan Williams and James Padgett are accelerated.

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The endless game

OUR LIVES THROUGH SPORT | In a city of perpetual change, these guys have played touch football every Sunday since the Johnson administration.

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