Bill Cartwright | Yolo High Wheelers Baseball Team | New Republic FC Book ‘Not When, But If?’
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Bill Cartwright, a former Chicago Bulls player or assistant coach for five of the six Bulls NBA championship teams of the 1990s, listens after he was named coach of the team Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at the team's practice center in Deerfield, Ill.
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Former NBA champion Bill Cartwright talks about his life and career. A new professional baseball team makes its debut in Yolo County. Finally, a new book charts Sacramento Republic FC’s successful first year.
Bill Cartwright
A five-time NBA Champion was recently honored as an inductee for the 2024 Sacramento Walk of Stars. Bill Cartwright joins Insight to share the story of his life and career - from growing up in Elk Grove, to playing in the NBA alongside Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls, to his current role as the Director of University Initiatives at his alma mater, the University of San Francisco.
Yolo High Wheelers Baseball Team
A new professional baseball team is making its debut in Yolo County. The Yolo High Wheelers, part of the independent Pioneer League, will play their inaugural game on Tuesday, May 21 at UC Davis’s Dobbins Stadium against the Rocky Mountain Vibes. Team manager Billy Horton talks about how the team came to settle in Davis, and what opportunities the High Wheelers offers to players looking to make their big break.
New Republic FC Book ‘Not When, But If?’
A new book, almost a decade in the making, charts the story of Sacramento Republic FC’s origins, and how the team became a champion in its debut 2014 season. The book is titled Not When, But If?: How Sacramento Republic FC Rose From the Ashes of a Half Century of Failed Local Soccer Experiments to Win a Championship, Galvanize the City, and Become an MLS Expansion Favorite. Author Evan Ream talks about how the team defied the odds to become a successful club from day one.
