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	The My Hero Project - Earl Boykinsboykins_commerce
		Earl Boykins was born June 2,1976 in Cleveland Ohio.
		Earl was born a very small child and growing up wasn't projected to be very tall.
		Boykins was an honorable mention All-American as a senior, when he finished 2nd in the nation in scoring and All-Mid-American conference first team member as a Junior and a Senior.
	myhero.com /myhero/heroprint.asp?hero=boykins_commerce (497 words)

	USATODAY.com - Boykins provides Warriors' spark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Boykins, 5-5 and 133 pounds, is the shortest player in the NBA this season and the second-shortest to 5-3 Muggsy Bogues in league history.
		Boykins' 10.0 scoring average belies what he has meant to Golden State, who are 26-20 since signing him on Nov. 27 and are in contention for their first playoff birth since 1994.
		Boykins, 26, is the equivalent of a closer in baseball for the Warriors, who rely heavily on him in the fourth quarter.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/warriors/2003-03-04-boykins_x.htm (817 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Earl Boykins, the shortest NBA player, plays big
		Boykins — who was not drafted out of Eastern Michigan in 1998 and first played in the Canadian Basketball Association — has made eight shots this season coming in the final five seconds of a quarter.
		The next night, Boykins’ 25 points was a game-high in Denver’s win over Memphis, giving the Nuggets their first back-to-back wins since they took four straight at the beginning of December.
		It also gave Boykins the distinction of being the shortest player in NBA history to drop 30 in a game, a mark previously held by the 5-foot-7 Spud Webb, who surpassed 30 four times in his career.
	www.insidehoops.com /boykins-012705.shtml (712 words)

	Edge of Sports
		Boykins is every guy at the YMCA under 5 feet 6 inches who plays like the Tasmanian devil and gives his opponents fits.
		Earl Boykins carries the hopes of all these guys told they have no business dominating a big man's game.
		Earl Boykins can be more than the little man's Jackie Robinson, blazing trails for future shorty shooters.
	www.edgeofsports.com /2003-12-11-33 (648 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - No small wonder Boykins has hit the big time
		Those are the heavy hitters Boykins, at a mere 5-5, has tormented in his seven weeks with the Golden State Warriors.
		Boykins is right between the 5-7 Webb and the 5-3 Bogues at 5-5 and 133 pounds.
		Boykins, meanwhile, is becoming increasingly known as the player bigger guards hate to chase, and without forcing Golden State to alter its defense just to accommodate him.
	espn.go.com /nba/columns/stein_marc/1491734.html (1493 words)

	Boykin Spaniel -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Earl Boykins is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA.
		Boykins was born on June 2, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio.
		Earl Boykins has played in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and most recently for the Denver Nuggets.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/22/boykin-spaniel.html (875 words)

	Earl Boykins : USAToday.com - Earl Boykins Biography from USAToday.com
		Boykins was supposed to supply outside shooting but he has slumped in his return from a broken left hand.
		Earl Boykins returned from a hand injury in Game 1 on Saturday and had six points and four assists.
		Boykins, who hopes to be ready for the postseason, said he has minimal swelling and his flexibility is better.
	fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=592 (225 words)

	Nuggets' Boykins out with broken hand - Boston.com
		Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins will be out four-to-five weeks after fracturing two bones in his left hand during a victory over Indiana.
		DENVER --Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins will be out four-to-five weeks after fracturing two bones in his left hand during a victory over Indiana.
		Team officials said Thursday that Boykins won't need surgery, but his hand was placed in a cast and the guard was placed on the inactive list.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/03/16/nuggets_boykins_out_with_broken_hand (213 words)

	Earl Boykins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is currently a point guard for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association.
		Boykins' NBA career has solidified in recent years in part due to the recent change in rules allowing zone defense, as many teams earlier feared playing Boykins (since he was so small) should opponents try to post him up.
		Boykins is married with one son, Earl, Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_Boykins (437 words)

	Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan
		Doesn't anyone relize how good Earl Booykins is? He was second in the nation in scoring with 25.2 ppg.
		He has the ability to score at will, or dish off to an open man. His defense will be a problem, but with a good srength trainer he will be able to stay with the big point gaurds.
		Boykins hust might be the steal of the draft.
	www.ibiblio.org /craig/draft/1998_draft/Players/boykins.htm (214 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Nuggets & NBA
		Nuggets point guard Earl Boykins, at 5-foot-5 the second-shortest player in NBA history, says he's using his team's first-round playoff loss to the Clippers as motivation for this season.
		Boykins returned against the Los Angeles Clippers but wasn't himself, and the Nuggets were dispatched in five games.
		Boykins, who signed a five-year, $13.7 million deal in 2003, has a $3 million player option for 2007-08 that many don't expect him to pick up.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_5050003,00.html (878 words)

	Earl Boykins comes up big for Nuggets - Boston.com
		Denver Nuggets Earl Watson, front, and San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan go after a loose ball in the first quarter in the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, during NBA basketball action.
		Earl Boykins scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets held Tim Duncan to one basket in the second half in their 89-85 victory.
		Popovich argued loudly for an offensive foul on the play and was hit with a technical foul by referee Steve Javie, and Anthony made the free throw to narrow the difference to 48-47 at the break.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/01/22/nuggets_stymie_duncan_in_win_over_spurs (809 words)

	Warriors' free-agent Boykins sizing up his options
		Boykins figures to have more of them now that he is finishing a career season that started with his staying in shape at a health club in Cleveland.
		A member of five teams since the 1998-99 season, Boykins could be in position to receive a guaranteed multiyear contract after proving capable of handling consistent minutes and often thriving with the game on the line.
		Boykins, at 5-foot-5 the smallest player in the league, has sparked at least eight victories with his late-game playmaking, including an 18-point, six-steal second half in a comeback win Nov. 29 at Denver that helped turn around the Warriors' season.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/10/SP259662.DTL&type=printable (747 words)

	Earl Boykins signs with Nuggets
		Earl also brings a unique ability to help win games in the 4th quarter, which will be a big asset for this team that has now assembled some exciting young talent,” Termini said.
		Boykins, the NBA’s smallest player (5-5, 133), finished 7th in the 2003 NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting.
		A 5-year NBA veteran, Boykins previously played for New Jersey, Cleveland, Orlando, and the LA Clippers prior to his stint with Golden State.
	www.insidehoops.com /boykins-signs-081903.shtml (197 words)

	Earl Boykins must go • tuck7612's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs
		But with Earl, as soon as he'd beat one guy off the dribble he'd move over to the corner, or side and allow himself to get trapped.
		Earl was put into the starting line up as a shooting guard.
		Earl turned out to be the 2nd scoring option on the Nuggets squad.
	community.foxsports.com /blogs/tuck7612/2006/05/02/Earl_Boykins_must_go (734 words)

	Sizable success story / 5-5 Boykins comes up big for Warriors
		Boykins is the second- shortest player in league history -- Muggsy Bogues stood 5-3 -- and he gives up at least 5 inches and 27 pounds to every player in the league today.
		Serluco kept Boykins on the junior varsity at the start of his sophomore season, even though he clearly was better than the varsity guards, because Boykins' attitude needed work.
		Boykins' size and Serluco's structured offense had not attracted many college recruiters, but Gary Waters, then an Eastern Michigan assistant and now the head coach at Rutgers, came to scout a team from Detroit that featured future college stars Robert Traylor and Maurice Taylor.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/14/SP255572.DTL (2096 words)

	USATODAY.com - Height means little to Nuggets' 5-5 Boykins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Earl Boykins has made his way in the NBA against much taller opposition, such as the Rockets' Yao Ming.
		More important to Boykins is the night he set an NBA record for points in overtime, scoring 15 of his 18 points in the extra period of Denver's 116-110 win against Seattle on Jan. 18.
		Boykins might be the most underappreciated story in the NBA this season.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/zillgitt/2005-03-03-zillgitt_x.htm (1151 words)

	Boykins bounces back
		Boykins returns to the Arena in Oakland tonight to face a team that made little effort to re-sign him in the offseason.
		On the contrary, Boykins is thankful that coach Eric Musselman and the Warriors provided the opportunity that helped him gain long-term security and something else, that, like a permanent NBA home, had eluded him.
		Boykins entered Tuesday's play shooting only 40.9.percent from the field but averaging career highs in points (12.9), assists (3.7) and minutes (25.1) while playing behind -- and often alongside -- Andre Miller, another free- agent pickup for a team with an entirely new backcourt rotation this season.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/03/SPGTJ3EQ8S1.DTL (643 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Small ball
		Nuggets' Earl Boykins, the NBA's shortest player, is grateful for the little guys who came before him, opening the doors for...
		Earl Boykins was 9, and beginning to get the idea he never was going to be tall.
		Boykins, in his eighth season, is the second-shortest player in NBA history.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20060320-9999-lz1s20smallba.html (1047 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Koshan: Toe to toe with Earl Boykins
		He has gone from curiosity to consistent contributor and, in turn, Earl Boykins is enjoying life in the NBA.
		BOYKINS: The biggest problem of any small guard is overcoming the perception that you are too small.
		BOYKINS: The first GM who believed in me was Wayne Embry (with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1998-99 season).
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Columnists/Koshan/2005/01/03/806272-sun.html (510 words)

	Nuggets Sign Earl Boykins.... - JBB 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Boykins will get some PT in the 4th, but don't expect Denver to merely bench Miller in favor of Boykins.
		Boykins to Denver would be good on Denver's part, but he might wanna stay with GS because Musselman actually gave him a chance in the NBA, and he comes across as a loyal guy to me
		Boykins however can play great in the 4th and could be labeled as a "clutch" player by some people's standards.
	www.justbball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4597 (1008 words)

	Cleveland Cavaliers, Earl Boykins, Andre Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, National Basketball Association, Denver Nuggets - ...
		Boykins scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to overshadow another Carmelo Anthony-LeBron James matchup, leading Denver to a 106-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
		Boykins, the Nuggets' pesky point guard, made the most of his second start this season -- after halftime -- as the Nuggets overcame a 35-point performance from James.
		Boykins, who came in averaging 11.9 points, scored eight points in the final 1:38 of the third quarter as the Nuggets closed the period with a 6-0 spurt to pull within 75-76.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20050211_DEN@CLE (934 words)

	Earl Boykins
		The subject of this week's Daily Dose (which is an enigma to begin with) is the human enigma known as Earl Boykins.
		Earl is from a small school (Eastern Michigan), and is having himself a pretty decent season so far with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA.
		So you're on the court, or at a bar, and you're looking at this guy thinking, I can take him, look how small he is. This is besides the fact that after a good round of drinking, most people think they can take a guy twice their size.
	www.sportsphds.com /editorials/readarticle.php?articleID=60 (511 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Nuggets & NBA
		True to his word, Boykins will be in uniform tonight for the first time since March 15 as the Denver Nuggets open the Western Conference playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers.
		Boykins, playing with a protective wrap on his nonshooting hand, practiced Thursday and Friday with the team at the University of Washington.
		Another reason Boykins will be a key player in the series: The Clippers led the NBA in fewest fast-break points allowed (9.8 a game), while Denver led the league in fast-break points scored (20.2).
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_4642591,00.html (843 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Chris Mannix: Little Boykins becomes NBA's biggest surprise - Thursday December 23, 2004 5:00PM
		Because of that stipulation, Boykins sat out the entire 2002 training camp before getting a call from the Warriors, who were intrigued by Boykins' ability to create havoc on the defensive end.
		By that time, however, Boykins' high-octane play had caught the eye of Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe, who was in the process of rebuilding a Nuggets franchise that had won only 17 games the previous year.
		Boykins has blossomed with Denver, and his improving numbers are a reflection of his rising minutes.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/writers/chris_mannix/12/22/boykins.blog/index.html (1012 words)

	SportingNews.com - NBA - Boykins, Nuggets end road skid
		Boykins scored 12 of his 16 points in the final period, including nine in a row, and the Denver Nuggets snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Golden State Warriors 118-112.
		Boykins, a former Warriors player, returned to the lineup after missing six games with a left hamstring strain.
		It was good to see Earl the Squirrel come out of his slump and play the way that the team has needed him to play for a while.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=47791 (766 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Sports
		Boykins: It happens all the time, because in the summer I go home.
		Boykins: I get a lot of that, from kids -- and from parents who have kids that are small in size.
		Guys like Earl boinkin', and the mvp guy in phoenix, the guy with the nice hair, can't remember his name, but if there were more guys like them in the nba, i would actually tune in and watch more than 2 games a year without getting irritated about their attitudes and changing then channel.
	blogs.rockymountainnews.com /denver/samadams/archives/2005/12/earl_boykins.html (651 words)

	Earl Boykins - HoopsVibe
		Earl im a big fan of yurs im 5-7 and the shortest guy on my varsity basketball team.
		hey earl you are my favorite nba palyer and i have been looking everywhere to get one do you know where i can buy one.
		Yo earl your short and long at the same time.if u know what i mean.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba-players/earl-boykins-ar20882.html (485 words)

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