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	Michael Ruffin? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Michael Ruffin is a 28-year-old beast of a forward who plays professional basketball for the Washington Wizards.
		Ruffin, at this point in his career, is respected neither by fans nor by coaches.
		Michael Ruffin is a deserving candidate for more playing time and more respect.
	www.angelfire.com /mn3/kjack05/ruffin.html (259 words)

	ESPN Fantasy Basketball 2006: Player News Archive
		Ruffin can rack up rebounds when given the playing time, but his offensive upside is nil and most of what he brings to the Wizards is not reflected on the fantasy stat sheet.
		Ruffin is a battler when it comes to pulling down rebounds, but his limited upside on offense is clearly demonstrated by the fact that he has recorded just one point over his last 44 minutes of action.
		Ruffin is a valuable low-post reserve for the Wizards, but he is not a fantasy factor, averaging 2.9 rebounds and less than a point a game.
	games.espn.go.com /cgi/fba/playernewsarchive?statsId=741 (814 words)

	article39
		Michael Ruffin was drafted with the 32nd overall pick in the 1999 draft.
		Ruffin, the leading rebounder in Tulsa history, naturally fit into the pattern in Chicago, pulling down 18 rebounds against Orlando in his second year as he worked his way in to the starting lineup.
		Michael Ruffin is defiantly one guy Jazz fans should keep their eye one at the Reeboks Rocky Mountain Revue.
	www.jazzhoops.net /articles/article39.htm (539 words)

	Michael Ruffin : Sandbox.com - Michael Ruffin Biography from Sandbox.com
		Michael Ruffin has missed two straight games with dizziness and won't be available until later next week.
		Michael Ruffin, who was supposed to be back by now, is still wearing a walking boot to protect his sprained right foot.
		Michael Ruffin remains out with a foot injury and coach Jordan is unsure when he'll have the forward back.
	fantasynews.sandbox.com /2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NBA&id=636 (360 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Ruffin knows there are no guarantees
		Ruffin was selected at No. 32 overall in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft, three spots shy of securing the minimum three years' worth of guaranteed money that goes to all first-round picks.
		That means Ruffin is assured of a portion of the money if he is still on the roster after a certain date in November, but the deal becomes fully guaranteed only if he is still with Utah when the NBA's deadline for guaranteeing all contracts passes in early January.
		Ruffin knows that is his game, which makes the fact he so far is not showing enough of it that much more maddening.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,515038588,00.html (872 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: The Chat House; Sports News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Michael Wilbon: I'd love to see all the games on TV for local fans, but I don't cover the TV industry...I always mention to people, if money is no factor, get a satellite dish.
		Michael Wilbon: That's the genius in him that has made people salivate over his talent since he was eight years old.
		Michael Wilbon: Any time the Nats have spent in first place is time unexpected, at least for those not on the team...It's all bonus time.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NTQ/is_2005_July_25/ai_n15338112 (1376 words)

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		All the while, Ruffin is planning ahead for the day basketball ceases to be his profession, aiming at a calling in which he can turn an avocation as an animal lover into a vocation as a veterinarian.
		Michael Ruffin possesses that kind of talent, but as a kid he couldn't just throw his books down in the classroom and ace A's.
		The Ruffins already have a menagerie in their north suburban home: three dogs, a pair of ferrets, three lizards, three African spur-thighed tortoises, a bearded dragon, a hedgehog, a rabbit, a frog, an African bullfrog and a coatimundi.
	www.users.qwest.net /~wgregory2/role_models/michael_ruffin.htm (1581 words)

	SportingNews.com - Wizards formally re-sign Ruffin
		Ruffin averaged 1.4 points and 4.2 rebounds last season, his first with the Wizards, but his blue-collar defense in the paint made him a fan favorite.
		Ruffin was happy to stay with the same team after moving from Chicago to Philadelphia to Utah in four seasons before joining the Wizards.
		The Wizards and Ruffin reached a deal in late July, but it could not be announced until the league and union agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
	www.sportingnews.com /nba/articles/20050805/637822-p.html (194 words)

	The Men's NCAA College Basketball Final Four -- From Tampa Bay Online
		Tulsa's Michael Ruffin (51) and College of Charleston's Danny Johnson (32) get tangled up as they battle for a rebound during the first half of NCAA Tournament game being played at the Charlote Coliseum.
		Michael Ruffin, Brandon Kurtz and Tony Heard had 11 points apiece for the Golden Hurricane.
		Ruffin also finished the night with 12 rebounds and four blocks, but he went scoreless in the final 12 minutes, helping clear the way for the Cougars to rally.
	tampabayonline.net /final4/tulsa1.htm (770 words)

	Two-step on D.C. dance card - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Now — The team uses 6-8 Michael Ruffin at center to match up on defense when teams go small against them and will turn to 6-9 Darius Songaila in the middle to force matchups offensively when he returns from a pinched nerve in his back.
		Ruffin has limited shooting range and has never averaged more than 2.6 points in any of his six NBA seasons.
		Ruffin says he doesn't feel compelled to try and be more offensive-minded to compensate for the points Songaila will give the Wizards when he is in the lineup.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/wizards/2006-10-30-songaila-ruffin-bonus_x.htm?csp=34 (654 words)

	Sportsterminal.com - News
		The 28-year-old Ruffin averaged 1.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in a career-high 79 games last season, his fifth in the NBA and first with the Wizards.
		"Michael is the type of player that brings toughness and maturity to our team," Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld said.
		Forward Kwame Brown also was dealt to the Lakers, which made the re-signing of the 6-8 Ruffin imperative.
	www.sportsterminal.com /sports/news.asp?news_id=145381&back_url= (163 words)

	Michael Ruffin is a bit of a weirdo [Archive] - EBSports NBA Forums
		Ruffin also got his degree (another extraordinary accomplishment among NBA players) in chemical engineering (ditto), and finished with a 3.8 index (ditto to the max).
		Ruffin's ability to locate, and then unleash his jumpers is also hampered by his penchant for linear thinking.
		Ruffin is 28 years old and believes he is at "the peak" of his game: "I've made a quantum jump this season, particularly in my shooting.
	www.ezekielbearsports.com /bbs/archive/index.php?t-4111.html (1229 words)

	The NCAA News: News & Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Top 50 preseason candidate for the John R. Wooden Award last year, Ruffin solidified his credentials as one of the country's top upperclassmen during the 1998-99 season, ranking eighth nationally in rebounding and 18th in blocked shots, while leading Tulsa to its third consecutive NCAA tournament bid.
		Ruffin graduated with a degree in chemical engineering and was a 1999 first-team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
		Ruffin was active in many on- and off-campus leadership activities.
	www.ncaa.org /news/1999/19991220/active/3626n03.html (2202 words)

	Michael Ruffin : USAToday.com - Michael Ruffin Biography from USAToday.com
		ET Michael Ruffin (head) might return Saturday night against the Knicks.
		ET Michael Ruffin, out the past six games because of dizziness/headaches, had blood tests performed, but they came back negative.
		ET Michael Ruffin has missed two straight games with dizziness and won't be available until later next week.
	fantasyfootball.usatoday.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NBA&id=636 (149 words)

	WIZARDS: Wizards Re-Sign Forward Michael Ruffin
		Last season Ruffin appeared in a career-best 79 games for the Wizards and averaged 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 points per game as the Wizards clinch their first playoff berth since the 1996-97 season.
		In 2004-05, Ruffin was one of only 10 players in the NBA to grab at least 10 offensive rebounds in a single game when he pulled down a career-high 11 offensive rebounds at Golden State (12/20).
		Entering his sixth NBA season, Ruffin has averaged 2.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his career.
	www.nba.com /wizards/news/resign_ruffin050805.html (228 words)

	Wizards get Ruffin tough - Redskins Extra - The Washington Times: Sports - November 13, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And although Ruffin leads the team in blocks (2.2) and only Antawn Jamison is averaging more rebounds than Ruffin's 6.8, the little things he's doing have been the biggest factor in the team's 3-2 start — its best in a decade.
		Ruffin, playing for his fourth team since Chicago made him the 32nd pick overall out of Tulsa in 1999, expected to be in a backup role when the Wizards signed him as a free agent in August.
		Ruffin made it even harder when he opened the season as the starting center and rejected a career-high seven shots and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Wizards' rally from a 19-point deficit to beat Memphis.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20041112-113810-6265r.htm (603 words)

	MBR: Internet Bookwatch, December 2003
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		Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Michael G. Cartwright and Peter Ochs, The Jewish-Christian Schism Revisited is a posthumous collection of essays by John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) "revisiting" the Jewish-Christian split in the light of Yoder's primary thesis that the schism "did not have to be".
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	www.midwestbookreview.com /ibw/dec_03.htm (14486 words)

	Ruffin: little stats, big impact - Examiner.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		That’s because Wizards forward Michael Ruffin provides the Wizards what they need: inside muscle; energy and a few key rebounds.
		Tuesday, Ruffin played 15 minutes, grabbed six rebounds, had a steal and got his fingertips on several other balls that landed in teammates’ hands.
		Ruffin is a career 1.8 points per game scorer in his sixth season.
	www.examiner.com /printa-90961~Ruffin:_little_stats,_big_impact.html (277 words)

	Regular Monthly Meeting
		INVOCATION - Rev. Randy Valimont – Led by Michael Ruffin in the absence of Rev. Valimont.
		Ruffin said there was no visible sign other than having a junk business, which is a non-conforming use and the business is grand fathered in.
		County Manager Ruffin stated that staff was asking for permission to write the City of Griffin to have them participate in this project in the same way that we agreed to participate in the Rosedale project based on percentage of drainage basin.
	www.spaldingcounty.com /Commissioners/Minutes/Minutes09112000.htm (4237 words)

	Engineering a roster spot - The Washington Times: Sports - February 14, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Other students came to dread their broad-shouldered classmate — not because Ruffin was a jock but because he was setting the curve on quizzes and exams.
		Ruffin's college-educated parents, Bruce and Gladys, expected academic excellence; their son figured that if professional basketball didn't work out, he could make a good living as an engineer — or perhaps go back to school to become a veterinarian.
		Ruffin missed 41 games with an injured abdominal muscle, and his 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 points a game were too little, too late.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20050214-010521-4082r.htm (1192 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Ruffin gets call — and responds
		Just five days after Michael Ruffin returned from a lengthy recline on the injured list, the Utah Jazz coaches were comfortable enough with his progress to put him on the court for the final seven minutes of a game that was far from over.
		Tuesday's win was a milestone for Ruffin because coaches put him back into the game after he'd been on the bench for a while.
		Sloan said Ruffin's play during the exhibition season had the coaches planning to use him as a starting forward until he was injured in mid-October.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,585037666,00.html (644 words)

	Extraordinary Session
		County Manager Ruffin stated that the conflict is that Mr.
		Commissioner Martha McDaniel reiterated again that she had not been able to study the report and would feel very uncomfortable voting for something as important as this is without having read the document.
		County Manager Ruffin commented that the City and County are hammering out a joint agreement with Insight Communications for a renewal of franchise agreements.
	www.spaldingcounty.com /Commissioners/Minutes/Minutes04202000.htm (6179 words)

	Michael Ruffin - HoopsVibe
		Listen Ruffin doesnt get the stats, he plays tough d, Example last night at the wizards pacers game, first quarter al harrington scored 14 points, second quarter they put ruffin on him he scores nothing.
		ruffin is a dominant beast, and any one who says other wise is a complete idiot.
		ruffin is a beast..look at his stats, the man averages 2.0 ppg for his career.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba-players/michael-ruffin-ar21170.html (465 words)

	NBATOWN.COM - MICHAEL RUFFIN
		James drove around Antonio Daniels, collided with Michael Ruffin and banked in a short shot on his way down with 5.7 seconds to play, giving the Cleveland Cavaliers a 97-96 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night and a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
		The Wizards were seeking their first 4-0 start at home since the 1974-75 season, and they appeared headed in that direction when Michael Ruffin drew a charging call on Carter with 3.2 seconds left in regulation and the hosts ahead by a point.
		When you continue with that play by running into a 6-foot-8 bull of a man like Michael Ruffin, and you have time to gather yourself, use the glass and hit the game-winner in an emotionally taut playoff game -- your first on the road -- your days of a wunderkind are over.
	www.nbatown.com /nba-players/michael-ruffin.aspx (650 words)

	Michael Ruffin, Tulsa
		Michael Ruffin is the epitomy of the guy who does the dirty work and doesn't get a lot of fanfare.
		Ruffin makes his home on the low post quite well, especially at the defensive end.
		Ruffin is not a very good offensive player, however.
	www.ibiblio.org /craig/draft/1999_draft/Players/ruffin.html (176 words)

	NCAA'S TODAY'S TOP VIII RECIPIENTS NAMED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Top 50 preseason candidate for John R. Wooden Award last year, Ruffin solidified his credentials as one of the country's top upperclassmen during the 1998-99 season, ranking eighth nationally in rebounding and 18th in blocked shots, leading Tulsa to its third consecutive NCAA tournament bid.
		He also led the Western Athletic Conference in rebounding (10.4) and was second in blocked shots (2.6), a performance that led to his being the second pick of the second round (32nd selection overall) of the National Basketball Association draft by the Chicago Bulls.
		Ruffin earned a 3.72 grade-point average in chemical engineering, leading to his election as a 1999 GTE/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American.
	www.ncaa.org /releases/awards/1999122001aw.htm (2647 words)

	ESPN.com: 1999 NBA Draft: Michael Ruffin
		"Michael Ruffin is Tulsas all-time leader in blocked shots and rebounds and was a good presence in the middle who, at just 6-8, can get up and swat away shot attempts by bigger men -- as evidenced by the fact that he led the league in blocks (2.6) along with New Mexicos Kenny Thomas.
		Ruffin, however, is just a defensive player and rebounder, and has no real offensive game.
		Defensively, Ruffin is a capable post defender, but he does not step out and defend on the perimeter.
	espn.go.com /nba/draft99/players/profiles/ruffin_michael.html (613 words)

	Mavericks tie series behind Terry's 32 points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Terry, former Arizona star, scored a season-high 32 points, including a three-pointer with 26.9 seconds left, and Michael Finley added 18 to rally the Mavericks from a seven-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a victory over the Rockets on Saturday.
		The win was the first in the postseason for the Wizards since May 8, 1988, when they beat Detroit 106-103 in Game 4 of a first-round series.
		But Ruffin chipped in a season-high nine points, and Haywood had eight points and nine rebounds.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/suns/articles/0501nbardp0501.html (705 words)

	RotoTimes.com - Michael Ruffin - Fantasy Basketball Profile
		Ruffin is averaging just 9.2 minutes and 0.3 points in 18 games this year.
		Michael Ruffin missed his second straight game on Friday because of dizziness and severe headaches, according to the AP.
		Ruffin played 22 minutes and had five rebounds in his return.
	www.rototimes.com /nba/player.php?tqid=922 (215 words)

	Michael Ruffin Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com
		Ruffin was listed as active for Saturday's loss to the Knicks, but did not see any action.
		Ruffin, who missed six games after experiencing headaches and dizziness early last week, will be available for Saturday's game against the Knicks, the Washington Post reports.
		Ruffin missed his sixth game in a row Wednesday because of dizziness and headaches he experienced last week, the Washington Times reports.
	www.rotowire.com /basketball/player.htm?id=2015 (201 words)

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