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	Ralph Sampson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7, 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) was arguably the most heavily recruited (for both college and the NBA) basketball prospect of his generation.
		Ralph Sampson won numerous individual awards in the short period of time he was healthy, but he never won a National Championship or an NBA Championship.
		In 2006, Sampson was indicted on perjury charges in a federal child support case.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ralph_Sampson (621 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		Sampson led topranked Virginia to a 6863 victory over Ewing's Georgetown in a game that many agreed came close to living up to its billing as a unique attraction for the crowd of 19,035 and the millions watching on television.
		Sampson, a senior, won the battle because he had the moves to beat Ewing, a sophomore, more often than Ewing was able to use his strength.
		Patrick Ewing of Georgetown and Ralph Sampson of Virginia, behind him, positioning themselves for a rebound in their storied matchup at Landover, Md. Sampson reigned for the night but Ewing was king for the decade.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/12.11.html (727 words)

	Ralph Allen Sampson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ralph Allen Sampson (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British astronomer.
		He did important research into the theory of the motions of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, for which he won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1928.
		Sampson crater on the Moon is named after him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ralph_Allen_Sampson (182 words)

	Press Release - 25 MAR 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sampson faces a maximum possible sentence of two years' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.00 on both charges.
		An arraignment is scheduled in the Eastern District of Virginia on April 7, 2003 and an initial appearance is scheduled in the Western District of Virginia on April 9, 2003.
		Sampson was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on March 19, 2003.
	www.usdoj.gov /usao/vaw/press_releases/sampson_25mar2003.html (301 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Sampson pleads guilty in first of two child-support cases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sampson has already paid all but $1,243 of the $22,450 he owed in the Richmond case and all but about $1,800 of the $29,542 he is charged with owing in the Charlottesville case, Heblich said.
		The 7-foot-4 Sampson, a Harrisonburg native who now lives in suburban Atlanta, was the first pick of the 1983 NBA draft by the Rockets.
		According to court documents, Sampson was paid $539,060 in 1999 and $134,765 in 2000 by the Sacramento Kings.
	espn.go.com /nba/news/2003/0407/1535066.html (371 words)

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		Sampson testified that he phoned Piper because there was a severe shortage of insulators in the Chattanooga area.
		Jeffrey testified that Sampson turned to her after the phone conversation with Piper and said, that "Ralph just quit and to take him off the payroll." Piper goes on in his testimony: I didn't quit, I just-he could send me to another job if he had it.
		Ralph Piper admitted that he was kind of mad when Sampson refused to give him a pink slip but he denied that he called Sampson a son of a bitch.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/298/298-1105.txt (10280 words)

	ESPN.com - COMMUNITY - Sampson not ruling the NBA out ... yet
		Sampson, the head coach of the IBL's Richmond's Rhythm, admitted in his ESPN.com chat that he's more likely to return to the league in a front office or coaching capacity than as a player.
		Ralph Sampson: The biggest thing was to make sure I was aware of who I was going against, to develop a strategy.
		Ralph Sampson: Throughout the year, you could call a team to ask for a personal tryout, or in the summer, each team or the IBL itself will have a free-agent workout camp.
	espn.go.com /community/s/2000/0203/333194.html (1648 words)

	ESPN.com - Sampson owes thousands of dollars to two daughters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sampson, 44, faces a maximum possible sentence of two years in prison and a fine of $250,000 on each charge if convicted.
		Sampson also is charged with failing to comply with a 1988 order that he pay $1,500 a month in child support for a daughter in Alexandria, Va. As of April 30, Sampson owed more than $247,500 in that case, McNulty said.
		The 7-foot-4 Sampson, who starred at the University of Virginia and now lives in suburban Atlanta, was the first pick of the 1983 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2059499&type=story (258 words)

	SUNS: One-on-One with Jamal Sampson
		California forward Jamal Sampson was one of five players brought in for a pre-draft workout on Tuesday.
		The cousin of former NBA center Ralph Sampson, Jamal Sampson worked for the Phoenix Suns in a private workout Tuesday.
		Sampson: I live in L.A. so I don’t see a lot of Phoenix games, but from what I’ve seen this is a good organization.
	www.nba.com /suns/news/qa_sampson.html (388 words)

	Sampson legitimized Chaminade's upset in 1982 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Ralph Sampson, right, attended yesterday's reunion to celebrate Chaminade's stunning 77-72 upset of then-No. 1 Virginia on Dec. 23, 1982.
		Sampson was The Boss and his teammates were the E Street Band, and even at yesterday's gathering, it was repeatedly mentioned that Chaminade faced "Ralph Sampson and Virginia."
		Sampson scored 12 points that night, the Cavaliers were called for traveling late in the game (by an Atlantic Coast Conference official), and the rest became history and a line of T-shirts proclaiming, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Chaminade."
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Nov/23/sp/sp16a.html (1042 words)

	The Cavalier Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sampson entered school his first year amid a whirlwind of hype, joining a team with a solid group of veterans that included Lee Raker and two-time All-American Jeff Lamp.
		Sampson still holds a high place with many Cavalier records, including being the top rebounder and shot-blocker in school history by a wide margin.
		Even though Sampson's career was cut short by knee injuries, no one can take away his magical four-year run at Virginia where he was unquestionably the greatest player ever to don the orange and blue.
	www.cavalierdaily.com /CVArticle.asp?ID=7774&pid=698 (1191 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Ex-NBA star Sampson charged with perjury
		Sampson, 45, was indicted on one count each of perjury and making a false claim, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
		The charges are related to an affidavit Sampson submitted in May to obtain a court-appointed lawyer in a child support case.
		Sampson hasn't named a new attorney since his October appearance and is scheduled for a Feb. 6 bond hearing on the newest charges, a court clerk said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20060118-1345-bko-sampson-charged.html (271 words)

	Jet: Ralph Sampson gets probation and fined in child support case - Sports - Brief Article
		Ralph Sampson, former University of Virginia and NBA basketball star, was recently sentenced to two years of probation and fined $1,000 for not paying child support for his 14-year-old daughter.
		Sampson's defense attorney said Sampson fell behind during a period of unstable employment.
		In April, Sampson also pleaded guilty in Charlottesville to not paying child support for an 18-year-old daughter and was sentenced to a year of probation (JET, April 28).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_5_104/ai_105917559 (263 words)

	ABC News: Sampson pleads not guilty to federal charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ralph Sampson pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges of failing to pay court-ordered child support, and he is scheduled for trial Sept. 14.
		Sampson's federal public defender waived his client's right to a speedy trial date, which would have to be before Aug. 22.
		The 7-foot-4 Sampson starred at Virginia and was drafted No. 1 overall by Houston in 1983.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=816726 (251 words)

	SI.com - SI 50th - Virginia - SI Flashback: Something's Gotta Give -
		Sampson's NCAA tournament experience as a sophomore had ended in a similar bummer after Holland told him that the Cavaliers needed a flurry of points from him if they were to beat North Carolina in the semis at Philadelphia.
		Sampson's most efficient tormentor last season was 6' 11", 254-pound Jim Johnstone of Wake Forest, who cannily used his considerable bulk to attain offensive position underneath the rim so Sampson had no room to block Johnstone's banked hook shot.
		Thompson may have Ewing front Sampson in a 131 for a portion of the game, constantly reminding Ewing to keep in body contact with Sampson and to watch for the lob pass and beseeching his weakside forwards to be cognizant of picks and screens on Ewing.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /magazine/features/si50/states/virginia/flashback (3751 words)

	Wednesday, August 16, 2000 - Tall orders - Las Vegas View Neighborhood Newspapers
		Former NBA player Ralph Sampson adjusts the head and arm position of Chloe Linder at the Ralph Sampson Basketball School at the Warren-Walker Upper School gymnasium.
		They were still in the crib when Ralph Sampson -- a 7-foot, 4-inch center hailed by some as the next Wilt Chamberlain -- was taken by the Houston Rockets with the first overall pick of the 1983 NBA Draft.
		Linder wasn't even born when Sampson buried an off-balance buzzer-beater to sink the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1986 Western Conference Finals, but she is aware of his accomplishments now.
	www.viewnews.com /2000/VIEW-Aug-16-Wed-2000/East/14093679.html (989 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Ex-NBA, Virginia star Sampson admits child support charges
		Sampson admitted failing to provide $1,500 monthly child support for a 17-year-old daughter living in Falmouth.
		After leaving Virginia, Sampson was the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Rockets in the 1983 NBA draft.
		Sampson was arrested May 13, nine days after he was indicted.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20051028-1035-bko-sampson-plea.html (254 words)

	SportingNews.com - NBA - Sampson not worthy of the Hall of Fame
		Ralph Sampson was the most agile 7 footer in an era of plodding centers.
		Sampson never showed the toughness,drive to excel or enthusiasm for the game to rival the big men who have been elected to the Hall and his entry would demean the likes of Russ, Wilt,Hakeem and Big Bill to name a few.
		Sampson also received awards for his collegiate career, but he was never dominant, and everybody expected so much more of him in the NBA.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=63517 (2617 words)

	University of Virginia - Official Athletic Site - Athletics
		In 1979 Ralph Sampson was the hottest recruit in the nation.
		During Sampson's recruiting visit to The Grounds, he was given a helicopter ride over the city, including a fly over of University Hall.
		And I said with Ralph coming in, and it may have been my idea, it may have been Landon's idea, but we were all sitting there, Mrs.
	virginiasports.collegesports.com /ot/va-u-hall-ralphs-house.html (1239 words)

	Former basketball star sentenced to probation for not paying child support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ralph Sampson was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and fined $1,000 for not paying child support for his 14-year-old daughter.
		In April, Sampson also pleaded guilty in Charlottesville to not paying child support for an 18-year-old daughter and was sentenced to a year of probation.
		The 7-foot-4 Sampson, who lives in suburban Atlanta, was the first pick of the 1983 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/07/08/sports1211EDT0305.DTL (189 words)

	ABC News: Ex-NBA Star Sampson Pleads Not Guilty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The charges stem from a child support case in which Sampson, 45, was charged with failure to pay more than $300,000 in child support to two daughters by different women.
		At the time, his attorney said Sampson was working without salary for an online communications firm, but the indictment alleged Sampson had spent at least one month earning $5,000 as a consultant.
		Sampson said he now works for a mortgage company in the Atlanta area.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1585473&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (231 words)

	TimesDispatch.com \| Sampson's child-support woes continue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sampson, 44, was indicted here May 4 and arrested in Atlanta, where he lives, on May 23.
		Sampson also is accused of being $6,088 in arrears to a 17-year-old daughter who lives in Stafford County.
		Sampson, a three-time NCAA player of the year, was the NBA rookie of the year in 1984 after the Houston Rockets made him the first pick in the 1983 NBA draft.
	www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783096591&path=!sports&s=1045855934844 (322 words)

	Classic Basketball Strength Training Program \| Bill Dunn and John Gamble
		Ralph Sampson's Summer of 82' Strength Program was taken from "Strength Training and Conditioning for Basketball" by W. Dunn with E. Soudek and J. Gieck, 1983.
		At the time of the writing of this book the University of Virginia's 7' 4" Ralph Sampson was already a two-time NCAA Player of the Year.
		All we can do is compare the reps and weights Sampson was using at the beginning of his summer program and estimate his beginning max using those numbers.
	www.strengthcats.com /classicbasketball.htm (554 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sampson admits child-support charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		RICHMOND, Va. — Ralph Sampson, the former University of Virginia and NBA player, pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges of failure to pay more than $300,000 in court-ordered child support.
		Sampson admitted to failing to provide $1,500 in monthly child support for a now 17-year-old daughter living in Falmouth, in northern Virginia.
		Sampson agreed to provide financial information to prosecutors and to a payment schedule, if the court so orders.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/2005-10-28-sampson-child-support_x.htm?csp=34 (324 words)

	White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Former Basketball Star Ralph Sampson Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support
		Sampson, a former NBA basketball player for the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on March 19, 2003, for failing to pay more than $21,000 in child support obligations.
		Sampson pled guilty to the federal charge on April 4, 2003, and was sentenced to two years probation on July 8, 2003.
		Sampson has failed to maintain the child support obligations for this child and is currently more than $6,000 in arrears.
	lawprofessors.typepad.com /whitecollarcrime_blog/2005/05/former_basketba.html (783 words)

	Ralph Sampson Enterprises - It Takes Teamwork to Make a Dreamwork (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Off the court, Ralph is best known for his service to others.
		He is the founder of the Winners’ Circle Foundation, President of Sampson Communications, Inc and serves on numerous boards.
		Ralph Sampson is among 16 players nominated as finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame today.
	www.sampsonenterprises.net (147 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Ralph Sampson, leaning at right, attended Friday's reunion of the 1982 Chaminade team that upset Virginia.
		Local writers, myself included, had anticipated a fairly easy Virginia win behind 7-foot-4 Ralph Sampson, who was the college basketball player of the year three years running.
		Randolph seemed to get under the skin of Sampson on this night, just as he did a few times when he played against the skyscraper in high school back in Virginia.
	starbulletin.com /2002/11/24/sports/story10.html (1022 words)

	HOLLAND: RALPH WAS A GREAT PRO RALPH SAMPSON A GREAT PRO UNTIL INJURED, SAID EX-COACH.
		Strange, huh, because Holland was Sampson's coach when the former University of Virginia star was a three-time national Player of the Year.
		Sampson topped Houston in scoring his first two seasons and was runnerup to Akeem Olajuwon the next two years.
		Sampson later played with Golden State, Sacramento and Washington in a nine-year NBA career.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960510/05080118.htm (707 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| 'Confession' transcripts of bomb suspects
		The following are excerpts from the confessions of the three men: Alexander Mitchell, William Sampson and Ralph Skevins.
		During this explosion I was assisted by Dr William Sampson, of Canadian nationality.
		Later on, I received a phone call from Dr William Sampson to say that I have to place the device under the car parked on the right side of me...
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/1154165.stm (693 words)

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