document_title: Super Bowl ring

question_text: what player in the nfl has the most rings

text: Super Bowl ring

text: Details[edit]

text: These rings are typically made of yellow or white gold with diamonds. They usually include the team name, team logo, and Super Bowl number (usually indicated in Roman numerals). The NFL contributes up to $5,000 per ring for up to 150 rings for the winning team; any additional costs are borne by the team.[1] Most rings are manufactured by memorabilia company Jostens. In 2015, the rings for the New England Patriots reportedly cost $36,500 each, making them the most expensive rings Jostens has ever produced.[2]

text: The winning team can typically present rings to whomever they choose, including usually, but not limited to: players (active roster or injured), coaches, trainers, executives, personnel, and general staff. Some teams have given rings to former players and coaches that were on the team at some point during the season, despite not having been on the winning roster for the Super Bowl itself.[3][4] Sometimes a team will give rings to fans as part of a charity raffle.[5] Teams can distribute any number of rings. A recent trend over the last 15–20 years has been lesser rings awarded to front office staff. These are commonly called "B" and "C" level rings and are smaller and contain fewer diamonds or contain faux diamonds. The first instance of this was the Redskins Super Bowl XVII ring when many in the front office received rings that were not solid gold and contained cubic zirconia stones (which resemble diamonds). When Tampa Bay won Super Bowl XXXVII, the players and coaches received rings with a diamond-centered Lombardi trophy. Some staff received rings with a metal Lombardi trophy and real diamonds surrounding the trophy and the "C" level ring did not contain any diamonds.

text: Many rings feature diamonds in the shape of the Vince Lombardi Trophy or a football. Some feature diamonds or gold in the shape of a team logo. Others illustrate the number of Super Bowls that franchise has won. Also, the rings are customized with the player's name and uniform number.

text: The Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV ring[6] contained more than 100 diamonds. The Packer logo, in the center of the ring, made up 13 diamonds, one for each title the team has won, dating back to 1929. In a break from tradition, this is the first Super Bowl ring to be made of platinum, not gold.[citation needed]

text: The New England Patriots Super Bowl LI ring has 283 diamonds, to commemorate their comeback from being down 28-3 versus the Atlanta Falcons late in the 3rd quarter.[7]

text: Value and resale[edit]

text: Replicas of the rings for various years are popular collectibles, along with genuine rings. Dave Meggett is known to have placed his ring for sale on eBay. Two Super Bowl rings from the 1970 Steelers sold on eBay for over $69,000 apiece in mid-2008.[8] Patriots safety Je'Rod Cherry raffled his ring from Super Bowl XXXVI in November 2008 to benefit several charities working to help children in Africa and Asia.[9] Tight end Shannon Sharpe, meanwhile, gave his first Super Bowl ring to his brother Sterling, who had his career cut short by injury.[10]

text: In 2011, a Super Bowl ring belonging to Steve Wright, a lineman for the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s, sold for over $73,000 at auction. Three Super Bowl rings belonging to former Raiders' punter Ray Guy brought over $96,000 at auction. In 2012, Lawrence Taylor's son sold his father's Super Bowl ring from 1990 for more than $250,000.

text: Most Super Bowl rings[edit]

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Seven: two people.

Bill Belichick: two as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants and five as head coach of New England Patriots
Neal Dahlen:[11][12] five with San Francisco 49ers (staff and player personnel) and two with Denver Broncos (general manager)

Six: six people.

Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II: each as an executive with Pittsburgh Steelers
Chuck Noll: four as head coach and two as a team consultant with Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Nunn: each as a scout with Pittsburgh Steelers[13][14]
"Mean Joe" Greene: four as a defensive tackle, two as a special assistant for player personnel, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers[15]
Conditioning coach Mike Woicik: three with Dallas Cowboys and three with New England Patriots

Five: twenty people.

Charles Haley, five (two as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and three as a defensive end with the Dallas Cowboys)
Tom Brady, five as starting quarterback with New England Patriots; he has the most rings of any active player (as of the end of the 2017–18 season), he is the only player to win five playing for one team, and he has more than any other quarterback in Super Bowl history.
Robert Kraft, five as owner of New England Patriots
Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr., five as owner of San Francisco 49ers
Keith Simon: five as CFO and Executive VP with San Francisco 49ers
Bobb McKittrick: five as offensive line coach with San Francisco 49ers
Ray Rhodes: five as an assistant coach with San Francisco 49ers
Bill McPherson: five as defensive line coach with San Francisco 49ers
Dick Hoak: each as a running backs coach with Pittsburgh Steelers
Romeo Crennel: two as a defensive coach with New York Giants and three as a defensive coordinator with New England Patriots
George Seifert: three as an assistant coach and two as a head coach all with San Francisco 49ers
Dwight Clark: two as a player and three as a member of the front office, all with San Francisco 49ers
Pepper Johnson: two as a linebacker for New York Giants and three as an assistant coach with New England Patriots
Monsignor Peter Armstrong: five as chaplain for San Francisco 49ers
Markus Paul: three as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the New England Patriots, and two as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the New York Giants[16]
Tim Rooney: Three with Pittsburgh Steelers and two with New York Giants (as Pro Personnel Director/Scout)
Josh McDaniels has won five with the New England Patriots his first as personnel assistant, second as defensive coaching assistant, third as quarterbacks coach and his fourth and fifth as offensive coordinator.
Ivan Fears has won five with New England Patriots his first as wide receivers coach and the remaining as running backs coach.
Ernie Adams has won five with New England Patriots as a football research director
Brian Daboll has won five with New England Patriots, one as a defensive coaching assistant, two as wide receivers coach, and two as tight ends coach

Four: at least 39 players, many coaches and staff.

The first player to win four Super Bowl rings was tight-end Marv Fleming, who got a pair with Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967, and another pair with Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973.
Twenty-two players earned four rings with Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s: Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mike Webster, Donnie Shell, L. C. Greenwood, Rocky Bleier, Gerry Mullins, Larry Brown, Mike Wagner, J.T. Thomas, Loren Toews, Jon Kolb, Sam Davis, Steve Furness, Dwight White, Randy Grossman and the previously mentioned Joe Greene (who later added two more rings). At least five coaches were with the team all four years: George Perles, Louis Riecke, Woody Widenhofer and (as noted above) Chuck Noll and Dick Hoak. The list of Steelers front office staff receiving four rings during that era includes Director of Player Personnel Dick Haley.
Tom Flores: First person to have rings as a player (Kansas City Chiefs), assistant coach and head coach (Oakland Raiders)
Joe Montana, Keena Turner, Jesse Sapolu, Eric Wright, Mike Wilson and Ronnie Lott each won four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers.
Kicker Adam Vinatieri won three with the New England Patriots and one with the Indianapolis Colts
Russ Grimm won three with Washington Redskins and one with Pittsburgh Steelers
Ted Hendricks won one with Baltimore Colts and three with Oakland Raiders
Bill Romanowski won two with San Francisco and two with Denver Broncos
Coach Charlie Weis won one with New York Giants and three with New England Patriots
Matt Millen has four rings while playing for four different cities and three different teams, one with Oakland Raiders, one with Los Angeles Raiders, one with San Francisco 49ers, and one with Washington Redskins (only player to earn a ring with four different cities)
Sherman Lewis won three as running backs coach with San Francisco 49ers and one as offensive coordinator with Green Bay Packers
Willie Davis[17] Won all four rings with Green Bay Packers: two as a player, one as a member of the team's board of directors, and one as an emeritus director. He is the only person to possess all four of Green Bay's Super Bowl rings. Davis also won rings as a member of the 1961, 1962 and 1965 NFL Championship Green Bay Packer teams, bringing his unofficial championship ring count to seven, as the first three were awarded prior to the creation of the Super Bowl.
Mike Pope won all four of his Super Bowl rings as the long time Tight End coach for New York Giants
Ken Norton, Jr. was the first member of 3 Super Bowl-winning teams in a row as a player, and gained a 4th ring as the Linebacker coach for the 2013 Seattle Seahawks
Larry Izzo won three Super Bowls with New England Patriots, and one as the special teams assistant coach with New York Giants
Coach Gary Kubiak won one with San Francisco 49ers as quarterbacks coach, two with Denver Broncos as offensive coordinator, and one as the head coach of the Broncos
Dante Scarnecchia has won four with New England Patriots as an offensive line coach, along with being assistant head coach for three of them
Brian Pariani has won four rings. One as an offensive assistant coach with San Francisco 49ers and three as the tight ends coach with the Denver Broncos

Three: many players, coaches and staff

Among the many figures with three are Bill Walsh, John Elway, Mike Ditka, Mike Shanahan, Art Shell, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Jay Novacek, Michael Irvin, Larry Brown, Eric Mangini, Joe Gibbs, Dave Dalby, Cliff Branch, Roger Craig, Shannon Sharpe, Ed McCaffrey, Mark Schlereth, Forrest Gregg, Herb Adderley, Tom Coughlin, LeGarrette Blount, and Matt Cavanaugh.
Twenty-two players earned three rings with the New England Patriots during the early 2000s: Troy Brown, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour, Ty Law, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Faulk, Matt Light, Patrick Pass, Ted Johnson, Lonie Paxton, Stephen Neal, Joe Andruzzi, David Patten, Roman Phifer, Tom Ashworth, Adrian Klemm, Je'Rod Cherry, Matt Chatham, the aforementioned Adam Vinatieri (who later added a fourth ring with the Colts), the aforementioned Tom Brady (who went on to win two additional Super Bowls with the Patriots), and the aforementioned Larry Izzo (who won a fourth with the Giants).

text: Players with Super Bowl and Grey Cup rings[edit]

text: As of 2017, ten players have won championships in both the NFL and Canada’s equivalent Canadian Football League (CFL).

text:
O. J. Brigance (linebacker) won a Grey Cup ring in 1995 with the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions and won a Super Bowl ring in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens. He is the only player to win both a Grey Cup and a Super Bowl with teams from the same city.
Brandon Browner (cornerback) won a ring in 2008 with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders and then won a Super Bowl ring in 2013 with the Seattle Seahawks, although he did not play in that game due to a suspension. He went on to play against the Seahawks in the following year's Super Bowl, when he won a second ring with the 2014 New England Patriots.
Terry Greer (wide receiver) was the first person to win both championships; he won the Grey Cup as a member of the Toronto Argonauts in 1983, and two Super Bowl rings as a member of the San Francisco 49ers in 1988 and 1989.
Harald Hasselbach (defensive end) won a ring in 1992 with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders and won a Super Bowl ring in 1997 with the Denver Broncos.
Bobby Singh (guard) is the only player to win a Super Bowl (1999 with the St. Louis Rams), and a Grey Cup (2006 with the BC Lions), and the XFL Championship (2001 with the Los Angeles Xtreme).
Alvin Walton (safety) won two Super Bowl rings with the NFL's Washington Redskins (1987 and 1991 seasons, but he did not participate in the 1991 season Super Bowl victory) and won a Grey Cup ring with the Baltimore Stallions in 1995.
Barry Wilburn (cornerback) won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins in 1988 and the Grey Cup in 1994 with the BC Lions.
Tyrone Williams (wide receiver) won two Super Bowl rings with Dallas in 1992 and 1993, although he did not participate in either game. He then won a Grey Cup ring with the Toronto Argonauts in 1996.
Andre Rison (wide receiver) won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 1996, and a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004.
Josh Miller (punter) won a Grey Cup with the Baltimore Stallions in 1995, and a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2004.


document_title: 2018 NBA All-Star Game

question_text: when will the 2018 nba all stars be announced

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text: 2018 NBA All-Star Game

text: Format change[edit]

text: On October 3, 2017, the NBA announced that the format would change from the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format, and would instead switch to a draft-style format, similar to the format used by the NHL All-Star Game from 2011 through 2015 and the NFL Pro Bowl from 2014 through 2016. The team captains were determined by the most votes received in their respective conference. Each team will pick a charity to play for, and the winning team will have money donated to their charity.[3] The winning team will receive $100,000 for each player and the losing team $25,000 each.[4]

tag: p

text: All-Star Game[edit]

text: Coaches[edit]

text: The two teams were coached from their respected conference.[5] Mike D'Antoni, coach of the Houston Rockets, was named as the head coach for Team Stephen.[6] Dwane Casey, coach of the Toronto Raptors, was named as the head coach for Team LeBron.[7]

text: Rosters[edit]

text: The rosters for the All-Star Game were selected through a voting process. The starters were chosen by the fans, media, and current NBA players. Fans make up 50% of the vote, and NBA players and media each comprise 25% of the vote. The two guards and three frontcourt players who receive the highest cumulative vote totals are named the All-Star starters.[8] NBA head coaches vote for the reserves for their respective conferences, none of which can be players on their own team. Each coach selects two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild cards, with each selected player ranked in order of preference within each category. If a multi-position player is to be selected, coaches are encouraged to vote for the player at the position that was "most advantageous for the All-Star team", regardless of where the player was listed on the All-Star ballot or the position he was listed in box scores.

text: The All-Star Game starters were announced on January 18, 2018.[9] Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics and DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors were named the backcourt starters in the East, earning their fifth and fourth all-star appearances, respectively. LeBron James was named a starter to his 14th career all-star game, breaking Dirk Nowitzki's record for most selections among active players. Joining James in the East frontcourt was Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, his first selection, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, his second selection.

text: Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and James Harden of the Houston Rockets were named to the starting backcourt in the West, earning their fifth and sixth all-star appearances, respectively. In the frontcourt, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors was named to his ninth career all-star game, along with DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, their fourth and fifth all-star selections, respectively.[9]

text: The All-Star Game reserves were announced on January 23, 2018.[10] The West reserves include Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, his seventh selection, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, their fourth and third all-star selections, respectively, LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs, his sixth selection, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers, his third selection, and Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves, their first and fourth all-star selections, respectively.

text: The East reserves include Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, his fourth selection, Al Horford of the Boston Celtics, his fifth selection, John Wall and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards, their fifth and first all-star selections, respectively, Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers, his first selection, Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers, his fifth selection, and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks, his first selection.

text:
Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos
Player
Team
No. of selections

Starters[9]

G
Kyrie Irving
Boston Celtics
5

G
DeMar DeRozan
Toronto Raptors
4

F
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
14

C
Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers
1

F/G
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks
2

Reserves[10]

G
Bradley Beal
Washington Wizards
1

G
Goran DragićREP3
Miami Heat
1

C/F
Al Horford
Boston Celtics
5

F/C
Kevin LoveINJ3
Cleveland Cavaliers
5

G
Kyle Lowry
Toronto Raptors
4

G
Victor Oladipo
Indiana Pacers
1

F/C
Kristaps PorziņģisINJ4
New York Knicks
1

G
John WallINJ2
Washington Wizards
5

C
Andre DrummondREP2
Detroit Pistons
2

G
Kemba WalkerREP4
Charlotte Hornets
2

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos
Player
Team
No. of selections

Starters[9]

G
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors
5

G
James Harden
Houston Rockets
6

F
Kevin Durant
Golden State Warriors
9

C
DeMarcus CousinsINJ1
New Orleans Pelicans
4

F/C
Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans
5

Reserves[10]

G
Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City Thunder
7

G
Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers
3

F
Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors
3

C
Karl-Anthony Towns
Minnesota Timberwolves
1

F/C
LaMarcus Aldridge
San Antonio Spurs
6

G
Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors
4

G/F
Jimmy Butler
Minnesota Timberwolves
4

F
Paul GeorgeREP1
Oklahoma City Thunder
5

tag: table

text: Draft[edit]

text: LeBron James and Stephen Curry were named as captains due to being the leading vote getter from the East and West, respectively. James had the first pick in the draft as the leading vote getter overall, while Curry has first choice of jersey color, due to the Western Conference having home team status for the game. The draft pool consisted of the eight other starters, with no regard to conference designation, and 14 reserves (seven from each conference), chosen by NBA head coaches.[9] On January 25, 2018, LeBron James and Stephen Curry created their rosters via a draft, which would not be televised for various reasons. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will select the replacement for any player unable to participate in the All-Star Game, choosing a player from the same conference as the player who is being replaced. Silver’s selection would join the team that drafted the replaced player. If a replaced player is a starter, the head coach of that team will choose a new starter from his cast of players instead.[5]

text:
Team LeBron

Pos
Player
Team

Starters[5]

F
Kevin Durant
Golden State Warriors

F/C
Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans

F
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers

C
DeMarcus CousinsINJ1
New Orleans Pelicans

G
Kyrie Irving
Boston Celtics

Reserves[5]

F/C
LaMarcus Aldridge
San Antonio Spurs

G
Bradley Beal
Washington Wizards

F/C
Kevin LoveINJ3
Cleveland Cavaliers

G
Russell WestbrookST
Oklahoma City Thunder

G
Victor Oladipo
Indiana Pacers

F/C
Kristaps PorziņģisINJ4
New York Knicks

G
John WallINJ2
Washington Wizards

F
Paul GeorgeREP1
Oklahoma City Thunder

C
Andre DrummondREP2
Detroit Pistons

G
Goran DragićREP3
Miami Heat

G
Kemba WalkerREP4
Charlotte Hornets

Head coach: Dwane Casey (Toronto Raptors)[7]

Team Stephen

Pos
Player
Team

Starters[5]

G
James Harden
Houston Rockets

G
DeMar DeRozan
Toronto Raptors

G
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors

G/F
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks

C
Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers

Reserves[5]

G
Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers

G/F
Jimmy Butler
Minnesota Timberwolves

F
Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors

G
Kyle Lowry
Toronto Raptors

G
Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors

C
Karl-Anthony Towns
Minnesota Timberwolves

F/C
Al Horford
Boston Celtics

Head coach: Mike D'Antoni (Houston Rockets)[6]

text:
^INJ1 DeMarcus Cousins was unable to play due to an Achilles injury.[11]
^REP1 Paul George was selected as DeMarcus Cousins' replacement.[12]
^INJ2 John Wall was unable to participate due to a knee injury.[13]
^REP2 Andre Drummond was selected as John Wall's replacement.[14]
^INJ3 Kevin Love was unable to participate due to a hand injury.[15]
^REP3 Goran Dragić was selected as Kevin Love's replacement.[16]
^INJ4 Kristaps Porziņģis was unable to participate due to a torn ACL.[17]
^REP4 Kemba Walker was named as Kristaps Porziņģis' replacement.[18]
^ST Russell Westbrook was selected to start in place of Cousins.[19]

text: Game[edit]

text: TNT, TBS

text:
February 18, 2018
8:30 pm ET

text: Recap

text:
Team LeBron 148, Team Stephen 145

Scoring by quarter: 31–42, 45–36, 33–34, 39–33

Pts: LeBron James 29
Rebs: LeBron James 10
Asts: Kyrie Irving 9

Pts: DeRozan, Lillard 21 each
Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 10
Asts: Kyle Lowry 11

text:
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 17,801
Referees:

James Capers
Gary Zielinski
Tony Brown

text: National anthem[edit]

text: Fergie's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the game received heavy negative criticism and mockery online.[20][21] The rendition—described as "unusual" and "bizarre"—was met with laughter from the arena crowd, and All-Star Draymond Green was shown chuckling on the television broadcast.[22][23] The following day, Fergie said she "wanted to try something special for the NBA," but it "didn't strike the intended tone."[24]

text: All-Star Weekend[edit]

text: Celebrity Game[edit]

text: The 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles will be played on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[25][26][27] Since the All-Star Weekend was held in Los Angeles, the competition would be represented by the two NBA teams in the city with the Los Angeles Lakers (Team Lakers) and the Los Angeles Clippers (Team Clippers) instead of the typical West Vs. East affair like in previous years.

text: ESPN

text:
February 16, 2018
7:00 pm ET

text:
Team Lakers 66, Team Clippers 75

Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–18, 19–17, 17–21

text: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California

text:
Team Lakers

Player
Background

Justin Bieber (2)
Singer/songwriter

Sterling Brim
TV personality/Host/Actor

Nick Cannon (10)
TV personality/Actor/Rapper

Terence Crawford
Boxer

Rachel DeMita (2)
NBA 2KTV personality

Jerry Ferrara
Actor

Flea
Musician

Michael B. Jordan
Actor

Marc Lasry (3)
Milwaukee Bucks owner

Tracy McGrady (2)
former NBA player

Caleb McLaughlin (2)
Actor

Candace Parker (2)
WNBA player

Nate Robinson
former NBA player

Drew Scott (3)
Actor

Kris Wu (3)
Actor/Singer

Head Coach: Rachel Nichols (ESPN host)

Assistant Coach: Tracy McGrady (former NBA player, ESPN analyst)

Assistant Coach: Michael B. Jordan (Actor)

Team Clippers

Player
Background

Anthony Anderson (4)
Actor

Brandon Armstrong (2)
Social media star, former NBA D-League player

Miles Brown
Actor

Win Butler (4)
Musician

Common (7)
Rapper/Actor

Andre De Grasse
Olympic sprinter

Stefanie Dolson
WNBA player

Jamie Foxx (3)
Actor/Comedian/Singer

Paul Pierce
former NBA player

Dascha Polanco
Actress

Quavo
Rapper

Offset
Rapper

Bubba Watson
Golfer

Jason Williams (2)
former NBA player

Head Coach: Katie Nolan (ESPN host)

Assistant Coach: Paul Pierce (former NBA player, ESPN analyst)

Assistant Coach: Common (Rapper/actor)

text: Mountain Dew KickStart Rising Stars Challenge[edit]

text:
Team World[28]

Pos.
Nationality
Player
Team
R/S

G
 Serbia
Bogdan Bogdanović
Sacramento Kings
Rookie

G/F
 Canada
Dillon Brooks
Memphis Grizzlies
Rookie

C
 Cameroon
Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers
Sophomore

G
 Bahamas
Buddy Hield
Sacramento Kings
Sophomore

F
 Finland
Lauri Markkanen
Chicago Bulls
Rookie

G
 Canada
Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
Sophomore

G
 France
Frank Ntilikina
New York Knicks
Rookie

F/C
 Lithuania
Domantas Sabonis
Indiana Pacers
Sophomore

F
 Croatia
Dario Šarić
Philadelphia 76ers
Sophomore

G/F
 Australia
Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ers
Rookie

Head Coach: Rex Kalamian (Toronto Raptors)

Team USA[28]

Pos.
Player
Team
R/S

G
Lonzo BallINJ2
Los Angeles Lakers
Rookie

G
Malcolm BrogdonINJ1
Milwaukee Bucks
Sophomore

G/F
Jaylen Brown
Boston Celtics
Sophomore

F/C
John Collins
Atlanta Hawks
Rookie

G
Kris Dunn
Chicago Bulls
Sophomore

G/F
Brandon Ingram
Los Angeles Lakers
Sophomore

F
Kyle Kuzma
Los Angeles Lakers
Rookie

G
Donovan Mitchell
Utah Jazz
Rookie

G
Dennis Smith Jr.
Dallas Mavericks
Rookie

F
Jayson Tatum
Boston Celtics
Rookie

F
Taurean PrinceREP1
Atlanta Hawks
Sophomore

G
De'Aaron FoxREP2
Sacramento Kings
Rookie

Head Coach: Roy Rogers (Houston Rockets)

text:
^INJ1 Malcolm Brogdon is unable to participate due to a leg injury.[29]
^REP1 Taurean Prince was selected as Malcolm Brogdon's replacement.[30]
^INJ2 Lonzo Ball is unable to participate due to a knee injury.[31]
^REP2 De'Aaron Fox was selected as Lonzo Ball's replacement.[32]

text: TNT

text:
February 16
9:00 pm ET

text: Boxscore

text:
Team World 155, Team USA 124

Scoring by half: 78–59, 77–65

Pts: Buddy Hield 29
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 11
Asts: Ben Simmons 13

Pts: Jaylen Brown 35
Rebs: Jaylen Brown 10
Asts: Donovan Mitchell 7

text:
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,060
Referees:

#21 Dedric Taylor
#7 Lauren Holtkamp
#39 Tyler Ford

text: Team World won against Team USA 155-124.

text: Skills Challenge[edit]

text:
Contestants

Pos.
Player
Team
Height
Weight

G
Spencer Dinwiddie
Brooklyn Nets
6–6
200

C
Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers
7–0
250

F/C
Al Horford
Boston Celtics
6–10
245

F
Lauri Markkanen
Chicago Bulls
7–0
230

G
Donovan MitchellOUT
Utah Jazz
6–3
215

G
Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
6–4
207

F/C
Kristaps PorziņģisINJ
New York Knicks
7–3
240

G
Lou Williams
Los Angeles Clippers
6–1
175

G
Buddy HieldALT
Sacramento Kings
6–4
214

C
Andre DrummondREP
Detroit Pistons
6–11
279

text:
^OUT Donovan Mitchell was removed due to replacing Aaron Gordon in the Slam Dunk Contest.[33]
^ALT Buddy Hield was named as Donovan Mitchell's replacement.[33]
^INJ Kristaps Porziņģis unable to participate due to a torn ACL.[17]
^REP Andre Drummond was named as Kristaps Porziņģis' replacement.[34]

text:
Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Spencer Dinwiddie (Brooklyn)
O

Buddy Hield (Sacramento)
X

Spencer Dinwiddie (Brooklyn)
O

Jamal Murray (Denver)
X

Jamal Murray (Denver)
O

Lou Williams (LA Clippers)
X

Spencer Dinwiddie (Brooklyn)
O

Lauri Makkanen (Chicago)
X

Al Horford (Boston)
X

Joel Embiid (Philadelphia)
O

Joel Embiid (Philadelphia)
X

Lauri Makkanen (Chicago)
O

Lauri Markkanen (Chicago)
O

Andre Drummond (Detroit)
X

text: Three-Point Contest[edit]

text:
Contestants

Pos.
Player
Team
Height
Weight
First round
Final round

G
Devin Booker
Phoenix Suns
6–6
210
19
28

G
Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors
6–7
215
19
25

F
Tobias Harris
Los Angeles Clippers
6–9
235
18
17

G
Wayne Ellington
Miami Heat
6–5
200
17
—

G
Bradley Beal
Washington Wizards
6–5
207
15
—

G
Eric Gordon
Houston Rockets
6–4
215
12
—

G
Kyle Lowry
Toronto Raptors
6–0
205
11
—

F
Paul George
Oklahoma City Thunder
6–9
220
9
—

text: Slam Dunk Contest[edit]

text:
Contestants

Pos.
Player
Team
Height
Weight
First round
Final round

G
Donovan MitchellREP
Utah Jazz
6–3
215
98 (48+50)
98 (50+48)

F
Larry Nance, Jr.
Cleveland Cavaliers
6–9
230
93 (44+49)
96 (46+50)

G
Dennis Smith Jr.
Dallas Mavericks
6–3
195
89 (39+50)
—

G
Victor Oladipo
Indiana Pacers
6–4
210
71 (31+40)
—

G
Aaron GordonINJ
Orlando Magic
6–9
220
—
—

text:
^INJ Aaron Gordon was unable to participate due to a hip injury.[33]
^REP Donovan Mitchell was named as Aaron Gordon's replacement.[33]


document_title: Highland Rim

question_text: where is the northern highland rim in tennessee

text: Highland Rim

text: Geology and physiography[edit]

text: The Highland Rim is a physiographic section of the larger Interior Low Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Interior Plains physiographic division.[1] Most of the Highland Rim is located in U.S. EPA Ecoregion 71, Interior Plateau, which is a part of the Eastern Temperate Forest.

text: The sections of the Highland Rim are referred to the four cardinal directions, e.g., "Northern Highland Rim", etc. The Highland Rim is rather continuous and any division of it, including the ones made below, are somewhat arbitrary. The term "highland" here is relative: it is certainly higher than the basin it surrounds, but it nonetheless is seldom at an elevation above 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level and never more than about 1,400 feet (430 m) above sea level except where interrupted, primarily to the southeast, by outliers of the Cumberland Plateau. With the exception of a few broad stream bottoms, the land is characterized by ridges and valleys with a few fairly low hills. The entire region is well watered with many perennial streams. There are occasional waterfalls which sometimes delineate the Highland Rim from the Central Basin which it surrounds.

text: Western Highland Rim[edit]

text: The Western Highland Rim is encountered a few miles west of Nashville and extends to the western valley of the Tennessee River. The area is a hilly area that is bisected by the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River valleys. Underlying bedrock of the region is chiefly Mississippian limestone, chert, shale, and sandstone with exposures of Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, and Cambrian limestone, chert, and shale.[2] In the northern part of the Western Highland Rim, sinkholes readily occur in an area with a southern extension of the Pennyroyal plateau of Kentucky, where the karst is best developed on the Mississippian St. Louis Limestone and the Ste. Genevieve Limestone.[3]

text: Eastern Highland Rim[edit]

text: The Eastern Rim rises approximately fifty miles east of Nashville and is bordered to its east by even higher terrain, the Cumberland Plateau. Erosion has exposed carbonate bedrock of Late Paleozoic age. These carbonate rocks contain variable amounts of chert and are often interbedded with fine grained clastic rocks. As a result, these rocks are more resistant to erosion than the underlying purer limestones of the Lower (Early) Paleozoic. The geology is diverse and is typically limestone at valley floors (around 500 feet (150 m) elevation) and sandstone on ridges (to around 1,000 feet).[4] The constituent bedrock is composed primarily of Mississippian aged St. Louis, and Warsaw limestones with Fort Payne chert underlain by Chattanooga Shale that forms a large part of the escarpment.[2] This area is mostly undulating plains, hills, and karst.

text: Northern Highland Rim[edit]

text: The Northern Highland Rim is encountered a few miles north of Nashville and extends to the Kentucky border, and the region of Kentucky adjacent to it called the Pennyroyal is in fact largely a continuation of it under another name.

text: Southern Highland Rim[edit]

text: For the most part the Southern Rim is the farthest from Nashville, rising at some points just a few miles north of the border with Alabama. The landforms are continuous with those in adjacent portions of Alabama, although perhaps the most spectacular landforms of any portion of the Rim are to be found there.

text: The stratigraphy of the Southern Highland Rim is primarily composed of flat-lying limestones, dolomites, and shales, and to a much lesser extent, of cherts, siltstones, mudstones, and very fine grained to conglomeratic sandstones.


document_title: Moomba

question_text: which english comedian became the first moomba king in 1967

text: Moomba

text: Origins[edit]

text: In 1951, Australia celebrated fifty years of Federation with a parade and the staging of the theatre production "An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark". In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II visited the city for the first time as reigning monarch, and the City Development Association and the Melbourne City Council proposed an autumn carnival to be known as "Moomba".[2]  A committee was formed in July, 1954 to organise and fund the event, successfully allocating £10,000 to its inaugural running. Before the event's first year, controversy was created when Labor Councillor Frank Williams resigned from the committee, branding the planned carnival as a "Bourke street joke for the benefit of shopkeepers".[3]  A promotional theme song "Come to Melbourne for the Moomba" was written by Jack O'Hagan.

text: Etymology[edit]

text: The festival was originally named Moomba by organizers in the belief it was a native word meaning 'let's get together and have fun.'  Credit is usually given to Bill Onus, a unionist and member of the  Australian Aborigines' League for proposing the term, which he used in a play, Aboriginal Moomba in 1951.[4] In 1969 Luise Hercus glossed the word  mum (rhyming with 'vroom')[5] as meaning 'bottom, rump', and suggested mum-ba meant something like 'bottom and..', and had been introduced from Healesville usage as a joke.[6]  In 1981 Barry Blake analysed the word as combining as mum (anus) and  –ba, a locative suffix meaning ‘at, in, on'. This would give the sense of 'up your bum/arse'.[7][8]

text: Onus himself, according  to his daughter-in-law, who said she had heard the story from Onus's wife Mary,  had picked up the word from a word list of indigenous terms.[4] Some say he did it to get back at the city council for having deliberately upstaged the traditional Labour Day march with a popular carnival. Lin Onus, his son, stated that indeed his father had intended to play a prank in passing on the word with this sense.[5]

text: Event history[edit]

text: The first Moomba was a 15-day festival officially opened on 12 March 1955 by the State Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks.[9]  The inaugural programme included a fireworks display, parade, vintage car display, Henley rowing regatta, river floats including a "Lord Mayor's houseboat", cycling race, tennis at Kooyong, concerts including performances by the Victorian Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic choir, crowning of the Queen of Moomba and riverside carnival.  25,000 turned out to watch the inaugural Moomba parade down Swanston Street.  The first Moomba was heavily criticised by Melbourne's conservative establishment, including the Anglican Church, which at the time claimed it was hedonistic and embodying social decay.[10]  Council responded to the criticism citing that Moomba was intended to be a festival for families and as such is reinforcing family values in society.[11]

text: After the 2016 Moomba festival fireworks there was a large-scale brawl in and around Federation Square in Melbourne's Central Business District, largely between members of two gangs, Apex and Islander 23.[12]

text: Events[edit]

text: Parade and floats[edit]

text: A parade (or "procession") and floats through the streets of Melbourne have been a key part of the Moomba festival since its beginning.  Each year it attracts over 100,000 people to Melbourne's city centre as well as being shown on free-to-air television in Melbourne.

text: The first Moomba procession was held in 1955.  It was first televised in 1957, the year after the Melbourne 1956 Olympics.

text: The floats have an annual theme, usually an elaboration on "Let's get together and have fun", the avowed mission and vision statement of Moomba and are usually from sister cities (of which Melbourne has six), schools and community groups. They also promote some aspect of the arts, like singing, dancing, or design.  Swanston Street is the traditional home of the floats and spine of the city and horse- or tractor-drawn floats use the tram tracks.  Decorated trams are sometimes also featured.

text: In 2001, the parade came under media controversy when a French Troupe and Melbourne's Snuff Puppets had floats with naked people covered in body paint.

text: Moomba monarchs[edit]

text: The Moomba monarchy has been one of the most celebrated and controversial components of the festival over the years.[13]

text:
Queen of Moomba (1955 to 1987) from Beverley Stewart to Marita Jones.[14] Won by a beauty pageant competition. 1966 Moomba Queen Erica McMillan was killed in a car accident seven weeks after the festival, in the car which she had received as a prize for being voted Queen.[15]
Queen of the Pacific (1967–1977) from Betty Lim Saw Yim (as Princess of Malaysia) to Lei Maa (Princess of Hawaii).[14]
King of Moomba (1967 to 1987): British actor Robert Morley (1967), British actor Alfred Marks (1968), Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi (1969), featherweight boxing champion Johnny Famechon (1970), Russian clown Oleg Popov (1971), pop singer Johnny Farnham (1972) with Collingwood footballer Lou Richards as his Jester, indigenous Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls (1973), ballet dancer Sir Robert Helpmann (1974), entertainer Rolf Harris (1975), entertainer Barry Crocker (1976), Disney character Mickey Mouse as King of Moomba and TV Personality Ugly Dave Gray as a Jester (1977), first Melbourne born king, entertainer Bert Newton (1978), entertainer Graham Kennedy (1979), TV actor Paul Cronin (1980), Lou Richards again but this time as King (1981), film, TV and stage actor Frank Thring (1982), TV Personality Daryl Somers (1983), footballer Kevin Bartlett (1984), TV Personality Ian "Molly" Meldrum (1985), motor racing driver Peter Brock (1986) and champion doubles tennis player Paul McNamee (1987).[13] Another source lists Gobbi (1968), Marks (1969) and Richards as Jester (1971).[14]
Moomba Monarch (1988–1999) (2010–present): Jo Pearson, Con the Fruiterer, David Hanison, Tony Shaw, Keith Dunstan, The Oarsome Foursome, Andrew Gaze, Cathy Freeman, Marina Prior, Kevin Sheedy, Trevor Marmalade, Lano and Woodley, and Denise Drysdale.[14] Female Monarchs were also called Queen of Moomba and male Monarchs were called King of Moomba. In 1999 the tradition ended when clowns Zig and Zag were appointed. After it was revealed that, years before, Zig (Jack Perry) had pleaded guilty to child molestation they were dethroned. In 2010 the tradition was finally restored after 11 years with Molly Meldrum and Kate Ceberano being named King and Queen of Moomba [16] (2011): Mick Malthouse and Ruby Rose.[17] (2012): Harry Kewell and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.[18] (2013): Ambulance Victoria and St John's Ambulance (one combined representative), MFB, CFA, Salvation Army, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, SES and Victoria Police, made up the Seven Kings and Queens [19]
Young Ambassador (2003–2009): Carrie Stoney, Sam Quinn, Alan Wu, Natalie Bassingthwaighte.[14] 2007: Trisha Broadbridge.[20]

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text:
The Moomba Monarch crowns for 2010 and 2011 were handcrafted by Paris Kyne Master Milliner.
1989 also had a time where Moomba also included a Prince and Princess of Moomba which were two children who applied through a radio competition on radio station 3KZ with resumes and auditions to perform paid work with the Life. Be in it. dancers in the Alexander Gardens every day. These two winners were Mark Monroe & Katherine.

text: Fireworks[edit]

text: Fireworks are a big part of the Moomba festival and large displays occur on every night of the festival  .The fireworks are above the Yarra river.

text: Carnival[edit]

text: A traditional carnival including a ferris wheel are held in the Alexandra Gardens along the river bank.  In recent years, the carnival has extended to Birrarung Marr across the river.  It is popular with children, and dagwood dogs and doughnut stands line the paths.

text: River activities[edit]

text: Moomba particularly celebrates the Yarra River, which has been much maligned during the history of the city until the last few decades.

text: Waterskiing[edit]

text: Water skiing in the Yarra was introduced to Moomba in 1959.

text: River floats[edit]

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text: The festival has featured Chinese dragon boats and the Moomba Showboat.

text: Birdman rally[edit]

text: Among the more popular events is the Birdman Rally, begun in 1976[citation needed], which adds colour to the festival, and is traditionally held at the Swan Street bridge over the Yarra River. However it has been held only intermittently during Moomba's history. It was stopped for a number of years due to high levels of E. coli contamination of the Yarra. Subsequent clean-ups reduced pollution to acceptable levels and 2004 saw its return. In 2005 the rally was held in the new inner city park, Birrarung Marr, close to its traditional location.

text: Music and live bands[edit]

text: Moomba's performers have included international musical acts such as ABBA, Neil Diamond and AC/DC as well as a number of smaller local acts.

text: In 2012, performers included Tex Perkins and Daryl Braithwaite.

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Do-Re-Mi released a single "King of Moomba" in 1987 in reference to the crowning element of the festival.