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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 11:54 PM
Middletown native Micah Nori named head coach of Portland Trail Blazers
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A Middletown, Ohio, native is now a head coach in the NBA.
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Middletown native Micah Nori named head coach of Portland Trail Blazers
A Middletown, Ohio, native is now a head coach in the NBA.
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What happened A Middletown, Ohio, native is now a head coach in the NBA.
The headline split WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) frames it as "Middletown native Micah Nori named head coach of Portland Trail Blazers". The Globe and Mail frames it as "Edmonton Oilers name Mike Babcock as new head coach".
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 24, 12:21 AM
Trail Blazers hire Micah Nori as franchise's next head coach
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Portland has found its next coach. The Trail Blazers are hiring Timberwolves lead assistant Micah Nori on a one-year deal with two team options.
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The Globe and MailNews report · Jun 23, 10:09 PM
Edmonton Oilers name Mike Babcock as new head coach
The Edmonton Oilers have named Mike Babcock as the team's new head coach. The hire comes after the NHL cleared Babcock to coach again after past concerns about how the veteran bench boss ma...
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