Field Makes Curry Classic

A local holiday basketball tournament staple has emerged this Christmas season with a famous name.
The first Ronald Curry Christmas Classic begins at 2 p.m. today, with games to follow at 4, 6 and 8 for three days.
The tournament features 16 boys teams, almost all from the Peninsula and Southside, competing at the Hampton University Convocation [...]

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Curry spices up day with memorable catch

They call them circus catches in the NFL, those mind-blowing, gravity-defying receptions that exceptional players often make and use to define their careers.
Ronald Curry made one of those grabs amid a Denver snowstorm on Nov. 28, 2004, a leaping one-handed touchdown catch in a 25-24 upset victory over the Broncos that showcased his skills as [...]

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Curry Spices Up Raiders Offense

Fine, Randy Moss made the Raiders look bad with his monster-number debut in New England. Yes, Lions rookie Calvin Johnson did more than the Raiders’ No. 1 draft pick simply by showing up.
Hand it to Ronald Curry, though, for proving the Raiders have a big-play receiver to call their own.
Curry had 10 catches for 133 [...]

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Curry completes circle

Sometimes it’s interesting and ironic how things turn out. Michael Vick wasn’t the only acclaimed high school superstar to come out of the Norfolk, Va., area. One year ahead of him was a guy named Ronald Curry, who isn’t nearly as well-known now. Considering the present circumstances, that’s a good thing.
Curry rates as one of [...]

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Curry: Toys for Tots Sponsor

Each time the Raiders and 49ers take the ball into the end zone during the upcoming season Bay Area kids win! Thanks to the WaMu Touchdowns for Tots program, which returns again for the 2007 season, two Bay Area schools will be rooting hard for a lot of scoring because it means a lot of [...]

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Curry Quite a Catch

Rookie coach Lane Kiffin is challenging Ronald Curry to take his game to another level of consistency.
The Oakland Raiders’ flanker is taking the boss’ request to heart.
“I think he’s a great coach. He doesn’t take slouching from anybody,” said Curry. “He holds everybody accountable the same way, regardless of who you are. I think he [...]

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A Little College Reunion

Ronald Curry got some help from his friends on Saturday.
Julius Peppers and Dré Bly, Curry’s buds from back in their North Carolina Tar Heel days, were among the players who participated in Curry’s football clinic at Darling Stadium that was informal and free.
“I knew Ronald back in high school,” said Bly, who attended Western Branch [...]

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Q&A with Curry

Q: There have been quite a few changes this offseason in Oakland. What have you seen from the Raiders’ first-round draft pick, former LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell?
A: His first camp, he looked like a rookie. He looked good, but he still made rookie mistakes. He’s gotten better and better. I think if he has to [...]

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Curry says it’s much better to receive

Ronald Curry heard his name called after making a spectacular third-down catch more than once last season.But he’d like to hear his name called before kickoff, too.
“I want to hear my name called over the loudspeakers,” Curry said. ” ‘Ronald Curry in the starting lineup.’ I want to run out the tunnel.”
More times than not, [...]

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Raiders’ new chef makes Curry a main dish

Anyone seeking signs of life in a Raiders organization that too often strangles itself will note the team’s latest projection for Ronald Curry.Starting wide receiver.
What this means, see, is someone who can make plays is actually getting the chance to do that. From the start.
“The ball’s in my court for the first time,” says Curry, [...]

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