Sports Illustrated
2-20-2012
Jeremy Lin News Stories
in Bay Area Newspapers
February-March 2012

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com


Sports Illustrated
2-27-2012

Newspaper & DateNBA Score or WriterHeadline & News
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Sunday, 12-6-2009
UConn defeats
Harvard 79-73
Jeremy Lin : Harvard vs UConn (30 points, 2 dunks)
Lin had 30 points & 9 rebounds against #13 UConn (WebCite)
Sports Illustrated
Tuesday, 2-1-2010, pp. 44-47
By Pablo S. Torre Harvard School of Basketball— With Jeremy Lin,
the Crimson has graduated to another hoops dimension.
At Palo Alto High, they called Jeremy Lin "Mr. Improbable".
YouTube
Saturday, 7-17-2010
Washington Wizards defeats
Dallas Mavericks 84-80
Jeremy Lin vs. John Wall:
Mavs vs. Wiz Summer League 2010 Highlights

Lin playing amazing, impresses commentators as well as crowd
New York Times
Wednesday, 9-15-2010
By Chuck Culpepper An All-Around Talent, Obscured by His Pedigree
Lin overlooked because of his ethnicity and Ivy League roots
San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, 12-9-2011
By Rusty Simmons Warriors waive Jeremy Lin, sign Charles Jenkins
Lin averaged 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game.
Harvard Crimson
Friday, 12-9-2011
By Dennis J. Zheng Jeremy Lin '10 Cut by Warriors
Was unable to be a consistent contributor off the bench
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, 1-24-2012, C7
Carmelo Anthony scores most,
but Knicks are not winning
Scoring is all Anthony has shown
His game has never developed past its one dimension
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 2-5-2012, C5
New York Knicks defeats
New Jersey Nets 99-92
Lin (25 points) ignites Knicks
Former Palo Alto High star 'in shock' after career night
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, 2-7-2012, D2
New York Knicks defeats
Utah Jazz 99-88
Lin again sparks N.Y. victory
Lin scored career high 28 points in first career start
San Jose Mercury News
Wednesday, 2-8-2012, D1, 6
Lin scores 53 points & 15 assists
in back-to-back victories
In a New York minute
Palo Alto's Lin from obscurity to toast of Big Apple
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 2-9-2012, C3
New York Knicks defeats
Washington Wizards 107-93
Lin does it again; Knicks win
Ex-Palo Alto High star has 23 points, 10 assists against Wizards
Sports Illustrated
Friday, 2-10-2012
By Sam Amick Linsanity sparked by Lin's exciting play in 3 Knicks wins
Lin averaged 25.3 points, 8.3 assists in three games
San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, 2-11-2012, D1, 3
New York Knicks defeats
LA Lakers 92-85
Lin scores 38 points to beat Lakers
Lin outshines Kobe Bryant for his best game yet;
Loss ended Lakers' 9-game winning streak against the Knicks
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 2-12-2012, C1, 5
New York Knicks defeats
Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98
Lin delivers another win
LIN-SANITY: he scores 20 points & makes decisive foul shot
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 2-12-2012, A1, 23
Lin scored 20 points, 8 assists,
6 rebounds, in Saturday win
Star's rise resonates where it started
Lin's story offers hope and vindication for his backers
San Jose Mercury News
Monday, 2-13-2012
By Marcus Thompson II Jeremy Lin says faith in God triggered 'Lin-sanity'
Quoting Romans 8:28, Lin learns to surrender & trusts God more.
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, 2-14-2012, C4
Lin averaged 26.8 points
and 8.0 assists over 5 games
Knicks' Lin-sanity facing test
Lin won Player of the Week award in the NBA
San Jose Mercury News
Wednesday, 2-15-2012, C1, 7
New York Knicks defeats
Toronto Raptors 90-87
Lin takes Canada by storm
Knicks sensation helps beat Raptors with 3-pointer
with a half-second remaining; Lin scores 27 points & 11 assists
The Stanford Daily
Wednesday, 2-15-2012, pp. 5-6
By Miles Bennett-Smith The ballad of great Jeremy Lin
Oh, what could have been, if we had just held onto him!
NBC Sports
Wednesday, 2-15-2012
"Slanty-eyes" photo
2008 Beijing Olympics
Jeremy Lin systematically destroying Spanish players
who once mocked Asians
— "Spanish Linquisition":
greatest Jeremy Lin pun of all time.
Bay Area Daily News
Thursday, 2-16-2012, B1, 2
New York Knicks defeats
Sacramento Kings 100-85
Lin's 13 assists helps Knicks win 7th in row
Lin's 136 points in first 5 starts, most by NBA player since 1976
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 2-16-2012, B1, 4
Selling 2001 Yearbook
on eBay for $4800
Memorabilia sells at Lin-sane prices
Middle school yearbooks going for thousands
Palo Alto Weekly
Friday, 2-17-2012, pp. 25, 28
Cover story
by Keith Peters
Lin proving he's the real NBA deal
Palo Alto High grad making most with New York Knicks
San Jose Mercury News
Friday, 2-17-2012, C1, 6
Fernado Valenzuela,
Dodger rookie sensation
Lin isn't first to rise from obscurity
FernadoMania electrified world in 1981
New York Times
Friday, 2-17-2012
By David Brooks The Jeremy Lin Problem— Lin says "My audience is God...
I try to be selfless and give up my game to Him."
San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, 2-18-2012, C1, 3
New Orlean Hornets defeats
New York Knicks 89-85
Lin-sanity suffers first loss
Lin scores 26 but has 9 turnovers as lowly Hornets win
San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, 2-18-2012, B1, 8
Lin's Paly coach Diepenbrock
gives Spike Lee Lin's jersey
Famed Knicks fan dons a new jersey— Lin's:
High school coach gets filmmaker to don gear
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 2-19-2012, C1, 6
Lin averaged 24.6 points
and 8.6 assists in 8 games
Coming Attraction
Expect NBA to ride Lin-sanity wave and make him an All-Star
San Jose Mercury News
Monday, 2-20-2012, D1, 4
New York Knicks defeats
Dallas Mavericks 104-97
Can't keep Lin down
Jeremy Lin rallies N.Y. past the NBA champs; Lin's 28 points
and 14 assists ended Mavericks' 6-game winning streak
Palo Alto Daily Post
Monday, 2-20-2012, pp. 1, 18
New York Knicks defeats
Dallas Mavericks 104-97
Paly friends cheer Lin in NY
And, no, he's not interested in dating Kim Kardashian
The Stanford Daily
Tuesday, 2-21-2012, p. 5
By Tom Taylor Zero to hero maybe not so crazy
Lin averaged 25.0 points & 9.2 assists in 9 games
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, 2-21-2012, C1, 4
New Jersey defeats
New York Knicks 100-92
No win for Lin vs. Nets
Knicks guard goes for 21, but Williams scores 38 in rematch
Bay Area Daily News
Wednesday, 2-22-2012, B1-2
By Annie Huang A world away, more Linsanity
Ecstatic Taiwanese claim Palo Alto High grad as their own
San Jose Mercury News
Wednesday, 2-22-2012, D7
By Jesse Washington Asian-Americans feel a real connection to Jeremy Lin
Palo Alto point guard has set the zeitgeist on fire
Metro Silicon Valley
Wednesday, 2-22-2012, p. 14
By Josh Koehn Jeremy Lin ignites the New York Knicks
Palo Alto High grad gives South Bay hoops some credibility
Bay Area Daily News
Thursday, 2-23-2012, C1
By Malcolm Fleschner Culture Shlock: Just Lin, baby
One stadium guard told Lin "volleyball is next week"
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 2-23-2012, C5
New York Knicks defeats
Atlanta Hawks 99-882
Lin, Knicks roll to victory, brace for Heat
After rout of Hawks, Lin-sanity off to face LeBron, Wade & Co.
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 2-23-2012, C5
New York Knicks defeats
Atlanta Hawks 99-882
Lin made Sports Illustrated cover second week in a row
Not even New York athlete greats Mickey Mantle,
Joe Namath, or Eli Manning made two straight
Yahoo! Sports
Thursday, 2-23-2012
By Kelly Dwyer Signed Jeremy Lin rookie card goes for $21,580 on eBay
Lin's 2010-2011 basketball card with Golden State Warriors
Bleacher Report
Thursday, 2-23-2012
By Alex Kay NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012
Shumpert's Dunk over Lin's Couch Would've Been Epic
San Jose Mercury News
Friday, 2-24-2012, A1, 6
By Daniel Brown Better. Stronger. Faster.
With the help of a coach and trainers from the Bay Area,
Jeremy Lin rebuilt his body & game, answering his critics
San Jose Mercury News
Friday, 2-24-2012, C1, 4
Miami Heat defeats
New York Knicks 102-88
Heat too much for Lin
Knicks star struggles against Miami's tenacious defense
Bay Area Daily News
Saturday, 2-25-2012, B1, 3
By Anthony Rieber
Newsday
Lin-sanity, all-star version
Former Paly point guard charms the press in news conference
Zap2it.com
Saturday, 2-25-2012
By Liz Kelly Nelson Ben & Jerry's Lin-sanity ice cream
now with 100% less fortune cookie
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 2-26-2012, C2
Sports Digest
Wire services
Lin a step closer to his own sneaker line
Priced at $130, Nike Zoom Hyperfuse Low iD basketball shoe
is blue & orange, just like Knicks colors, the one Lin is wearing
Time Magazine
Monday, 2-27-2012, pp. 42-45
Cover story
By Sean Gregory
Linsanity! Jeremy Lin recolors the urban hoops culture
Lin led New York Knicks to six consecutive wins
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 3-1-2012, C3
New York Knicks defeats
Cleveland Cavaliers 120-103
Lin has 19 points, 13 assists in a Knicks win
But the bench helps New York roar back from 17-point hole
San Jose Mercury News
Monday, 3-5-2012, C5
Boston Celtics defeats
New York Knicks 115-111
Rondo's triple-double upstages Lin
Celtics point guard does it all in OT win over Knicks
San Jose Mercury News
Monday, 3-5-2012, B7
Mallard Fillmore comics
By Bruce Tinsley
If the election were held today, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum,
or Barack Obama, would lose to Knicks Jeremy Lin by 44%
San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, 3-17-2012, C6
New York Knicks defeats
Indiana Pacers 115-100
'Woodsanity' makes its arrival
Knicks beat Pacers for second straight dominating victory
San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, 3-18-2012, C10
New York Knicks defeats
Indiana Pacers 102-88
Lin scores 19; Knicks win
N.Y. routs Indiana, improves to 3-0 under Woodson
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, 3-20-2012
Associated Press Jeremy Lin inks deal to pitch Volvos, with Asia as prime
target market
— first commercials with Lin as early as June
San Jose Mercury News
Thursday, 3-22-2012, D5
New York Knicks defeats
Philadelphia 76ers 82-79
It's Win-sanity for N.Y.
Lin scores 16 in final quarter as Knicks win their 5th straight
ESPN
Monday, 4-2-2012
By Ian Begley Jeremy Lin has surgery on knee
expected to be out for six weeks, likely ending his season