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With an Assist From Mom, McGee Finds Way to NBA
Washington Post - United States
McGee, who will wear uniform number 34, was exposed to the game at such an early age, he joked that he first picked up a basketball "when I came out of the ...
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Canadian men's basketball team beats Lebanon
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
HAMILTON – Carl English scored 18 points as Canada's quest for a berth in Beijing began in earnest Monday with a 89-67 win over Lebanon in the opening game ...
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Alcorn State names Edwards women's basketball coach
Sports Network - USA
Edwards was part of two NCAA National Championship teams and was named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in 1987.
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TSU fires women's basketball coach well before first game
Houston Chronicle - United States
Less than three months after her hiring, Surina Dixon was released as Texas Southern's women's basketball coach on Monday. Dixon, who was named to the role ...
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US Olympic team in New York state of mind
USA Today - USA
By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Gazing out from the top deck of a yacht Monday, Dwyane Wade wondered why the Statue of Liberty's torch ...
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Girls basketball: Mans. Summit G Filmore commits to SMU
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Mansfield Summit guard Alisha Filmore has given an oral commitment to play women's basketball at SMU. Filmore averaged 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, ...
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IU president: Sampson shouldn't have been hired
The Associated Press -
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana University's president told the NCAA infractions committee that the hiring of ousted basketball coach Kelvin Sampson was "a risk ...
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Who’s Next?
Indiana Daily Student - USA
With the immediate future of the basketball program in doubt, who will take over for Greenspan? Here are five possible candidates. ...
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US basketball team is more about marketing than Games
Detroit Free Press - United States
We lost the gold in 1988, so we decided, “We can’t LOSE in basketball, let’s send our NBA stars!” I just never liked that mentality. ...
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UDM coach's son enrolls at Country Day to play basketball
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY VINCE ELLIS • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • June 30, 2008 Ray McCallum Jr., a junior point guard who is considered a top-100 player, has enrolled at ...
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Larry Bird
By cenaysbf
Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American retired NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the best players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. ...
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Malik Story Is Latest Recruit For Men's Basketball
Indiana University Men's Basketball Coach Tom Crean has announced that Malik Story, a 6-5 forward/guard who led Artesia (Calif.) High School to two state championships, has accepted a scholarship offer and will attend IU beginning this ...
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Replacing top assistant will be no easy task
By Brandon Castel
Ohio State coach Thad Matta was hoping he could survive at least one more season without having his top assistant plucked away. It was not to be, however, as John Groce was introduced as the new head coach at Ohio University. ...
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Champs Meet Champ
By Benhur
Video pass by HF PLUS a basketball-boxing blog entry. Here’sa great article about the MAN. On a side note, I’d like to thank HYUNDAI Philippines (HARI) for the free pass to the live screening of the Manny Pacquiao’s demolition of David ...
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Rockets Bid to Hold Landry With Qualifying Offer
By strivem
In the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Fran Blinebury writes “The Rockets extended a qualifying offer to restricted free-agent forward Carl Landry on Sunday. In his first season out of Purdue, the 6-9 Landry averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in ...
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