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AT&T spots driving NCAA tournament viewers nuts
The Baltimore SunThe AT&T commercials with the little kids gathered around the classroom table answering questions ("Is it better to be bigger or smaller?") from the smarmy focus group leader? They were cute the first time around. Maybe the first 10 times around....Tags: National Basketball Association, Orlando Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Larry Bird
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Prep basketball star Aquille Carr still harbors pro dreams despite his complicated present
The Baltimore SunLAUREL — Good luck reducing Aquille Carr's story to a tweet or a television sound bite. Has the Baltimore prep basketball sensation grown into a man? Well, the calendar says so, as do his daughter, about to celebrate her first birthday, and his...Tags: Kevin Durant, Folklore and Mythology, Social Media, High School Sports, Students
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For Daxter Miles, a welcome to Dunbar's proud basketball history
The Dunbar gym was sweltering during the Poets' boys basketball game against Baltimore City rival Edmondson earlier this season. It wasn't any different than countless other nights in past decades when the team had a big matchup, but the atmosphere...
Tags: Poetry, High School Sports, Colorado State Rams, Basketball
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How much trouble are the Lakers in?
It's too soon to tell Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel Who knows? We haven't seen the real Lakers yet. This is not LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh working through their growing pains during a 9-8 Heat start to the 2010-11 season. This is a Lakers...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Miami Heat, Pau Gasol, Jack Nicholson, Steve Blake
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Are the Ravens ready for the Patriots' no-huddle offense?
Having grown up in Annapolis, Bill Belichick remembers watching quarterback Johnny Unitas, one of the NFL's pioneers of the pass, drive the Baltimore Colts up and down the field with their version of the two-minute drill. At the time, no one did it...
Tags: New York Jets, Brooks Reed, Johnny Unitas, Tom Brady, Brandon Lloyd
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Lefty Driesell recounts memorable recruiting tales
The Baltimore SunThe recruiting battle for the Harrison twins that ended with Maryland losing out to Kentucky made me think about Lefty Driesell and some of the tales he has told over the years about going after the likes of Tom McMillen, Moses Malone and Albert King....Tags: Mark Turgeon, National Basketball Association, Sports Illustrated, Colleges and Universities, Gary Williams
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Legacy of Dream Team casts shadow on 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team
As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of his contemporaries to compare this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to the fabled Dream Team of 20 years ago. Ewing was one...
Tags: Derrick Rose, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Larry Bird, Blake Griffin, Michael Jordan
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Dream Team vs. 2012 U.S. Olympic team: Who would win?
The Baltimore SunThe debate raging these days between those arguing whether this year’s U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team could compete with the Dream Team of 20 years ago is not answered simply by a generational divide. I for one, being of sound mind and...Tags: James Harden, NBA Finals, Anthony Davis, Rudy Fernandez, Derrick Rose
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Commentary: Left off one best of list, these Harford athletes haven't been forgotten
Many of you no doubt saw the popular feature Top Maryland Athletes in Sun History that has appeared on http://www.baltimoresun.com since April. The list was compiled by veteran Sun sportswriter Mike Klingaman in conjunction with The Sun's 175th on May...
Tags: College Sports, Babe Ruth, National Collegiate Athletic Association, St. Louis Rams, NBA Draft
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Dodgers sale could prove downside of franchise inflation
Congratulations to Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten and the rest of the new ownership group that just bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a reported $2 billion. They will bring the Dodgers out of bankruptcy and restore some stability...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank McCourt, Baltimore Orioles, Marketing, Major League Baseball
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As season dawns, some fans hope for Angelos to sell the Orioles
Scott Evans remembers the soft glow of the small television set, and the way his stepfather tried to calm him and his sister for the benefit of the neighbors in the apartment below. But who, on this night, was not celebrating? It was 1983 and the...
Tags: Banking, Bernard Madoff, Toronto Blue Jays, College Sports, Boston Red Sox
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Sun staff predictions: Kentucky vs. Kansas for the national basketball championship
Don Markus, reporter Kansas 71, Kentucky 69: There are some coaches who are destined not to win a national championship. Not saying that John Calipari is the Guy V. Lewis of his generation, but Bill Self coached a less talented Jayhawks team over ...
Tags: Anthony Davis, College Sports, Derrick Rose, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kentucky Wildcats
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