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Moment of truth for basketball's Team USA
Chicago TribuneIn 1936, our basketball team kicked some serious Olympic butt. A guy named Joe Fortenberry scored eight points in the gold-medal game. So did Canada. Final score: USA 19, Canada 8. After that, Canucks stuck pretty much to pucks. We thought we were...Tags: David Robinson, United States of America, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird
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Chance for U.S. to regain swagger
In 1936, our basketball team kicked some serious Olympic butt.
A guy named Joe Fortenberry scored eight points in the gold-medal game. So did Canada.
Final score: U.S. 19, Canada 8.
After that, Canucks stuck pretty much to pucks.
We thought we were...Tags: David Robinson, United States of America, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird
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Favre goes home, likely to be traded soon to Bucs or Jets
Brett Favre left Green Bay on Wednesday, most likely for good. While he has gone home to Mississippi for the time being, he could end up in Tampa Bay or New York. Favre's agent, James Cook, confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday that...Tags: Prosecution, Floyd Landis, New York Jets, Colleges and Universities, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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From the Cubicle: NBA Draft
Twin towers! Crazy hair! Michelle Wie in the stands! No? OK fine, the Bulls should draft Derrick Rose. Be boring.
Welcome to the 2008 NBA Draft, where the Bulls overcame historic odds a little more than a month ago to win the No. 1 pick.
in Chicago...Tags: Gameplan, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons, Derrick Rose
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Kansas Jayhawks exorcise old demon
Sentinel Staff WriterJames Naismith can rest easy in his grave now. The ghost of Roy Williams has been exorcised. Kansas beat Williams, er, North Carolina 84-66 Saturday at the Alamodome to advance to the NCAA championship game. Whatever happens Monday against Memphis will...Tags: James Naismith, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Jayhawks skip past 'Nova
The Associated PressThe Kansas Jayhawks toyed with Villanova, throwing alley-oop passes off the backboard and raining 3-pointers from all over the court without breaking a sweat. Brandon Rush scored 16 points, Russell Robinson had 15 and top-seeded Kansas routed the 12th-...Tags: NCAA Tournament
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Keep these teams in your NCAA bracket
Special to amNewYorkPicking first- and second-round upsets may you help win your NCAA pool, but think long and hard before you drop any of these eight teams from your bracket. Why? Because they're the top eight contenders to win the entire tournament. Memphis Tigers, No. 1,...Tags: University of Connecticut, NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin Badgers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Boston Bruins
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Takeout: Vitamin boost with the juice
Maybe it was the sight of all those fat Florida oranges being tossed in the air by the Kansas Jayhawks football players as they celebrated their televised victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Or maybe it was the knowledge that when the worst...Tags: Virginia Tech, Orange Bowl
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One last Kansas surprise
The Associated PressThe surprising Kansas Jayhawks achieved the unexpected again Thursday -- they won the Orange Bowl with defense. While their high-powered offense was stymied most of the night, the Jayhawks came up with three interceptions and beat Virginia Tech 24-21...Tags: Chris Harris, Virginia Tech, Orange Bowl
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Maryland advances to title game
Sun StaffATLANTA - It's no longer a dream, no longer a goal they have been obsessed with reaching for the past year. The Maryland Terrapins are about to play for the first national championship in school history. Last night before 53,378 at the Georgia Dome, the...Tags: Kirk Hinrich, NCAA Tournament, Gary Williams, Drew Gooden, History
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ROOTS OF THE GAME
Daily PressThe tombstones are ordinary, the cemeteries run down. Roy Williams doesn't mind. The fieldhouse is old, its creature comforts non-existent. Williams doesn't mind. "When you're talking about the history of basketball, no one's got more than the...Tags: Kirk Hinrich, Danny Manning, National Basketball Association, History, Colleges and Universities
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He's true blue to his crew
College Basketball WriterNorth Carolina basketball fans like to say that God is a Tar Heel fan. Doubters merely need to look at the sky. It's Carolina blue, right? But when Roy Williams squints into the summer sky above Lawrence, he sees a slightly darker blue—the shade worn by...Tags: National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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