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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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Larry Bird: 10 quotes on his birthday
On his 56th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the basketball player.
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Bill Walton: 10 quotes for his birthday
For his 60th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the Basketball Hall of Famer.
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Magic Johnson: 11 quotes from the basketball legend
On his 54th birthday, here are 11 quotes from the basketball player.
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Jason Collins: Will gay athletes bring in big sponsorship bucks?
Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete competing in a major professional American sports league, could be the first to benefit from major sponsors looking for a new way to target advertising dollars. Will other gay athletes follow Jason Collins?
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NBA's Jason Collins comes out: What does that mean for gay rights? (+video)
Jason Collins became the first active player in America's four major professional team sports to come out as gay. Given sports' elevated place in society, Jason Collins might have just made a significant step for gay rights.
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Boston bombings lead to boosted security at sporting events
Boston's scheduled NHL and NBA games were called off after the bombings, while beefed-up security — including bomb-sniffing dogs — patrolled hockey, basketball, and baseball games around the country.
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Carmelo Anthony suspended and fined $176,700
Carmelo Anthony was suspended after attempting to confront Celtics player Kevin Garnett after the New York Knicks loss Monday. Carmelo Anthony was also fined.
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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life
Attention, basketball fans: Jerry West’s bestselling autobiography is now available in paperback.
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Larry Bird: 10 quotes on his birthday
On his 56th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the basketball player.
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Bill Walton: 10 quotes for his birthday
For his 60th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the Basketball Hall of Famer.
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Hurricane Sandy: Life without power
On Wednesday night 44 million in the Northeast still had no power. The scale of destruction brought by Hurricane Sandy has been beyond anything power companies have dealt with before.
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Magic Johnson: 11 quotes from the basketball legend
On his 54th birthday, here are 11 quotes from the basketball player.
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Miami Heat bury the Thunder, Lebron gets his ring
The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma Thunder with a barrage of three-pointers to take the 2012 NBA championship. After nine years, Lebron James finally gets his ring.
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NBA Finals: Thunder overcomes 'opening night jitters' to cool off Heat, 105-94, in Game 1
Oklahoma City shrugged off a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma last night. Game 2 will be Thursday night.
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With Celtics behind them, Heat now collides with Thunder in NBA Finals
Miami decisively defeated Boston in Game 7. They now advance to the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 1 is tonight starting at 9 p.m. Eastern time on ABC.
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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LeBron leads Heat to NBA Finals with Game 7 win over Celtics
Saturday night, a LeBron James-led team finally overcame Boston's vaunted history of Game 7 success. Now, Miami takes on a young, rested Thunder squad in the NBA Finals that begin Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.
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NBA Eastern finals: James leads Heat over Celtics in Game 6
LeBron James simply willed himself and his Miami teammates past a Celtics squad that looked overwhelmed in Thursday night's Game 6. Game 7 will be Saturday night in Miami.
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LeBron James takes Heat to Game 7 with Celtics
LeBron James had 45 points and 15 rebounds, overwhelming the Boston Celtics in 98-79 victory for the Miami Heat. Celtics-Heat Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to be played Saturday night in Miami.
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Thunder reaches NBA Finals by beating Spurs in Game 6
For the first time since 1996, when the franchise was in Seattle, Oklahoma City is in the NBA Finals by virtue of their series-clinching win Wednesday night over San Antonio.
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Garnett comes up big as Celtics stun Heat in Game 5
Boston got a huge performance from Kevin Garnett in capping off a nail-biting win over Miami last night. The Celtics are now up, three games to two, in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series.
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Celtics escape in Game 4 thriller to beat Heat, 93-91
Boston survived a second-half implosion to defeat Miami in overtime Sunday night. Action now moves to Miami for Game 5 on Tuesday night (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Eastern).
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Despite 'old school' Celtic effort from Rondo, Miami edges Boston in OT
The Celtics got an historic performance from their point guard, but it wasn't enough to defeat the Heat in overtime Wednesday night. The scene shifts to Boston Friday night.
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Celtics woeful in Game 1 loss. Can they beat the Heat?
The Heat dismantled the Boston Celtics Monday night in the first game of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup. The loss now leaves the Celtics looking for answers in solving Miami's twin threat of LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade.
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Heat wilts Celtics in Game 1 of NBA Eastern finals
Miami's LeBron James and Dwayne Wade continued their one-two punch offensive attack Monday night, grabbing control of Game 1 against Boston in the second half.
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Spurs and Thunder star in NBA’s Western Conference Finals: 10 extra dimensions
The clash of the Spurs and Thunder in the NBA’s Western Conference finals may fly a bit under the national radar when it opens Sunday. Here are 10 factors that make this showdown intriguing.
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'Dynamic Duo' proves too much for Pacers as Heat advance
Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and LeBron James added 28 to lead the Miami Heat to a Game 6 victory over the Indiana Pacers Thursday night in Indianapolis. Miami now advances to the Eastern Conference final and awaits the winner of Saturday's Celtics/76ers game.
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