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Michael Jordan: 10 quotes on his birthday
Michael Jordan's birthday is on February 17. Here are some quotes to celebrate.
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Michael Jordan: 10 quotes on his birthday
Michael Jordan's birthday is on February 17. Here are some quotes to celebrate.
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The Vote Kid President goes viral in campaign to make nation more awesome
Robby Novak, the Kid President, is taking the Internet by storm with his YouTube 'Pep Talk,' combining sage advice, Robert Frost's poetry, and some fantastic dance moves.
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Ryder Cup: Tiger vs. Rory, US vs. Europe for golf dominance
The Ryder Cup golf matches are taking place this weekend near Chicago. The US will try to wrest control of the 85 year-old Ryder Cup from a determined European squad, led by Rory McIlroy.
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Obama takes in Olympic basketball, appears on stadium 'Kiss Cam'
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took their seats to chants of 'U-S-A' at a US men's Olympic basketball exhibition game against Brazil as the loudspeakers blared Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.,' images that any president running for re-election would relish.
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Final Four: Is Obama the best celebrity bracketologist?
President Obama is still in with a shout at being the celebrity with the most accurate Final Four bracket, according to ESPN. But things are stacked against him this weekend.
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Final Four: Will Kentucky and Kansas emerge victorious? (+video)
The NCAA Final Four takes place Saturday evening in New Orleans. Louisville plays Kentucky, followed by Kansas and Ohio State. Kentucky and Kansas are favored to win. Both Final Four games will be televised by CBS.
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Roy Williams and North Carolina come up short vs. Kansas in NCAA tournament
Roy Williams once led Kansas to the NCAA Final Four. The Tar Heels head coach has also won a pair of national titles with his alma mater, but games against KU will always affect Roy Williams.
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NCAA Tournament: 16 remain, with some 'Sweet' matchups
A selective preview of some of the more intriguing matchups in the so-called 'Sweet 16' - the round of sixteen remaining teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament - taking place on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23.
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Duke upsets North Carolina with buzzer-beater
No. 10 Duke took down No. 5 ranked University of North Carolina Wednesday night, putting Duke back on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 coaches have paid their basketball dues
Reaching this point in the NCAA tournament represents a major achievement in careers that began modestly, even for Coach K.
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NBA draft: John Wall goes first, role players sprinkled everywhere else
NBA draft resulted in an immediate impact player, John Wall of Kentucky, going to the Wizards. After that, most teams drafted projects and role players.
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NCAA men's basketball tournament: six records that may never fall
Last year, only one record was broken in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Here are six records that you may not have heard of but are feats not likely to be duplicated anytime soon.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the connections shared by Palestinians and Israelis, why it was foolish of the US to arm Al Qaeda in the 1980s, an pverlooked antiwar view on the Afghanistan conflict, and how some colleges are keeping the "student" in "student athlete."
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Storied college basketball rivalry tilts to Tar Heels – for now
The campuses of North Carolina and Duke University are eight miles apart. But the competition between the two is much closer, even if Tyler Hansbrough's team has surged ahead of late.
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Displaced by March Madness
Boyfriends will just have to be patient while female basketball fans take time for what's really important: watching the games.
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