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UCLA's Mbah a Moute will join select company
When Luc Richard Mbah a Moute lines up Saturday against Memphis, the junior forward from Cameroon will join an exclusive club of UCLA players. . . . Twenty-four Bruins have played in the Final Four three times, a group that will grow Saturday with the...Tags: Basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Students, Los Angeles Dodgers, National Basketball Association
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It's better than average Final Four
By its very nature, the Final Four showcases college basketball's best. Players of the year, All-Americans, future NBA all-stars. In short, champions. But some years ... well, some years the collection of talent borders on breathtaking. Take 1982, when...Tags: Patrick Ewing, Basketball, Schools, James Brown, Larry Johnson
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Tyrone Brazelton scores 33, gets game-winning assist to lift Western Kentucky
Tribune NewspapersTAMPA—With his team down by one point and 5.7 seconds to go in overtime, Western Kentucky senior Ty Rogers pulled point guard Tyrone Brazelton over just before inbounding the ball. "Don't be afraid to kick it to me," Rogers said. A shining moment...Tags: Basketball, Bryce Drew, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Tyus Edney, NCAA Tournament
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O'Neal dishes up defeat
Tribune staff reporterWith a steroids scandal possibly set to rock Major League Baseball, Shaquille O'Neal revealed his secret Friday night at the United Center. "I've always taken Flintstones vitamins," he said. "Bam Bam is my favorite." Properly fortified, O'Neal dropped...Tags: Basketball, Shaquille O'Neal, Chicago, Eddie Jones, United Center
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Bulls' performance Jekyll-Hyde act
Tribune staff reporterAt 12-29 after a dreadful 93-83 loss to Washington on Monday at the MCI Center, the Bulls are three games behind last season's pace and nowhere near Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's publicly stated goal of making the playoffs. General manager John Paxson has...Tags: Basketball, Kendall Gill, Orange County (Florida), Jerry Stackhouse, Orlando
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De La Hoya buys piece of MLS' Houston Dynamo
Tribune staff reporterThe Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash recently invested in the new women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer. Former NBA forward Christian Laettner is a part-owner of Major League Soccer's D.C. United. And comedian Drew Carey is a part-owner of MLS'...Tags: Soccer, Drew Carey, Clubs and Associations, Steve Nash, National Basketball Association
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1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team (Photo)
The men's basketball team that represented the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, became known casually as the Dream Team because it was loaded with some of the most elite players ever to compete in the NBA. The roster included...Tags: Basketball, Magic Johnson, Rock and Roll Music, Music, Scottie Pippen
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Eastern Conference capsules
Tribune pro basketball reporterCan anyone beat the New Jersey Nets? Just wanted to see how that looked on paper. Yes, the Nets are the class of the conference. Yes, there must be hope for the Cubs. With the addition of Dikembe Mutombo at center and Rodney Rogers off the bench and...Tags: David Wesley, Injuries, Tim Thomas, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic
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It's a Shaq-Fu kind of league
Random thoughts by Sam Smith Most Valuable Player Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers We're sorry, but every time the playoffs arrive and O'Neal dominates, people want to change their vote. Shaq is the only unguardable player in the NBA, the league'...Tags: Tim Thomas, Toronto Raptors, California, Orlando Magic, Phil Jackson
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Sam Smith's Bulls mailbag
Last week's concern de jour for anxious Bulls fans was Ben Gordon (I'm working on several languages now with the influx of international players and am starting with English). After all, everyone has selected their favorite spot to watch the...Tags: Injuries, California, Los Angeles Lakers, Rasheed Wallace, Ohio
Apr 3, 2008
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Mar 22, 2008
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Nov 22, 2006
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