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3/12/2010 4:42:30 PM
Evan Turner's accuracy was off, and the player widely regarded as one of the nation's best was becoming visibly frustrated in the final minutes. When the game clock showed 2.2 seconds, those issues no longer mattered. Turner took an inbounds pass, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No.
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3/12/2010 8:48:30 PM
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended Friday for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of a pair of laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity. Masoli, who had been mentioned as a potential Heisman candidate, will remain on scholarship with the Ducks.
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3/12/2010 6:24:20 PM
John Calipari only hopes his young Kentucky Wildcats' first postseason game delivered the message he's been trying to send -- tournament time requires more intensity and desire than the regular season. John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No.
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3/13/2010 1:10:43 AM
There was no one-man show for the Los Angeles Lakers this time. Kobe Bryant got plenty of help in an intense 102-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. All five Lakers starters scored at least 15, led by Bryant's 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists -- along with seven turnovers. The Suns rallied from 15 down in the second half and led briefly early in the fourth quarter before...
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3/12/2010 11:00:33 PM
A six-day layoff may have limited King James' conditioning, but not his skills. Any concern over LeBron James' ankle was alleviated in the first few minutes. James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 road games with a 100-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
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3/13/2010 1:49:37 AM
Only one team on New Mexico's schedule has given the eighth-ranked Lobos matchup problems. It's the one that kept them from getting a chance to cut down the nets again at the Mountain West Conference tournament. San Diego State escaped with a 72-69 upset of the top-seeded Lobos in the semifinals Friday night when Dairese Gary missed a runner in the final second, then the fourth-ranked...
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3/12/2010 8:21:32 PM
Not content with just one aging, opinionated running back, the Washington Redskins added a second one Friday night when they signed Larry Johnson to a three-year, incentive-laden contract. Johnson agreed to a deal with a base value of $3.5 million, but he could make as much as $12 million if he meets certain incentives.
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3/13/2010 1:13:40 AM
Da'Sean Butler is on quite a roll with last-second 3-point attempts. He hit a prayer at the buzzer one night for West Virginia, then wished one to miss by Notre Dame the next. The two fantastic finishes have the seventh-ranked Mountaineers in the Big East tournament championship game for the second time.
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3/12/2010 2:12:33 PM
The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan's bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats, and commissioner David Stern expects the league's board of governors to approve the $275 million purchase by the end of next week. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Stern said he expects the vote to pass "very easily." Jordan will become the first ex-player to own an NBA team and the...
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3/12/2010 7:33:30 PM
The Cleveland Browns filled a gaping offensive hole, signing free agent tight end Benjamin Watson to a multiyear contract. Watson spent the past six seasons with the New England Patriots, where he previously worked with Browns coach Eric Mangini and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. The Browns did not release financial terms.
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