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The legacy of Lorenzo Charles: Former Wolfpack forward dies in bus crash
Twenty-eight years after snatching Dereck Whittenburg's air ball and turning it into a national championship-winning slam dunk, former forward Lorenzo Charles passed away in a bus accident on Interstate 40 in Raleigh Monday night. He was 47. Charles' former N.C.
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Random notes in John Calipari’s contract
Random notes about John Calipari’s contract as head men's basketball coach at Kentucky: He gets 20 free “prime, lower-level” tickets for home, away and postseason basketball games, with the opportunity to purchase an additional 20. He also gets eight free tickets for home football games.
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Kentucky’s Calipari receives contract extension
Kentucky men’s basketball head coach John Calipari received an eight-year contract worth a total of $36.5 million plus the opportunity for performance-based incentives, UK Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart announced Monday. Calipari’s base salary for each year will be $400,000.
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Derrick Williams eager to join T’Wolves
NEWARK, N.J. — Former Arizona forward Derrick Williams officially became a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves when he was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday, and said he is eager to play and make an impact with the rest of Minnesota's young roster.
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Nowitzki leads furious comeback, emerging as all-time great competitor
When Dwyane Wade sunk that three pointer from the corner of the floor with around seven minutes to go, I was already preparing to write a post on his greatness.
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Buckeyes add former Duke star Greg Paulus to men’s basketball staff
Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta announced Thursday that former Duke point guard Greg Paulus took a job in OSU's basketball program as video coordinator. Paulus, a Kensington, Va.
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Column: 2011 NBA draft gives Cleveland Cavs another shot at greatness
With the first and fourth overall picks in the 2011 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers are closer to fulfilling Dan Gilbert's prophecy. The Cavs' owner predicted that the "Cavaliers will win an NBA Championship before the self-titled (former) king wins one." OK, that's still insane.
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UConn men’s basketball team visits the White House
WASHINGTON — It began with a game against American International College in early November and carried on to the final game against Butler in April, but the Huskies' championship season was not finished until they made it to the White House Monday for a ceremony held in their honor by President ...
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Column: NCAA enforcement exercise condescending in tone
The criticisms have snowballed. Over the past year, since the words “lack of institutional control” and “failure to monitor” became ingrained into the mind of the average college sports fan, the NCAA has been under intense scrutiny. That’s no surprise.
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