Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun expected to announce retirement Thursday
UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun, 70, is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow, after 26 years at the university, according to NBC Connecticut and the Hartford Courant.
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Lawsuit over unpaid bill raises questions for former Duke hoops star
Former Duke basketball player Lance Thomas, an integral member of the Blue Devils 2010 national championship team, is being sued by a New York jewelery firm over merchandise he purchased Dec. 21, 2009, according to the Associated Press. That date is in the middle of his senior season.
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Big 12 agrees to 13-year media rights deal
The Big 12 Conference confirmed its newly found stability Friday as the conference announced it has agreed to a 13-year media rights deal that will be worth a reported $2.6 billion.
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UCF receives additional NCAA sanctions, one-year postseason band in football, men’s basketball
The NCAA informed U. Central Florida this morning that the university will receive additional penalties for major recruiting violations in the football and men’s basketball programs, including a one-year postseason ban for both sports.
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Column: A pivotal rodeo for Krzyzewski
Having grown up in a rural, western town, I have seen my fair share of quality rodeos. This summer could be among the best as Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is now reaching the end of his rope, attempts to make what could be one of his final rides his best.
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Column: U.S. Olympic basketball team could be one of the greatest
With the 20th anniversary of the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball Dream Team almost a month away, there’s been plenty of talk lately about what that team meant to the globalization of basketball.
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Oklahoma City Thunder lose Game 5, NBA Finals series to Miami
The Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA title with an absolute-massacre 121-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Miami. How the Thunder lost: Oklahoma City was completely dominated on both sides of the ball.
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Thunder drop third straight as Heat erase 17-point deficit
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost an absolute nailbiter 104-98 to the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. How the Thunder lost: Oklahoma City could not maintain a lead.
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Column: Thunder must make free throws to avoid being 2008 Memphis Tigers, losing Finals
The first three games of the 2012 NBA Finals are in the books, and the Oklahoma City Thunder trail the Miami Heat two games to one. The Thunder have broken my heart the last two games, and the breakup's epicenter has been at the free-throw line.