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NCAA Tournament: Duke tops cold-shooting Creighton, 66-50
PHILADELPHIA -- Let upsets take down other heavy favorites. Duke is back to business as usual. Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points, Seth Curry scored had 17 and No. 2-seeded Duke held off seventh-seeded Creighton, 66-50, on Sunday to advance to the...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, North Carolina Tar Heels, College Sports, Creighton Bluejays
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UK Basketball: Former Wildcat Pelphrey says he would like to be a head coach again
larry@amnews.comNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Paintsville’s John Pelphrey was one of “The Unforgettables” at Kentucky that lost that memorable 1992 NCAA tournament game to Duke on Christian Laettner’s buzzer-beating shot in overtime that denied coach...Tags: United Kingdom, College Sports, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Lots of voices to be heard as March Madness begins, including Gus Johnson's
When the brackets come out on Sunday night, you can scout out your favorite teams for what shapes up as wide-open NCAA men's basketball tournament. And once the schedule is released, you can also figure out what CBS/Turner Sports announcing teams you...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Big Ten Network (tv network), CBS Corp., Bill Walton, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Teel Time: ACC tournament memories of Lefty, Jimmy V, and my bride
Our family moved from the Jersey Shore to Baltimore in the summer of 1970. The following winter, an irresistible character began frequenting our television. Lefty Driesell was equal parts coach, salesman and showman, and through sheer force of...Tags: Georgia Institute of Technology, Hampton Roads, North Carolina Tar Heels, Boo Williams, Kenny Anderson
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Teel Time: How far can unusual senior class lead Duke in postseason?
In our one-and-done college basketball culture, rare is the elite program with multiple seniors playing marquee roles. Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke honored three. Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly are the Blue Devils’ top...Tags: Rasheed Sulaimon, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Cavaliers, North Carolina State University, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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High-school player says last goodbye to mother with game-winning shot overruled by officials
Next time you want to argue an officiating call or blame the refs or curse the umpire, remember Miguel Rivera. Remember the fears. The cheers. And, finally, the tears. Remember that this 15-year-old freshman at Orlando University High School hit a...
Tags: Heroism, Allergies, Robert Horry, College Basketball, Sports
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Boys Basketball: Hubs stun Eagles at the buzzer
bobp@herald-mail.comIt was just Kenny being Kenny. And it was Andrew being Andrew. It was two players bringing the talents they possess from their other sports to win one very big basketball game for North Hagerstown. Andrew Yacyk connected with a 40-foot lob inbounds...Tags: Sports, Kevin Hartman, Basketball
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Teel Time: U.Va.'s Harris, Virginia Tech's Green on target for historic numbers
Virginia and Virginia Tech endured wrenching defeats Saturday on Tobacco Road, but the Cavaliers’ Joe Harris and Hokies’ Erick Green continued extraordinary seasons. Indeed, with six games remaining before the ACC tournament, Harris and...Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, North Carolina Tar Heels, J.J. Redick, Miami Hurricanes, Virginia Tech Hokies
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Gun control a never-forget issue for Pittman
The audience with President Obama was brief, and Dexter Pittman knew it was not the right time, even if it was the right place. Then again, the Miami Heat backup center had made his feelings clear earlier in the month on Twitter, when he posted,...
Tags: Miami Heat, Weight, Rajon Rondo, Politics, Boston Celtics
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Simeon All Access | Visit to Hall of Fame a nice distraction
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Simeon players gathered around a small computer screen showing the final seconds of Duke's 1992 NCAA tournament victory over Kentucky. Rickey Norris began the play call into the recording device: "Christian Laettner catches...
Tags: College Sports, USA Today, Sports, Basketball, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Daily Press sports columnist David Teel honored by U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Daily Press sports columnist David Teel was ranked in the top five in columns by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his column reflecting on Christian Laettner’s game-winning shot on its 20th anniversary. He was joined in the top five...Tags: ESPN (tv network), The Washington Post, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Periodicals
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Waiting for the return of Grant Hill
The best pro basketball team in Los Angeles isn't thinking much about tomorrow. It's having too much fun with today. But tomorrow, also known as Grant Hill, sat behind the Clippers bench Wednesday night, looking dapper in a light brown sport coat and...
Tags: Matt Barnes (basketball), Grant Hill, Chauncey Billups, Ryan Hollins, DeAndre Jordan
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