Basketball
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George Karl wins NBA Coach of the Year award
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George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to their best season in team history, earning him coach of the year honors on Wednesday.
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Eddie Jordan hired as Rutgers men's basketball coach
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Former Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan, who led the franchise to its last playoff spot in 2008, will take over as the coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
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Washington Wizards: Garnett, Pierce return, help Celtics beat Wizards 107-96
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Brandon Bass scored 20 points and the Boston Celtics, helped by the return of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, beat the Washington Wizards 107-96 Sunday night.
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Final Four, Syracuse vs. Michigan preview: Game time, TV schedule and more
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Syracuse will face the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines on Saturday in the 2013 Final Four. Like the Orange, the Wolverines defeated a top-seed on their way to winning their region. The difference was how the two teams knocked off those teams.
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Louisville, Michigan escape shadows at Final Four
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The Louisville Cardinals may be a national powerhouse, but they're still considered second fiddle in their own state to the Kentucky Wildcats. And the Michigan basketball team knows what that's like. Football rules on the Wolverines' campus.
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Rutgers coach Mike Rice video leads to firing
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Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.
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Doug McDermott named AP All-America hoops team 2013
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Doug McDermott made Creighton history last season when he was selected as the school's first player on the AP All-America team. Now he's done it again.
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The Final Four is set after blowouts, surprises
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After cruising past Duke 85-63, top overall seed Louisville will face Wichita State at the Georgia Dome next Saturday, while Michigan takes on Syracuse in the other national semifinal. The winners advance to the April 8 championship.
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NCAA Tournament 2013: Marquette, Syracuse advance to Elite Eight
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It was a night of upsets at the Verizon Center on Thursday, as both of the lower-seeded teams, Marquette and Syracuse, won their Sweet 16 games to advance to Saturday's East Regional final.
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Metro to stay open late for NCAA Tournament games at Verizon Center
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Metro will remain open for an extra hour Thursday night into Friday morning to accommodate fans attending NCAA Tournament games at the Verizon Center.
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles continue improbable NCAA Tournament run
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Improbably, the 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are still playing; a tongue-wagging, heel-clicking, arm-flapping collection of no-names who turned the opening week of the NCAA tournament into their coming-out party.
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March Madness: Worker productivity drops during NCAA
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March Madness may seem like a holiday to sports fans. But unlike holidays most people are expected to still be at work.
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Wizards vs. Suns: Washington Wizards take victory over Phoenix
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John Wall and the Washington Wizards picked it up on defense and earned a rare road win in Phoenix.
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NCAA Tournament 2013: Georgetown Hoyas, Florida Gulf Coast scouting report
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As the Georgetown Hoyas get set to face an unfamiliar Atlantic Sun opponent, the team is busy scouting their first match-up of this year's NCAA Tournament - the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.
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NCAA bracket 2013: Nothing for certain as tournament gets started
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Good luck filling out those brackets. The No. 1 seeds are set for the NCAA tournament, but very little has gone as expected in this college basketball season.
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NBA Global Games 2013: Washington Wizards to play in Brazil
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After successful forays into China, Mexico, Japan, Canada and Spain, the NBA is adding some Brazilian flair to its preseason schedule next season, and the Washington Wizards will be a part of it.
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Maryland Terrapins spoil Chris Paul Day, beat Wake Forest 67-57
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Dez Wells scored 23 points and Maryland pulled away to beat Wake Forest 67-57 on Saturday and spoil Chris Paul Day. The Raleigh native was 11 of 12 from the field and finished two points shy of his career high of 25 set Dec. 2 against George Mason.
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NBA trade deadline 2013: Jordan Crawford traded to Boston Celtics for Leandro Barbosa
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The Washington Wizards have traded Jordan Crawford to the Boston Celtics for the expiring contract of Leandro Barbosa, who will not play a game with the Wizards due to a torn ACL.
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