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Billy Packer eliminated from NCAAs, but still on TV
WatchdogFor the first time since the second Nixon Administration, the NCAA Tournament will proceed this month without Billy Packer calling games. The former NBC and CBS analyst left the latter last summer, in a move that had been in the......Tags: NCAA Tournaments, Television Industry, ESPN (tv network), Billy Packer, David Thompson
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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: Baseball, Miss Teen USA, TBS (tv network), Reggie Miller, Indiana Hoosiers
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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: Robert Horry, Basketball, Detroit Pistons, Heroism, Sports
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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, Bimbo Coles, National Basketball Players Association, Politics, Dexter Pittman
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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: Olympic Games, Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes (basketball), Hillary Clinton, Ryan Hollins
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ACC basketball flashback with N.C. State, Duke, North Carolina atop preseason poll
ACC basketball went old school Wednesday. Short shorts, canvas sneakers, two-hand set shot old school. Mirroring the conference's coaches, the league's media voted North Carolina State, Duke and North Carolina to finish 1-2-3. "Our region is the most...Tags: John Henson, Mike Krzyzewski, David Thompson, Kendall Marshall, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Comfortably in NCAA tournament, Virginia faces uncomfortable opening game against Florida
As suspected, Virginia was comfortably in the NCAA tournament field. The Cavaliers' opening game Friday against two-time national champion Florida in Omaha, Neb., will not approach comfortable. "They have elite talent," Virginia coach Tony Bennett said...Tags: Tony Bennett, Syracuse Orange, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Billy Donovan, Human Interest
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'Average' Devils got most of talent
Better Duke teams than this did not win the national championship. Why, better Duke teams did not advance to the Final Four.
How this collection of, by Blue Devils standards, ordinary skills won an extraordinary title is a tale of perseverance,...Tags: National Basketball Association, Education, Jason Williams (basketball), McDonald's, NCAA Final Four
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Thanksgiving TV specials 2012
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Nov. 20, 2012, 4:23pm CT We've broken down the list of Thanksgiving TV marathons, as well as some upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes of your favorite TV shows. Now, here is a look at some of the top standalone Thanksgiving TV specials... -
NBA TV presents “The Dream Team” documentary
Channel Guide MagazineNBA TV presents “The Dream Team,” a documentary about the 1992 USA Olympic basketball team, on Wednesday, June 13. It's hard believe it's been 20 years since the 1992 USA Olympic basketball “Dream Team” — probably still the... -
“Duke ’91 & ’92: Back to Back” Sunday on truTV
Channel Guide MagazineCollege basketball fans may have a love/hate relationship with the Duke Blue Devils, but there’s no doubting that the program is one of the most successful and influential of the past 20 years. On Sunday, March 11, at 8pm ET on truTV, former Duke... -
Highlighting Mark Cuban's memorable exchanges involving the Lakers
Lakers BlogShould he run into Mavericks owner Mark Cuban at American Airlines Arena Wednesday night, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson faces a number of options. Will he scold Cuban for describing him two weeks ago as Jeanie Buss' boy toy? Or will Jackson thank him for...
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