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Ex-NBA player: I had sex with 90 women a month
3:33 PM on 03/16/2010
Winston Bennett played in the NBA during the late 1980s and early 90s, and while he may have been known for his on-court ability, he harbored an off-court passion that nearly consumed him...
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Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
12:56 PM on 03/16/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge in January and will be sentenced next week. He has been suspended until the end of the season by the NBA...
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NCAA graduation rates between blacks and whites widening
3:37 PM on 03/15/2010
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The disparity in graduation rates for white and black players on NCAA tournament-bound men's basketball teams grew this year...
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'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
8:17 AM on 03/12/2010
OPINION - The amount of money made during March Madness exceeds that which is earned in the playoffs for the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball...
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Allen Iverson going through 'tough times'
3:20 PM on 03/09/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Exiled Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson says he's experiencing "tough times" a week after it was decided he would not return to the NBA team and his wife filed for divorce...
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Iverson needs more than a prayer
4:19 PM on 03/08/2010
His closest confidant asked the basketball world to pray for Allen Iverson, as if no one has all these years while seeing this train wreck coming...
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Iverson will not return to 76ers
3:42 PM on 03/02/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson's second stint with the Philadelphia 76ers ended on Tuesday when the team announced he would not return for the rest of the NBA season...
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Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
8:08 AM on 02/27/2010
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- With minutes to go until his exclusive negotiating window was to expire, Michael Jordan struck a deal late Friday...
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Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
5:04 PM on 02/26/2010
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Alvin Robertson has been charged with trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child...
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Knicks acquire McGrady in blockbuster NBA trade
7:39 PM on 02/18/2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers hope they took another step toward keeping LeBron James. The New York Knicks are in better position for a run at him -- and a second superstar, too...
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DA: Ex-NBA star Williams' alcohol level more than twice limit
12:44 PM on 02/18/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams had a blood-alcohol level more than double the legal limit after he crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan last month...
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Michael Jordan determined to buy NBA's Bobcats
10:09 AM on 02/17/2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former NBA great Michael Jordan could have a new role soon: team owner...
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Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
5:40 PM on 02/12/2010
As the 2010 NBA All-Star weekend commences, here's a look at the best to ever perfect the art form of dunking..
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Ex-NCAA star's lawsuit may expose league exploitation
8:23 AM on 02/10/2010
OPINION - We should also stop allowing the NCAA to earn excessive profits from the images of athletes without compensating them...
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Arenas writes op-ed piece on 'guns and violence' for Washington Post
9:05 AM on 02/02/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas says he now understands "guns and violence are serious problems, not joking matters."
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Caught on tape: Brawl erupts after basketball game
8:35 AM on 02/02/2010
VIDEO - It looked like Friday night fights at one Pennsylvania high school last Friday, as a brawl resulted in at least five arrests...
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TheGrio's 100: Candace Parker, basketball's leading lady
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
theGrio's 100 - In a which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg sort of way, you're oft left to wonder if the WNBA's bold, new slogan of 'Expect Great' was conceptualized to mark the dawn of the Candace Parker era...
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TheGrio's 100: LeBron James, king of the NBA for years to come
2:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - LeBron James was celebrated as 'The Chosen One' on the cover of a Sports Illustrated magazine...
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Arenas, Crittenton suspended for rest of NBA season
4:46 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern has suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the locker room...
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Former NBA player Paul Shirley to Haiti: 'Maybe use a condom once in a while'
12:48 PM on 01/27/2010
Shirley penned a long letter today about Haiti and the consequences of its earthquake, in which he seems to hold most Haitians accountable for the dire state of the nation...
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