Articles filed under Basketball
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Early exits mean Indianapolis loses box-office battleMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana and Purdue fans, plus possibly executives at CBS, weren't the only ones disappointed with an Illinois-Minnesota semifinal Saturday instead of the...
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Flowers seals Wisconsin comebackMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Michael Flowers would have made a great cornerback. Flowers intercepted a pass intended for Drew Neitzel with 30 seconds left, and his driving layup was ...
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Buzzer-beater KO's HoosiersMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber caught a long pass with 1.5 seconds left Friday night, spun away from a defender and hit a 14-foot left-handed shot at the bu...
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Internet message boards can produce hazardous materialsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Citizens beware: Not only might Big Brother be watching, John Q. Public may be blogging, or posting, or whatever it is that people do on Internet message boards. Yes, fo...
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Illini not finished yetMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- When Illinois game-planned how to keep its season alive Friday in the Big Ten quarterfinals, Bruce Weber knew there were a few things it had to do. • Tak...
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Steward's desperation 3 wins it for Z-BMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- It was not the play Zion-Benton had designed in its final timeout. But the end result could not have been more unpredictable for what proved to be as improbabl...
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Michigan St. beats Ohio St. 67-60Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Drew Neitzel wanted redemption for himself and the rest of the Michigan State Spartans. Less than a week after Neitzel was held to just 6 points in a los...
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Rockets make it 21 straight winsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets' 21st consecutive victory gave them the second-longest winning streak in NBA history and a share of first place in the Western Conference....
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Going to birthplace won't be easy for DengMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Luol Deng is planning to visit his birthplace this summer for the first time in 17 years. Deng hasn't seen Sudan since he was 5 years old and his family moved to Egypt t...
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No. 8 Wis. tops Mich. 51-34 in Big Ten tourneyMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- No. 8 Wisconsin takes such pride in its defense, the Badgers actually get mad when their opponent makes a basket. They had to be downright giddy after th...