Articles filed under Basketball
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Indiana, San Antonio even seriesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Anna DeForge scored 26 points to help the host Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun 78-59 Saturday and tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. It wa...
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U.S. outlasts CanadaAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Dee-fense! Dee-fense! The United States couldn't shake Canada with offense alone. Turning up the defense sure did the trick. The Americans held the Canadians to just 2 f...
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Miller not returning to NBAAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Reggie Miller is staying retired, passing on a chance to turn the Big Three of the Boston Celtics into the Fabulous Four. Miller told the Celtics his decision after havi...
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Fox Valley Roundup: Lake Park holds off Conant 16-13Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The damaging winds that burst through the Chicagoland area on Thursday would have had a difficult time breaking through Lake Park's defensive line. The Lancers held the ...
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Illini basketball gets early jump on practicingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Most Division I men's basketball programs must wait seven more weeks to conduct their first official practice. Not Illinois. Because the Illini scheduled a ...
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Ratay will return to coach HE girls basketballAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alicia Ratay, who earlier in the year resigned as the Hoffman Estates varsity girls basketball coach to pursue a career in the WNBA, is now expected back to lead the Haw...
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NBA fines Sonics' co-ownerAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- The NBA fined SuperSonics co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 two weeks after he said his group didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle. League spokesman Mar...
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Van Breda Kolff dies at 84Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. -- Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long ill...
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Connecticut wins opener over Indiana in 3 overtimesAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Nykesha Sales scored 25 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 93-88 triple-overtime victory against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night in the fir...
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Illini guard Smith to sit out seasonAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Jamar Smith has served time in jail. Spent time in substance-abuse counseling. Performed community service. Now Illinois' junior shooting guard must spent a season as a ...