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UK Basketball: Signee Karl Towns Jr grew up in the gym
larry@amnews.comSince he’s been an AAU basketball coach for 18 years, Karl Towns Sr. had little choice but to often take his son, Karl Jr., with him to basketball practices. “He started playing basketball when he was 2 years old and would come to the gym...Tags: Kevin Durant, Sports, Carmelo Anthony, Basketball, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Vaught's Views; Calipari getting a chance to coach top high school recruit on Dominican team
hmorris@amnews.comHe’s won a national championship and been to consecutive Final Fours at Kentucky, but coach John Calipari has also shown his creativity in a variety of other ways. He had a telethon to raise money for Haiti after a hurricane devastated the island....Tags: ESPN (tv network), Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kentucky Wildcats, Francisco Garcia
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UK Basketball: Calipari says Lamb has best feel for the game among Wildcats
larry@amnews.comLEXINGTON — Kentucky coach John Calipari recently told ESPN.com that sophomore guard Doron Lamb was his team’s “best basketball player,” even though the Wildcats return senior Darius Miller and sophomore Terrence Jones and also...Tags: Athletes, Doron Lamb, Coppin State University, Sports, Perry Ellis
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Vaught's Views: NCAA says no to having Hall, Bowie on the bench for UK stars against Dominican team
larry@amnews.comFormer Kentucky coach Joe Hall and former UKżAll-American Sam Bowie have been benched by theżNCAA. Original plans called for the two to be honorary coaches when the Dominican Republic national team coached by UK coach John Calipari plays an exhibition...Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder, Sports, Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Nazr Mohammed
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Former Gator likes training at Craft Center
LEXINGTON — Al Horford never thought he’d spend a month training with the Dominican Republic national team in the middle of Kentucky.
But because Kentucky’s John Calipari is coaching the Dominican Republic’s national team in the...Tags: Athletes, Sports, Sacramento Kings, John Wall, Detroit Pistons
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Vaught's Views: Experience with Calipari's Dominican team important for Vargas
larry@amnews.comLEXINGTON — It’s easy to pay attention to the former Kentucky stars that will be playing in the exhibition game against John Calipari’s Dominican Republic team Aug. 15 in Rupp Arena. It’s even easy to speculate about Calipari...Tags: Athletes, Josh Harrellson , Sports, Louisville Cardinals, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Pacers win in Atlanta to clinch series
ATLANTA - Roy Hibbert gathered his Indiana Pacers teammates as the Atlanta Hawks, listless and ineffective for three quarters, mobilized for a fourth-quarter run to cut the Pacers lead from 19 points to 5. "Just don't let them get easy transition...
Tags: Jeff Teague, New York Knicks, Josh Smith, David West, Frank Vogel
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Dwight Howard should love L.A. and the Lakers
It will be the story of the Lakers' off-season, they hope without anything remotely resembling "The Decision." Will Dwight Howard stay or go? Howard said this week he deserved "the right to be happy" and he has a handful of choices to mull in free...
Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Mike D'Antoni, Sports, Josh Smith, James Harden
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Pacers take 3-2 series lead on Hawks
INDIANAPOLIS -- Home court is still holding serve with the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. The Pacers took a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series with the Hawks when they beat them 106-83 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Game 6 is on...
Tags: Jeff Pendergraph, Josh Smith, Frank Vogel, National Basketball Association, Indiana Pacers
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Hawks outlast Pacers to even series
ATLANTA -- Roy Hibbert was lying on the floor of the visitors' locker room as reporters and camera crews tried to avoid stepping on his feet as they jostled for position. Finally, he rose and went to his chair. "This," he said, "is going to be one...
Tags: Anthony Tolliver, Jeff Teague, David West, Sports Illustrated, Frank Vogel
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NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference previews
EASTERN CONFERENCE HEAT VS. BUCKS 1. Miami 66-16 (Home: 37-4; Road: 29-12) 8. Milwaukee 38-44 (Home: 21-20; Road: 17-24) Season series: Miami, 3-1. Key stat: LeBron James is making a career-best 56.5% of his shots, which is all the more...Tags: Miami Heat, Joakim Noah, Lucas Oil Stadium, New York Knicks, Brook Lopez
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NBA playoffs 2013: Which are the most likely first-round upsets?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. pick which NBA team in each conference is the most likely to pull a first-round upset. Feel free to add your picks in the comments section. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times Golden State could beat Denver in the West....Tags: Stephen Curry, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Playoffs, Sports, San Antonio Spurs
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