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Albany: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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Underdog? Great Danes always stand tall. After dropping a pair of regular-season meetings with Vermont, fourth-seeded Albany surprised the Catamounts when it counted most – in the America East Conference Championship on Saturday. Senior guard Jacob Iati drained a pair of late treys to lift the Great Danes to a 53-49 victory in Burlington and their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007. Need more facts about the Capital Region contingent? Here are five on the house: 1. The Great Danes picked up their 11th

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SH Blog: Kobe sprains ankle; Delonte West joins the D-League; Boeheim would take Porter #1

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Tomorrow is Selection Sunday, and while as usual my Maryland Terrapins are on the bubble (with a crucial game today against North Carolina), there are a number of teams already in the Big Dance. Check out our index of NCAA tournament teams if you need a March Madness primer. And if you really want to win big with your bracket this year, enter our $100,000 Challenge. In NBA news, we’ve got a column up from Frank Madden on the Heat’s 21-game

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Memphis: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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The Memphis Tigers will return to the NCAA Tournament as Conference USA champions, having defeated Southern Mississippi in a double overtime classic on Saturday afternoon. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Tigers: [Read more…]

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Fantasy Spin: Injured Kobe Inspires Lakers; Heat Win #21; Harden (37) Leads Rockets

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Call it motivational, maybe even inspirational. On a severely sprained ankle, Kobe Bryant actually started and played 12 minutes, though he was scoreless and spent the rest of the game as a self-appointed assistant coach. Dwight Howard (20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK) was a force, Steve Nash (15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB) played well and Metta World Peace (19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) raised his game, but it was the Lakers’ bench that made

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Madden: Bosh leads Heat to 21st straight win

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On paper, Friday’s tilt between the Heat and Bucks offered an intriguing if not entirely predictable preview of the two teams’ possible first-round playoff matchup. The East’s best versus its erratic eighth seed. The unstoppable force versus the decidedly movable object. The inevitability of LeBron James’ quest for a second title against the maddening inconsistency of Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis. It might not have been Bird vs. Magic, but as far as Friday night NBA storylines go, you could do much

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Tweet of the Night: Kobe Bryant

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“@: I think Kobe has a future as an NBA coach!! #CoachKobe” NO WAY ha! Only when injured #zenvino
March 15, 2013 9:48 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
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Kobe Bryant may have his future planned out after his playing days are over, but coaching clearly isn’t one of them, based on his response to a Lakers fan on twitter. Although the superstar guard did everything in his will in trying to play through a severely sprained ankle on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers, he quickly came to a realization that it wasn’t meant to be after just 12 minutes of play. [Read more…]

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Schayes: Why David Stern is happier than Dikembe Mutombo blocking shots

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As David Stern winds down his illustrious career as the NBA commissioner, his greatest legacy will be handing the league off to his successor, Adam Silver, in wonderful working order. And as far as this March is concerned, the madness being created by the Miami Heat is as good as it gets. Let’s make one thing clear. The man who once said his dream NBA Finals matchup was “Lakers vs. Lakers” does not just like superteams, he loves them. [Read more…]

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