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(Newser) - A quest to play pro football might keep a Duke basketball player in school for another year, ESPN reports. Greg Paulus, who has used up his basketball eligibility at Duke, has been offered a tryout for the school’s football team—but at receiver, not quarterback, where he starred in... More »

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Duke Blue Devils • basketball • NCAA basketball • NCAA football • football • Michigan Wolverines • college basketball • Greg Paulus • college football

 Thomas Lands 
 College Coaching Gig 

Former Knicks coach signs 5-year contract

Apr 14, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isiah Thomas will coach men’s basketball at Florida International University, the Miami Herald reports, with the Hall of Fame player signing a 5-year contract. “Coming back to the college game has always been a dream of mine,” said Thomas, 47, fired last year after a disastrous stint... More »

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Florida • basketball • coach • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • college basketball • Florida International

High Schools Set for Their Own Madness

Teams in DC tourney push boundaries, and not everyone approves

Apr 3, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Washington-area basketball tournament for high school programs that operate outside the traditional mold is getting plenty of ESPN-generated publicity, the Post reports. It’s also sparked concerns about bringing the trappings of big-time athletics—near-global recruiting, travel, TV—to the high school level, with many of the teams representing... More »

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ESPN • basketball • high school basketball • March Madness

(Newser) - Idan Ravin has never played or coached competitive basketball. He has no formal basketball training. Yet somehow, this mild-mannered, 38-year-old Jewish ex-lawyer is one of the NBA’s most sought-after personal trainers, known in basketball circles as “the Hoops Whisperer,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Ravin’s... More »

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NBA • basketball • Carmelo Anthony • Chris Paul • personal trainer • Idan Ravin

ncaa tournament

 In Online Traffic, 
 It's Truly Madness 


Mar 20, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a lack of surprises on the court, the first day of March Madness saw a huge jump in visits to the CBS website as well as a bump in TV ratings, the Business Insider reports. The 2.7 million viewers of streaming video online represented a 56% increase over... More »

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NCAA • CBS • basketball • NCAA basketball • online • TV ratings • March Madness • streaming video • 2009 NCAA Tournament • NCAA men's basketball tournament

Bucks Forward Takes Heat
for Mid-Game Tweet

Team discourages posts during halftime

Mar 18, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Villanueva’s zeal for micro-blogging has him in trouble with the Milwaukee Bucks, who deemed the forward’s half-time locker room tweet during Sunday’s Buck-Celtics game to be unsportsmanlike conduct, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. “We made a point to address Charlie and the team that it’... More »

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NBA • basketball • Milwaukee • Milwaukee Bucks • blog • Scott Skiles • Charlie Villanueva • Twitter • microblogging

GLOSSIES

How to Pick NCAA Brackets and Not Go Mad in March

Don't let college basketball brackets control you

Mar 16, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obsessing over your NCAA tournament bracket? A time-management expert tells Esquire how to keep the March Madness time-suck under control.
  • Admit you have a problem—possibly after someone tells you, "You really seem to be getting over-involved with this whole thing.”
  • Cut back. Sure, "cutting
... More »

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basketball • March Madness • Final Four • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament • NCAA men's basketball tournament • NCAA pool

OPINION

 Don't Buy Big East Hoop Hype 

Conference hasn't lived up to its reputation in recent years

Mar 10, 09 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With March Madness upon us, the hype machine is cranking up again about the Big East, with powers like Louisville, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. Mike Celizic covered the conference’s period of dominance in the 1980s, but he’s no longer convinced, he writes for NBC Sports. The league has won... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Louisville Cardinals • Pittsburgh Panthers • Big Ten • ACC • Connecticut Huskies • Big East • Big Ten Conference • Big East Conference • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

ANALYSIS

New Media Make CBS'
$6B NCAA Deal a Slam Dunk

'Crazy' contract could prove savvy

Mar 9, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 1999, CBS’ $6 billion, 11-year pact with the NCAA for rights to the men’s basketball tournament looked drastically overpriced to many analysts. But with Selection Sunday this weekend, the deal doesn’t seem so crazy, thanks to a prescient addition: new-media rights. CBS has nearly sold out its... More »

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DirecTV • CBS • basketball • new media • college basketball • streaming video • 2009 NCAA Tournament

 NBA's Lone Constant: 
 Free-Throw Stats 

NBA's success rate has hovered around 75% for half-century

Mar 4, 09 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Basketball's free-throw statistics have stayed steady at a rate that amazes academics, the New York Times reports. While most aspects of basketball and other sports have seen records steadily edge up over the years, free-throw shooting hit a plateau of a 75% success rate in the NBA more than 50... More »

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NBA • basketball • statistics • coaching • Pro basketball • college basketball

 Shaq Scores 45 Points 
 Against Toronto 
 in 6-Year High 

Phoenix wins 133-113; O'Neal gets 49th 40-point game

Feb 28, 09 6:37 AM CST
(AP) - Shaquille O'Neal scored 45 points last night in his biggest offensive performance in 6 years, powering the Phoenix Suns to a 133-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors. A week shy of his 37th birthday, O'Neal made 20 of 25 shots in the 49th 40-point game of his career but the... More »

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(AP) - What's the ideal gift for a basketball-obsessed president? Try a size 23 sneaker personally autographed by Shaquille O'Neal. The Phoenix Suns center couldn't be around himself when President Obama arrived at Sky Harbor International Airport yesterday afternoon. So when the president stepped off of Air Force One, Phoenix Mayor Phil... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Phoenix Suns • shoes • Phoenix • Shaquille O'Neal

B-Ball Stars
Say Obama's Got Game

Hoopsters pick apart presidential skills in CNN roundtable

Feb 15, 09 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Basketball stars of today and yesterday have dissected President Barack Obama’s game on CNN, the Swamp blog reports. "He's smart at the game," Magic Johnson said today, watching a clip of the president shooting hoops. “He sees the play before it develops. That is how he... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Chicago • Steve Nash • Magic Johnson • Chris Paul • Bill Russell • President Obama

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor has sued the team, alleging that owner Donald Sterling had a “vision of a Southern plantation-type structure,” the Los Angles Times reports. The suit claims Sterling often talked about “poor black kids” and... More »

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NBA • basketball • Los Angeles Clippers • discrimination • racism • civil lawsuits • age discrimination • general manager • racial discrimination • Elgin Baylor • Donald Sterling

Bush Gets Misty-Eyed During Anthem

Ex-president pops up
at women's college
hoops game in Waco

Jan 30, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - In his first public appearance since Barack Obama’s inauguration, George W. Bush took in a women’s basketball game Wednesday at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, about 25 miles from their Crawford ranch. Bush received applause when he and Laura walked onto the court, and seemed to almost tear... More »

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Texas • basketball • NCAA basketball • Laura Bush • Baylor University • George W. Bush • former presidents • national anthem

Christian School Axes Hard-Driving 100-0 Coach

Coach defended team's 100-0 blowout against learning disabled team

Jan 26, 09 2:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The coach of a Dallas high school girls basketball team that trounced a rival 100-0 has been fired, reports the Dallas Morning News. The Covenant School coach was canned after posting a message on a youth basketball internet site disagreeing with his school's apology for the cagers' massacre of a... More »

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CBS • basketball • ABC • Good Morning America • Today show • Dallas Academy • The Covenant School

 Knick Star's
 Son Sees 
 Mom Murdered 

Curry's former girlfriend, baby daughter shot dead in Chicago home

Jan 25, 09 5:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The toddler son of New York Knicks center Edward Curry likely witnessed the murder of his mother and baby sister in their Chicago home, authorities revealed yesterday. The 3-year-old boy was found unharmed by his grandmother near the bodies of his sister and mom, a former girlfriend of Curry's. Police... More »

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Glossies

 Obama Methodical, 
 Risk-Averse 
 on Green 

Golfing buddies impressed with Obama's sang-froid

Jan 19, 09 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama, an avid golfer who usually shoots in the mid-90s and avoids short cuts, took up the sport when wife Michelle worried about basketball injuries. Obama’s golfing buddies describe his game for Golf Digest:
  • Competitive: “He was a beginner, and sometimes he had to take the
... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • golf • President Obama • James Clayborne Jr. • Marvin Nicholson

DUI Bust
Costs Barkley T-Mobile Gig

Phone company benches ex-hoop star 'for the time being'

Jan 14, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of his DUI arrest—during which he told a cop he was in a hurry to get oral sex—Charles Barkley has lost another job, Advertising Age reports. T-Mobile has pulled spots featuring Barkley “for the time being,” a rep said, adding, "As he... More »

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NBA • basketball • crime • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • commercials • arrest • T-Mobile • Charles Barkley • TNT

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s beloved basketball may be the most “accessible and democratic” of sports, but “the game will change once the oath of office is administered,” Andrew Stengel writes for the Huffington Post. “Unlike the checks and balances in our three branches of government, there may... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • basketball • Mario Cuomo • President Obama • Andrew Stengel • team • rule

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