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The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to "Hornets," a source with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com's Will Brinson, including arranging digital assets that would allow a return to their original nickname. T  «Full Post»

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five seasons in the results of voting announced Sunday. James was one vote short of being a unanimous selection. H  «Full Post»

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LAS VEGAS � The countdown to the end of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s legendary career began on Saturday with a brilliant performance in a victory over Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand Garden. Mayweather rolled his record to 44-0 and kept alive a dream t  «Full Post»

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Jason Collins is a free agent. He's a skilled center that can provide stout defense off of the bench, and he's a veteran presence. He's also just become the first openly gay athlete in professional North American team sports. Throughout his 12-yea  «Full Post»

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HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semipro league. Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box without protective headgear and earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month. The country has a lon  «Full Post»

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Barry Bonds GOT JACKED, SON!!! Someone -- or someones -- stole Barry's famous home run champion plaque right off the stadium wall at AT&T ballpark in San Francisco last night. The plaque was originally unveiled at the stadium a few years ago, a  «Full Post»

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NEW YORK - Alan Gendreau, former kicker for Middle Tennessee State and an openly gay football player, is hoping to make it onto the NFL roster this year. Gendreau played for Middle Tennessee State from 2008-2011, and was the all-time leading scorer  «Full Post»

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Stephen Curry, Warriors send Nuggets to rare home loss  «Full Post»

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Knicks shut down Celtics, take first 2-0 series lead since 2000  «Full Post»

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Heat pull away from Bucks in fourth quarter, take 2-0 series lead  «Full Post»

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Bulls Vs Nets Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs.  «Full Post»

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Of the many stories and events that add up to Michael Jordan's legend, few loom as large as the "Flu Game." In Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, with his Chicago Bulls facing a 3-2 deficit against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Jordan scored 38 points  «Full Post»

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The brilliance of Pat Summerall was always what he didn't say. He didn't have to be the loudest or most verbose guy in the broadcast booth. But he was the best. The Dallas Morning News reported that Summerall has passed away at the age of 82. The re  «Full Post»

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The Louisville Cardinals are national champions after a hard fought win over Michigan. Michigan was up by 12 early on but Louisville fought back to cut the lead to one point by half time. From there they kept their momentum to hold off a late s  «Full Post»

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Atlanta (AP) � Luke Hancock came off the bench Saturday night to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3-pointers and Louisville advanced to the NCAA championship game, escaping with a 72-68 victo  «Full Post»

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Atlanta (AP) - Don't call these guys the Fab Five. Michigan's latest group of young stars is determined to leave its own legacy. Attacking Syracuse's suffocating zone defense in the first half with 3-pointers, crisp passing and a fearless attit  «Full Post»

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Chris Bosh's Miami Beach home was reportedly burglarized on Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and accessories stolen while the Miami Heat center and his wife, Adrienne, celebrated his 29th birthday with friends at an area ni  «Full Post»

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In the final game of Brittney Griner's illustrious Baylor career, Louisville accomplished something no other team has when facing the greatest player in women's college hoops history. The Cardinals made Griner a non-factor. Raining down threes  «Full Post»

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Florida Gulf Coast University's Cinderella run ended the way most bad dates do: with anger, frustration, self-loathing and and a vow to never speak of this night again. Wow, was this an ugly game. Like, "delete from your DVR and smash your DVR" ugly  «Full Post»

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In late January, Miami Heat MVP LeBron James startled a visiting Heat fan by bear-hugging him after he sank a half-court shot between quarters. Illinois computer technician Michael Drysch had just won $75,000 for himself and $75,000 (via the Carmex c  «Full Post»

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sacramento officials announced on Saturday that they had reached a $450 million deal with private developers to build an entertainment and sports complex they hope will keep the Kings basketball team from leaving town for Se  «Full Post»

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The best team of Mark Few's Gonzaga tenure still wasn't able to overcome the program's maddening trend of early NCAA tournament exits. Awarded its first-ever No. 1 seed after a 31-2 regular season that included five wins against Big 12 opponents,  «Full Post»

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Hours after his team won the Atlantic Sun tournament to make the NCAA tournament in just its second year of eligibility, Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield weighed in on the seed he thought the Eagles deserved. "I don't see how we're a 15 or  «Full Post»