Sometimes, the Real Stars Are Off the Court
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Kathy and David Henry spent Valentineâs Day with the love of their lives â basketball.
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Sooner or later, every professional basketball playerâs career comes to an end. For Todd MacCulloch, that day came earlier than expected.
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A lot of our seemingly serious and not-so-serious stars are major
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The basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest apparently is a Renaissance man to a fault. At least his last name is convenient, as either Artest or Artist, a straight-up, vowel-centered exchange
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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Even in this transient sports environment, itâs hard to believe that Jason Kidd, the player who gave the Nets their long-sought-after identity, is gone.
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A young NBA talent's gruesome injury becomes a perverse Internet-video hit. Sick, right? So why do we keep watching it?
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Republic sports columnist Paola Boivin sounds like she is too close to the NBA players. It is not the fans, Paola. Of course, the behavior of the fans in Detroit was inexcusable, but Ron Artest is given one directive from the NBA: Do not enter the stands.
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The 2007 NBA FinalsÃÂ is when sports is at its irresistible best, when every reasonable indicator says one of the combatants doesn't have a chance.
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The intense motivations of a bizarre NBA superstar
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The NBA has numerous ills, but after last weekend&#39;s brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., players jumping into the stands to fight fans probably is off the list.
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US National Basketball Association stars are concerned that playing in international events is hurting their ability to play their best in quest of a league crown.
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When professional athletes start slugging fans, severe penalties pretty much are a no-brainer. So few tears will be shed for the nine basketball players suspended - at the cost of millions in salary â-fter
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Strange things are happening to the pro teams in this city. The Cavaliers are in the NBA finals. The Indians are in first place. And the Browns drafted an offensive lineman &#151; in the first round. Maybe it's a sign.
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The Nets started the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic with a surprising burst from their supporting cast, and finished it with the expected contribution of their stars.
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Although the Golden State Warriors did a pretty sharp impersonation of the fast-breaking, high-scoring Phoenix Suns, it wasn't quite as good as the genuine article.
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The picture of defeat is the best basketball player in the galaxy slumped on a chair in the waning minutes. The picture of defeat is a coach shaking his head in disbelief, watching his team disintegrate.