Durant, Collison dropped from U.S. team
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After last year's world championships, the United States knew it needed better shooters, stronger defenders, and more experienced players. That last one cost Kevin Durant. The Seattle rookie was one of two players cut Monday night as the Americans got down to the 12-player limit for the Olympic qualifying tournament that begins Wednesday.
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The NBA suspended Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson of Indiana and Ben Wallace of Detroit on Saturday for taking part in one of the ugliest brawls in U.S. sports history. The suspensions were indefinite, and the league was still investigating Friday night's melee, which commissioner David Stern called "shocking, repulsive and inexcusable &#151; a humiliation for everyone associated with the NBA."
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The National Basketball Association  suspended four players on Saturday, one day after one of the  worst brawls in North American pro sports history.
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As expected, the Portland Trail Blazers took Greg Oden and the Seattle Supersonics took Kevin Durant with the first two picks of the N.B.A. draft.
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Jalen Rose has been dropped from the Toronto Raptors&#39; starting lineup, and he&#39;s not happy about it. &quot;I feel like I&#39;ve been shown the door,&quot; said Rose, who was told about the move during a meeting
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The National Basketball Association suspended four players involved in Friday night&#39;s fight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The NBA is expected to formally announce the suspensions as early as today for their
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Juergen Klinsmann withdrew Thursday from consideration as coach of the U.S. soccer team after several months of talks failed to lead to an agreement, a U.S. Soccer Federation official told The Associated Press.
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It is all but certain that the Knicks tandem of Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph will be broken up - a move that many say should have happened long ago.
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The Pacers' Ron Artest was suspended for the season, and two of his teammates must sit out for a combined 55 games.
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Allen Iverson joins Steve Nash, Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer on the growing list of Western Conference players who will not play in the All-Star Game due to injury. The Nuggets guard will sit out with a sprained ankle.
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Brad Friedel is retiring from the U.S. national team to avoid the kind of days Kasey Keller is going through this week.
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MIAMI - The NBA has suspended indefinitely Detroit&#39;s Ben Wallace and Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest, Jermaine O&#39;Neal and Stephen Jackson in the wake of Friday night&#39;s brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich.
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The National Basketball Association suspended Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal of the Indiana Pacers and Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons indefinitely pending completion
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Give the USA basketball team a break. After all, these are the nice guys, the ones who came. There are a lot of other players who couldn&#39;t find time in their busy summer schedules for the Olympics. And you know what? The Americans may yet ...
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Darius Miles was suspended for two games by the Portland Trail Blazers here for insubordination and conduct detrimental to the National Basketball Association team.
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Kevin Durant missed his second consecutive preseason game for the SuperSonics Friday night. The second overall pick in June's draft was back in Seattle shooting and walking on a treadmill to test his sprained left ankle.
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Four National Basketball Association players were suspended indefinitely yesterday following one of the ugliest brawls between professional athletes and fans in this country, a melee that