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Fab 5 last Michigan region final, Florida 3 in row (NCAA Elite 8 on WSBT-TV)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Burke was a 16-month-old toddler the last time Michigan was playing this late in the NCAA tournament. That regional final 19 years ago, a loss that ended the Fab Five era, was played in a building that no longer...
Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Florida Gators, Arkansas Razorbacks, Erik Murphy, Big Ten Conference
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Plenty at stake in showdown between No. 1 IU and No. 4 Michigan State
Associated PressEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo put it best. “It doesn’t get any better or bigger than this,” the Michigan State coach said. Izzo’s fourth-ranked Spartans will host the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers — led by his former...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller, Keith Appling, Big Ten Conference
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Marian's Demetrius Jackson a McDonald's All-American
MISHAWAKA - Demetrius Jackson of Marian High School joined the ranks of high school basketball's elite today with his selection to the 2013 McDonald’s All American Boys Team. Jackson now joins an impressive list of players who have played in the...
Tags: Michael Jordan, Shawn Kemp, United Center, LeBron James, Derrick Rose
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Big Ten biggie: No. 8 Mich. St hosts No. 4 Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — For the first time in the history of the series, Michigan and Michigan State will play each other while ranked among the top 10. Bragging rights won't be the only thing at stake Tuesday night when the eighth-ranked...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, Keith Appling, Big Ten Conference, College Sports, Trey Burke
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Irish hoops great Orlando Woolridge dies
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Former University of Notre Dame standout and National Basketball Association veteran Orlando Woolridge died last night at his parents’ home in Mansfield, La., where he had been under hospice care due to a chronic...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NBA Draft, College Sports, Marquette Golden Eagles, National Basketball Association
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Magic Johnson joins bid to buy Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson has joined a group bidding to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar and part-owner said Friday he's partnering with former Atlanta Braves executive Stan Kasten and wealthy investor...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals, Frank McCourt, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Lakers
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Never say never: Bieber wins MVP at celeb game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber finally won a trophy in L.A. The Canadian teen singing sensation, who was shut out at the Grammys, was chosen most valuable player despite playing for the losing team in the National Basketball Association All-Star...Tags: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (movie), Lamar Odom, Romeo Miller, Modern Family (tv program), A.C. Green
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Wendy Greuel looks ahead to next steps after losing mayoral race
In a speech Wednesday conceding the Los Angeles mayoral race to Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel was reflective and emotional. "As Magic [Johnson] knows, sometimes those last shots don't go in. You don't cry about it, you pick yourself up and move forward .....
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L.A.'s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood could be election bellwether
It's a small swath of Los Angeles, near the city's heart, that hasn't received much attention from the mayoral candidates. But a Times analysis shows that a 2.8-square-mile, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood has had an unmatched record of picking mayors in both...
Tags: Primaries, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Voting
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Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti dash across L.A. to shore up support
After remarks by Magic Johnson and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, it was Wendy Greuel's turn to remind a few dozen black supporters at a South L.A. rally on Saturday that African Americans could swing the mayoral election Greuel's way on Tuesday. "They always...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Politics, Family Planning, Planned Parenthood
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Greuel casts herself as an underdog; Garcetti shuns overconfidence
After remarks by Magic Johnson and Rep. Maxine Waters, it was Wendy Greuel’s turn to remind a few dozen black supporters at a South L.A. rally on Saturday that African Americans could swing the mayoral election her way on Tuesday. “They...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Family Planning
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Retirement will test if Beckham built a lasting brand in path few have traveled successfully
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — David Beckham's pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he's giving up. Listed as the world's highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham's retirement from play...Tags: Michael Jordan, David Beckham, Adidas AG, Rashied Ali, National Hockey League
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