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Kansas Proves It's as Dominant as It Gets

AUSTIN, Texas -- As college basketball teams go these days, the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks are about as dominant as they come. They defend well, rebound and can get scoring from all five positions on the floor. Flawless, they aren't. But the Jayhawks aren't preoccupied with achieving perfection when even on their...

Baylor a Team No One Wants to Face

Once a doormat in the Big 12, Baylor has become the team this season every conference coach hates to see coming. Just look at the Bears' work so far against the league's top three teams. They pushed the Kansas Jayhawks to the limit before succumbing to an 81-75 defeat at Allen Fieldhouse Jan. 20. Last Tuesday, they...

Fiesty Baylor Extends Texas' Meltdown

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas big man Dexter Pittman couldn't stop grabbing his head on Saturday afternoon. Longhorns' preseason All-American forward Damion James couldn't stop shaking his. Just two weeks ago, these Longhorns were undefeated and the consensus No.1 team in the country. Now they have the appearance of a team in...

UConn, Without Calhoun, Storms Past No. 1 Texas

STORRS, Conn. -- The students and fans stormed the Gampel Pavilion floor as time expired Saturday evening, by all accounts a first for the building and something that has hardly ever -- if ever -- happened at the home of a former two-time national champion. That's how emotional Connecticut's stunning 88-74 win over No....

Another 1 Bites the Dust as Kansas State Upsets Texas

Being the No.1 ranked team in the country is never easy because you can always count on getting the opposing team's best shot. But if you want to make it even more difficult try converting just 9 of 22 from the free throw line and having your two front-line players fail to show up as the top-ranked Texas Longhorns did...

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Larry Bird Calls Out Pacers

Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird needed just four letters to describe what he had seen from the Pacers during their loss to the Heat on Tuesday night.

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05/24/12 Miami Heat: Who Needs Big Men? Source: The Daily Fix - The Wall Street Journal Allen Iverson got a warm ovation from Philadelphia fans before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the 76ers and Celtics, and then watched as the Sixers showed Iversonian grit in forcing a Game 7.
05/23/12 Philadelphia 76ers force Game Seven with victory over... Source: The Guardian - London - UK The Philadelphia 76ers ground out an 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday to force a deciding Game Seven in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.
05/23/12 Heat's Haslem, Pittman suspended Source: New York Post - New York NY The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
05/23/12 Larry Bird Calls Out Pacers Source: The Huffington Post - Local Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird needed just four letters to describe what he had seen from the Pacers during their loss to the Heat on Tuesday night.
05/23/12 Dexter Pittman's Flagrant Foul on Lance Stephenson... Source: You Been Blinded The NBA playoffs have been quite crazy this season, with former champions getting eliminated with ease (Dallas, the Lakers) and others facing off in what can best be classified as brawls.