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14 min ago | Canada.com

Del Negro out as Clippers coach

Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Chris Paul, Matt Barnes, Blake Griffin, NBA Players, Vinny Del Negro

14 min ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving, NBA Players

2 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Nothin' but Net: Making sense of the lottery

The lottery was created to help the poor get rich, or at least respectable. It was the Robin Hood of competitive sports drafting systems.

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Related Topix: Sports, New Orleans Hornets, Patrick Ewing, NBA Players, Anthony Davis, University of Kentucky NCAA, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Sports, Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Basketball, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Kenyon Martin

6 hrs ago | The Beaumont Enterprise

Thunder star Kevin Durant to donate $1 million to tornado relief

The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the gift from The Durant Family Foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to give.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, Kevin Durant

7 hrs ago | FOX16

Raptors revamp front office, strip Colangelo of GM duties

The Toronto Raptors have decided to make changes in the front office and will create a new position of general manager while Bryan Colangelo will concentrate on his duties as club president.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors

11 hrs ago | Philly.com

NBA Draft Lottery: Who Should the Sixers Send?

The NBA Draft Lottery is tomorrow. I am full of excitement. Best case: The Sixers get a top 3 pick.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia 76ers

15 hrs ago | The Jackson Sun

Randolph, Grizzlies on the rebound again

I know what the rest of conservatives feel like by all of the attacks on my stand for this country.

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Related Topix: Sports, Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, NBA Players, Mike Conley, Los Angeles Clippers

Mon May 20, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, Kevin Durant

The Miami Herald

Kings await lottery

When the NBA draft lottery concludes shortly after 5 p.m. PDT, the Kings will know where they will pick in the first round of the June 27 draft.

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Related Topix: Sports, Sacramento Kings, Thomas Robinson, NBA Players, NCAA Basketball, University of Kansas NCAA, Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Basketball, Ben McLemore

WXII 12 Winston-Salem

Report: Lakers' Howard considering other teams

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard, who soon will become a free agent, plans to consider several teams and does not seem likely to rush the process, CBSSports.com reported Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, NBA Players

Saving the Skyhook

Boston Celtics' Guard Terrence Williams Arrested On Gun Charges

May 1, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Boston Celtics guard Terrence Williams drives the lane in front of New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony during the first quarter of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, NBA Players, Denver Nuggets

Celtics Hub

Terrence Williams Arrested on Gun Charges, Following Domestic Dispute

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce's contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he's doing there, little else matters.

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Related Topix: Sports, Boston Celtics, NBA Players, Paul Pierce, Avery Bradley, Rajon Rondo

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Pew survey questions Gen X, baby boomer savings

Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls The Rev.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, NBA Players, Kawhi Leonard

The Leaf-Chronicle

Heat, Pacers expected to be intense, physical

A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Indiana Pacers, Dexter Pittman, Udonis Haslem, NBA Players

Sun May 19, 2013

Anchorage Daily News

Tim Kawakami: Warriors must make smart decisions in offseason

So when I asked Stephen Curry on Friday if this franchise has the players to win a championship soon, he didn't need to offer any bit of massaged truth.

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Related Topix: Sports, Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry, New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, David Lee, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes, NBA Players, Carl Landry

MSNBC

PBT: JR Smith 'wants to retire a Knick'

J.R. Smith had an incredible regular season for the Knicks, and was every bit deserving of the Sixth Man of the Year honor he was given for that performance.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Players, J.R. Smith, Denver Nuggets, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, Amar'e Stoudemire

WTMA-AM North Charleston

Zachary Quinto On Coming Out: I Just Did It - "No One Knew

When Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in Star Trek Into Darkness , came out publicly that he is gay, he gave no warning to his friends, family or publicists.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Hawks, Jason Collins, NBA Players, Boston Celtics

The Tennessean

Grizzlies, Spurs chase opportunity

On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, NBA Players, Manu Ginobili, Mike Conley

KTEN-TV Denison

Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6

It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.

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Related Topix: Sports, Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert, San Antonio Spurs, George Hill, Paul George, NBA Players, Lance Stephenson, New York Knicks

Sat May 18, 2013

New York Daily News

Dwyane Wade surprises Miami teen at her prom

Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade gave a fan the surprise of a lifetime when he showed up at her senior prom on Friday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Players, Dwyane Wade