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2 hrs ago | EDGE

Westboro Baptist Church Blames Oklahoma Tornado on Gay NBA Player Jason Collins

Anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church is charging NBA player Jason Collins with being the catalyst for the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Sports, Atlanta Hawks, Jason Collins, NBA Players, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant

3 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Kevin Ding: Dwight Howard, Mike D'Antoni and the Lakers

The Lakers' general manager opened a phone conversation Tuesday night with a sigh of frustration at the state of sports journalism today.

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Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, NBA Players

7 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com

NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1?

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Dion Waiters, Kyrie Irving, NBA Players

11 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Bobcats snake bit again in NBA Draft Lottery, get fourth overall pick

It there was any year the Charlotte Bobcats could have used the first or second round selection in the NBA Draft it would have been this one.

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Related Topix: Sports, New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Ben McLemore

15 hrs ago | KSAT-TV San Antonio

Spurs escape in OT after blowing big lead

The San Antonio Spurs found that out Tuesday, but they received enough from Tony Parker and Tim Duncan to record a hard-fought win.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Antonio Spurs, Tiago Splitter, Tony Parker, Danny Green, NBA Players, Kawhi Leonard, Manu Ginobili

20 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Experienced Heat, upstart Pacers ready to go

Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights.

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Related Topix: Sports, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Roy Hibbert, David West, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Ian Mahinmi, Paul George, NBA Players

Yesterday | Sports Network

Bobcats formally apply to change back to Hornets

Michael Jordan confirmed his plans to bring the past back to the future for the Charlotte Bobcats, with the team owner and Hall of Famer officially announcing that the team has applied to the NBA to change its name to the Hornets.

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Related Topix: Sports, Charlotte Bobcats

Yesterday | WKYC-TV

Cleveland Cavs win draft lottery

The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years and have the No.

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Related Topix: Sports, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Players, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards

Tue May 21, 2013

ESPN

Durant to donate $1M to OKC tornado relief

As the day went on and I saw the footage and the casualties and the houses being blown away, it was tough to see.

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Related Topix: Monica Wright, Sports, More Sports, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA Women's Basketball, Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, NBA Players

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

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

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

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

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

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

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