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Miami Heat forward LeBron James will officially win his fourth NBA MVP award on Sunday, but reports...

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Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 80.

A child of the Great Depression, Buss defined the bootstrap mentality of his generation. He graduated with a

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On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant became only the fifth player in NBA history, and the youngest ever, to reach 30,000 career points.

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In front of a sold out New Orleans crowd, Los Angeles Laker superstar Kobe Bryant became the 5th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points. Unfortunately for the home fans, the Hornets struggled mightily in the second half, falling to L.A. 103-87. Ryan Anderson was...

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on July 4:

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All signs point to the New Orleans Hornets taking Kentucky standout Anthony Davis with the first pick of Thursday’s NBA Draft. Davis is widely considered to be the most NBA-ready player in the crop of players vying for the top spots. If the Hornets do select Davis, he’ll instantly be shouldered with the burden of turning around the struggling franchise.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder game out full of fire in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (pictured above) set career playoff bests with 19 points and 6 steals to help lead OKC to a 102-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. "They just gave us a good ole' fashioned butt whoopin'," said Spurs forward Stephen Jackson in postgame.

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Memorial Day doesn’t offer a a reprieve from the daily grind for many athletes. The NBA and NHL playoffs are still smoking hot, and Major League Baseball is in full swing.

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The number one seed San Antonio Spurs are the talk of the NBA this week after they completed a sweep of the Clippers, bringing them into the Western Conference finals against the Thunder starting on Sunday.

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Not every great college basketball team wins the NCAA tournament. Some incredible college teams have suffered heartbreaking losses only to win the NCAA tournament title the following year (1973 North Carolina State, 1975 Indiana, 1982 Georgetown). Other championship teams have lost in an attempt at repeating (1961 Ohio State, 1985 Georgetown, 1991 UNLV, 1997 Kentucky).

Here are the 12 best teams that failed to win the NCAA tournament:

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