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Wade: ‘I do not want to be paid to go to the Olympics’; Should Olympians be compensated?

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Just a day after stating that he felt Olympic basketball players should be paid, creating a fascinating national debate about the essence of the Olympics, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade retracted his statement on Thursday, saying, “I do not want to be paid to go to the Olympics.”
But what do you think? Should Olympic [...]

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Ozzie Guillen: Gets drunk after every game, loves Castro: Now feels ‘Guilty’ and Embarrassed’

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Ozzie Guillen: open mouth, insert foot. After startling revelations that he loves Fidel Castro and respects how long the Cuban dictator has been in power, to go along with comments he made to CBS Sportsline that he drinks and gets drunk after every game — win or loss, the controversial, [...]

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Perfect! Baylor, Griner beat Notre Dame to win 2012 national title, claim first 40-0 season

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For the first time in college basketball history a team (men or women’s) has achieved 40-0. Baylor’s Lady Bears did it tonight behind the unstoppable Brittney Griner, winning their 2nd national title since 2005.
Baylor, becomes just the 7th team in Women’s NCAA Tournament history (the tourney began in 1982) to [...]

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One Shining Moment! Kentucky beats Kansas to win 2012 NCAA Title

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College basketball’s championship trophy is headed back to the Bluegrass State. For the first time in 14 years, it’s Big Blue that can lay claim to being the final team standing in the Big Dance, as the Wildcats completed a 38 win season with an impressive win over a wily Kansas [...]

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2012 NCAA Tournament in Review with CBS Sports Analyst/SI columnist Seth Davis: the best game, the best team, and Anthony Davis

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SI.com columnist and CBS Sports analyst Seth Davis joins us to break down the best and worst of the 2012 NCAA Tournament from the Final Four in New Orleans, the influx of 1 and dones and whether it’s good for the game, John Calipari’s success, the NBA Draft age limit, and [...]

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Anthony Davis wins 2012 AP College Basketball POY — Will he be a NBA Hall of Famer?

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Anthony Davis has had a special season for a special freshman, and today he added another accolade to an impressive first year campaign, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year.
He is just the second freshman ever (Kevin Durant) to win the prestigious award which has been given out since [...]

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NBA Jersey Ads? Leagues selling their souls to make money? Do you care?

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The NBA is contemplating the idea of putting ads on their uniforms. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is at the forefront of this debate, with his ideology being, if you can get the money, why not? But purists like myself appreciate sports and its history, and look back throughout the decades [...]

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Whammy! Anchorman is getting a sequel!

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Everybody, listen up, I have an urgent and important news announcement to make: Sequel!
Anchorman 2 has been given the green light, with Ron Burgundy showing up on CONAN last night, flute and all, to make the announcement. Fans of the oft-quoted 2004 comedy (and that’s putting it mildly), remember the crazy hi-jinks, the hilarious [...]

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