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Balanced Celtics send series back to Boston
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Balanced Celtics send series back to Boston NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks decided to wear all black prior to their Game 5 showdown with the Boston Celtics in the hopes of closing out the series with a funereal message. Instead,...Tags: Jason Kidd, Jeff Green (basketball), Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Stiller, Tyson Chandler
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Rockets 107, Thunder 100
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Michael Kinney, The Sports Xchange Rockets 107, Thunder 100 OKLAHOMA CITY -- James Harden scored a team-high 31 points, and the Houston Rockets stayed alive with a 107-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at the...Tags: Kevin Durant, Kevin Martin, Omer Asik, Jason Collins, Russell Westbrook
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Asik's FTs help Rockets fend off Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY -- James Harden scored a team-high 31 points, and the Houston Rockets stayed alive with a 107-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2,...
Tags: Kevin Durant, Omer Asik, Kevin Martin, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Jason Collins
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Rockets hold off Thunder to stay alive
ReutersRockets hold off Thunder to stay alive OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder wanted to extinguish all hope. Holding a 3-1 series lead, they wanted to send the Houston Rockets packing as quickly as possible. Houston had different plans. The...Tags: Kevin Durant, Kevin Martin, Omer Asik, Jason Collins, Russell Westbrook
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Preview: Celtics at Knicks
ReutersThe New York Knicks were an overtime away from completing a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series, but they can close out the visiting Boston Celtics on Wednesday in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. New York trailed at the half in the...Tags: Jeff Green (basketball), New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, National Basketball Association, Basketball
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Who were the first black NBA players?
There has been a lot of recent publicity about Jackie Robinson being the first black player in Major League Baseball, thanks to the excellent movie "42" and fine articles such as those by John Kass (“’42’ may open the eyes of a new...Tags: Jackie Robinson, New York Knicks, Clifton, National Basketball Association
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Jason Collins Says He's 'Startled' By Postive Reaction To His Coming Out As A Gay Athlete
The Hartford CourantNBA player Jason Collins, who became the first gay man to come out while playing in one of America's major professional leagues, said he has been startled by the positive reaction. "Its incredible, you just try to live an honest genuine life and the...Tags: Washington Wizards, Basketball, Jason Collins, Barack Obama, Sports
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NBA Player's Coming Out A Big Step Among Many
Perhaps this is a Jackie Robinson moment, a historic point in time — but it doesn't feel like one. It feels so inevitable that we had to be reminded that it hadn't already happened. We refer of course to National Basketball Association player...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Washington Wizards, Basketball, Jason Collins, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Scoreboard: May 1
|TODAY| |COLLEGE BASEBALL| Northern State at Mary, 1 p.m. doubleheader |TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, Noon (FXSP); Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Soccer—UEFA...Tags: Brian Rolston, Atlanta Braves, Giancarlo Stanton, ESPN (tv network), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay
Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....
Tags: Minority Groups, National Football League, Super Bowl, Sports Illustrated, Kobe Bryant
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Celtics say pressure is on Knicks
NewsdayIf anyone's feeling pressure, it's the Knicks. So say the Boston Celtics, who are in a history-making mood after finally breaking through with a victory in their first-round series against the Knicks. No team in NBA history has ever come back from a...Tags: Jeff Green (basketball), Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, National Basketball Association
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Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Charley Walters column
St. Paul Pioneer PressMark Madsen and Jason Collins were teammates for three seasons at Stanford and one season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. "The first time I knew that Jason Collins was gay was early this morning when he texted me and said, 'Can you call me?' " Madsen...Tags: Washington Wizards, Basketball, Kevin Love, Jason Collins, Adam Silver
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