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Derek Fisher's Letter to NBA Players Urges Solidarity

Prior to a 70-person NBA players meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., NBPA president Derek Fisher sent out an extremely honest and heartfelt note to NBA players, assuring them that he is working tirelessly to end the lockout and bring back basketball.
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Girlfriend Charged With Stabbing and Killing Basketball Player

A student and basketball player of Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee was stabbed to death early Sunday morning, after a domestic dispute with girlfriend turned violent. Shannon Washington, 20, was found bleeding heavily from stab wounds on her neck and back when the police arrived at 2 a.m. at her apartment in Tallahassee. She later died at a hospital.
British boxer Khan works out at the Wildcard Boxing Club in Los Angeles

Pediatrician Groups Want to KO Boxing Among Youth

The groups are calling on all pediatricians and other health professionals to strongly discourage parents from having their children participate in boxing. Instead, the groups ask that children be guided toward alternative sport and recreational activities such as swimming, tennis, basketball and volleyball.
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Miami Hurricanes Scandal: The NCAA Has a Much Bigger Problem

Pundits are calling it a shocking sports story -- allegations from a former booster and subsequent NCAA investigation that University of Miami football players received millions of dollars in improper benefits including gifts of money, jewelry and prostitutes over the course of eight years.
China-U.S. basketball "friendly" erupts into brawl

China-U.S. basketball friendly erupts into brawl

As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden built trust with China in Beijing's corridors of power, goodwill between the two nations unravelled Thursday night on a nearby basketball court, where players traded kicks and punches and even a chair was thrown.

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