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         <title><![CDATA[The NBA&#039;s Worst Player Contracts]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The NBA's latest CBA proposal reportedly includes an "amnesty clause" - a one-time opportunity for teams]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Amnesty Clause]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: The NBA's next collective bargaining agreement may include some form of "amnesty clause," allowing]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is Standing Reach?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: One of the "measureables" associated with basketball players is "standing reach" -- the measure of]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[How to Become an Expert Dribbler]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Basketball dribbling drills and practice strategies designed to improve your team's ball-handling skills.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mini Mid-Level Exception]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: The NBA's owners sought to eliminate salary cap exceptions during the lockout of 2011, thinking - accurately]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a Bruin?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: "Bruin" is an archaic term for bear. At one point it referred specifically to the brown bear -- Ursos]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2012 NBA Mock Draft]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Projecting all 60 picks in the 2012 NBA Draft]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Luxury Tax]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The luxury tax is a charge paid by NBA teams with payrolls that exceed the league's salary cap by a certain, pre-set level.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Team USA 2012]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[USA Basketball brought a squad mostly comprised of second-tier players -- with the obvious exception of Kevin Durant -- to the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey, and brought home the gold medal. How many players from this year's roster will be on the squad Mike Krzyzewski brings to London in 2012?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fantasy NBA Cheat Sheet: Top 100]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Fantasy basketball cheat sheet - ranking the top 100 fantasy values for standard format fantasy NBA leagues.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coaches with Multiple Titles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With North Carolina's win over Michigan State, Roy Williams ties his mentor, Dean Smith, with two national championships... and joins a select list of coaches with multiple titles.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Winningest NBA Coaches of All Time]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley top the list of the NBA's all-time winningest coaches.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2012 All-Star Voting]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Like so many other aspects of the 2011-12 NBA Season, the All-Star voting process will be compressed into a much shorter window. Voting began on January 4 and will conclude on the 31st. The All-Star Game will be played in Orlando on February 26th.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is AAU Ball?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: "AAU" stands for "Amateur Athletic Union" -- a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Common Basketball Injuries]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sprained ankles are very common in basketball. Minor sprains will heal on their own, but it's important to heal fully or you'll risk further injury.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bird Rights]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: The NBA's salary cap is not carved in stone -- teams are allowed to exceed the payroll maximums for]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Most Valuable NBA Franchises]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The New York Knicks topped Forbes Magazine's annual list of the most valuable franchises in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers - last year's most valuable franchise and the defending NBA champions - fell to second place.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Revenue Sharing in the NFL, MLB, and NHL]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The NHL implemented a revenue sharing system in the aftermath of the league's season-canceling 1995 lockout.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Individual Dribbling Drills That Teach Ball Control]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How to Practice on Your Own to Improve Dribbling Control]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[LeBron Giving Up #23]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[LeBron James announced he'll give up his uniform number to honor Michael Jordan, and he wants other NBA players who wear MJ's 23 to do the same.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a Walk-On?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: In college basketball "walk-on" refers to a player who is on the team, but does not get one of the]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dream Team 2012]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Team USA's final 12-man roster for the 2012 London Olympic Games may be short on size, but this year's edition of the Dream Team will be heavy favorites to win gold.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NBA Sexcapades]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The NBA: Where tawdry happens. Looking at some of the league's legendary off-court affairs -- from Tony]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Winningest Coaches of All Time]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The giants of the game -- Division I college basketball's all-time winningest coaches.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a One and Done?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[: "One and Done" is a slang term used to describe a player who stays in college for a single year before]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ektio Wraptor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ankle injuries are unavoidable in basketball... but Ektio is trying to change that.]]></description>
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