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September 3, 2010 8:34 am

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Pondexter, Vaughn Lead Liberty to East Finals
09/03/2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cappie Pondexter scored 30 points, including a tiebreaking jumper with 28 seconds remaining, to lead the New York Liberty to a 77-74 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

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Sports of The Times: Pioneers Continue To Shepherd Women’s Basketball
09/03/2010
Donna Orender, Carol Blazejowski and Ann Meyers Drysdale, once great players, are now instrumental in helping the W.NBA thrive.

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Sports Business: Confounding Hire Adds to Garden’s Image Problem
09/03/2010
Creating a positive image in sports and corporate circles has rarely been a concern of James L. Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden.

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Scantily Clad Dancers Are Nowhere to Be Found When Turkey Plays
09/03/2010
A dance squad from Ukraine, known as the Red Foxes, was pulled to avoid performing in front of Turkish government officials, but no one can agree as to why.

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US Pulls Away in 2nd Half to Rout Tunisia 92-57
09/03/2010
ISTANBUL (AP) -- With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play.

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Seattle's Jackson Selected MVP for Third Time
09/03/2010
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career on Thursday night.

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Angola Stuns Germany at Basketball Worlds
09/03/2010
KAYSERI, Turkey (AP) -- Olimpio Cipriano scored 30 points as Angola rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the game to stun Germany 92-88 in overtime at the basketball World Championship.

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For Rubio and N.B.A., Nothing Is Certain
09/03/2010
The Spanish star Ricky Rubio could come to the United States in 2011, but a looming NBA lockout complicates the situation.

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Rethinking the System as N.B.A. Stars Move
09/03/2010
The NBA has tried to encourage stars to stay with their teams, a strategy that was upset this off-season.

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MVP Jackson Leads Storm Past Mercury in Game 1
09/03/2010
SEATTLE (AP) -- Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

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MVP Jackson Leads Storm Past Mercury in Game 1
SEATTLE (AP) -- Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.


09/03/2010

United States 88, Iran 51: Opponents for a Game, but No Rivalry Here
The United States easily beat Iran at the FIBA world championships in a game that was overshadowed by a political rivalry.


09/03/2010

Sports Business: Confounding Hire Adds to Garden’s Image Problem
Creating a positive image in sports and corporate circles has rarely been a concern of James L. Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden.


09/03/2010

United States 92, Tunisia 57: Not a Pretty Picture as U.S. Crushes Another Opponent
Eric Gordon scored 21 points to lead the United States past Tunisia, which will next play Angola at the world basketball championships.


09/03/2010

Seattle's Jackson Selected MVP for Third Time
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career on Thursday night.


09/03/2010

Liberty 77, Fever 74: Pondexter Leads Liberty Into Finals in the East
Cappie Pondexter scored 30 points as the Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever in the decisive game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.


09/03/2010

Serbia Upsets Argentina to Win Group A at Worlds
KAYSERI, Turkey (AP) -- Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship.


09/03/2010

US Pulls Away in 2nd Half to Rout Tunisia 92-57
ISTANBUL (AP) -- With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play.


09/03/2010

Serbia Meet Croatia After Beating Argentina
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The World Championship first knockout round is poised to produce a pair of classics after Serbia beat Argentina 84-82 in an enthralling Group A match on Thursday to set up a meeting with Balkan neighbors Croatia.


09/03/2010

Hey, LeBron, Kobe, Wade, your country needs you
Steamed doesn't begin to describe what you should feel about Kobe, LeBron and Co. skipping basketball's world championships. Gregg Doyel explains why this is a transgression against you, me and our country.

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LeBron James - Kobe - Sport - Basketball - Kobe Bryant
09/02/2010

Want to save arms from blowing out? Don't put them in, coach
Forget all the explanations you've heard regarding blown-out arms. Stop trying to find the culprit because Gregg Doyel already has. It could be you. It's not the coddling by big-league teams, it's the lack of coddling by little-league coaches.

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Coach - Little League Baseball - Sport - Little League - Baseball
09/02/2010

Hate Mail: I can't save Wales
CBSSports.com National Columnist Gregg Doyel answers questions and comments from readers.

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CBSSports.com - Gregg Doyel - United States - Arts and Entertainment - CBS
09/02/2010

Cincinnati deserves this fun, successful Reds team
It's great to be a baseball fan in Cincinnati again. The Reds are young, talented, fun and comfortably ahead in the NL Central. This long-suffering fan base deserves every second of this, Gregg Doyel says.

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Cincinnati Reds - Baseball - National League Central - sport - Teams
09/02/2010

Declining Cup invite would be best Tiger could do for U.S.
Tiger Woods will be invited to play for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup. But even if he thinks playing will help, the best thing Woods could do for the team is decline, removing distractions and his own mediocre Cup history, Gregg Doyel says.

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Tiger Woods - Golf - Sports - Games - Video Games
09/02/2010

Toney has puncher's chance, but floor belongs to Couture
Saturday night's James Toney-Randy Couture fight isn't a referendum on boxing vs. MMA. But it will tell us which type of fighter is more dangerous, and unless Toney can deliver a quick KO, it's all Couture, Gregg Doyel says.

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Boxing - Randy Couture - James Toney - Mixed martial arts - Sport
09/02/2010

Clemens' best option: Misremember his ego, plead guilty now
Roger Clemens is at point where he couldn't look much worse, but Gregg Doyel knows how he could start to look better: Plead guilty to lying to Congress now and get this whole sordid business over with.

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Roger Clemens - Brian McNamee - Andy Pettitte - United States - Business
09/02/2010


Hate Mail: Three days in Arkansas
CBSSports.com National Columnist Gregg Doyel answers questions and comments from readers.

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CBSSports.com - United States - National Football League - sport - National Basketball Association
09/02/2010

Unique sensation Semenya tested most by doubters
Caster Semenya is a woman. Tests prove it. Doctors know it. But the cruel, bitter potshots from tabloids and her beaten competitors will not stop. Can the 19-year-old handle it all? Gregg Doyel sure hopes so.

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Caster Semenya - Commonwealth Games - South Africa - sport - International Association of Athletics Federation
09/02/2010