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In this image released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed by the Korea News Service, former NBA star Dennis Rodman, second right in front row, visits a dolphin aquarium in Pyongyang in North Korea Friday, March 1, 2013. Pic: AP.

Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims ‘great leaders’

By AP News Sat, Mar 02, 2013 8:26PM UTC 0 Comment

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Ending his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an “awesome guy” and said his father and grandfather were “great leaders” — an assessment that got short shrift from the U.S. government. Rodman, the highest-profile American to meet...

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“Chink in the Armor”: Racism or a lax copy editor?

By Andy Jackson Sun, Feb 19, 2012 11:26AM UTC 0 Comment

An undrafted player from Harvard (not exactly a basketball powerhouse) spends his time as a bench warmer in a struggling NBA team until injuries to several starting players give him a chance to start. He takes the ball and runs with it.. up and down the court, demonstrating great skill, helping his team get on...

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Video of the day: Kevin Garnett was in a bar fight

By Ahsan Butt Sat, Jan 28, 2012 1:53PM UTC 1 Comment

I think KG is trying to tell us all something: I can’t decide what it is about this interview that I love the most. Is it that KG started talking before Craig Sager had even asked a question, then realizing thirty seconds in that he was being asked a question? Is it that KG was...

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