Basketball
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NBA: Pistons hand Brooklyn 5th straight loss
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2013, 04:58 PM ISTWashington: Detroit Pistons handed the Brooklyn Nets their fifth consecutive loss after beating the high-spending franchise 109-97 here on Sunday.Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high 27 points. Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11
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Tendulkar is to cricket what Jordan is to basketball, says Brian Lara
Cricket | Nov 11, 2013, 03:32 PM ISTKolkata: West Indies batting great Brian Lara today said Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to basketball and Mohammad Ali to boxing and suggested that the Indian batsman should try scoring 400
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Height doesn't matter to excel in basketball, say NBA stars
Other Sports | Sep 26, 2013, 02:24 PM ISTMumbai: Near-seven-foot tall NBA stars Horace Grant and Peja Stojakovic today dismissed the notion that short players cannot excel in basketball, and emphasized that what mattered more was passion and willingness to learn. "It doesn't
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Perry, Brand cross paths at basketball game
Hollywood | Nov 01, 2012, 08:48 AM ISTLos Angeles, Nov 1: Singer Katy Perry and British comedian ex-husband Russell Brand accidentally bumped into each other at a basketball game in California.Perry was with her father Keith Hudson and Brand was with two
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US men's Olympic basketball beats Britain by 40
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2012, 07:44 AM ISTManchester, England ,Jul 20: Deron Williams was in, Carmelo Anthony out, and both were better for it.Of course, it wouldn't have mattered what lineup the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team used against an inexperienced and