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Published: 04/8/11

NBA Player to Auction Ring for Terminally Ill Children

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NBA Player to Auction Ring for Terminally Ill Children

MINNEAPOLIS -- Darko Milicic is auctioning the 2004 NBA championship ring he won with the Detroit Pistons to raise money and awareness for children dealing with the terminal illness Batten's disease. Jesse D. Garrabrant, NBA / Getty Images Darko Milicic, right, shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern during the championship ring ceremony on Nov. 2, 2004. Milicic is auctioning his championship ring and belt to raise money for children with Batten's disease. Batten's is a neurological disorder that affects mostly children and gradually causes blindness, seizures and death. ...

Published: 03/25/11

Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

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Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

Derrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a U.S.-based nonprofit that supplies medical assistance to troubled spots across the globe. In all, 20 NBA players have committed to supporting the Direct Relief's effort to help the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11. Scott ...

Published: 03/8/11

NCAA Basketball Tournament Pictures 2011 [PHOTOS]

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Pictures 2011 [PHOTOS]

March Madness is upon us once again. Keep up with the latest pictures from the NCAA Final Four in Houston through this AOL News photo gallery. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=990046&pid=990045&uts=1301578156 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf March Madness Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart arrives at the team hotel in Houston, Texas. The ...

Published: 03/4/11

Freshman Accused of Killing College Basketball Star Claims Self-Defense

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Freshman Accused of Killing College Basketball Star Claims Self-Defense

A Middle Tennessee State University freshman accused of killing her roommate, a star basketball player, was acting in self-defense when she stabbed the woman, the suspect's lawyer said today. Shanterrica Madden, 18, from Memphis, has been charged with murder in the death Wednesday of Tina Stewart, 21, a junior guard for the Blue Raiders. The slaying has shocked the 26,000-student public university in Murfreesboro, Tenn. AP Shanterrica Madden, left, is charged with murder for allegedly killing her roommate, star basketball player Tina Stewart, right. Madden's attorney, Joe Brandon ...

Published: 03/4/11

Michigan High School Basketball Player Dies After Winning Shot

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Michigan High School Basketball Player Dies After Winning Shot

It was a tragic end to a perfect season. Wes Leonard, 16, was celebrating a 20-0 season with his Fennville, Mich., teammates on the basketball court after scoring the game-winning shot Thursday when the high school junior collapsed. The gymnasium, which had been filled with cheers and revelry, grew silent with shock as fans watched the teenager fight for his life. Leonard, whose mother, Jocelyn, was at the game, was transported to Holland Hospital, where he died a little over an hour later. Dennis Geppert, The Holland Sentinel / AP Members of the Fennville High School basketball ...

Published: 03/3/11

Roommate Charged in Stabbing Death of Tenn. Basketball Player

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Roommate Charged in Stabbing Death of Tenn. Basketball Player

The campus of Middle Tennessee State University was in mourning today after police charged a roommate in the fatal stabbing of women's basketball player Tina Stewart. Stewart, a 21-year-old junior guard from Memphis, died Wednesday night at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after being stabbed multiple times at an off-campus apartment complex, police said today. goblueraiders.com Middle Tennessee State University basketball player Tina Stewart died Wednesday after being stabbed multiple times. Stewart's roommate, 18-year-old freshman Shanterrica Madden, has been charged with ...

Published: 02/24/11

Celtics Trade Shocker: Danny Ainge Dumps Kendrick Perkins; Chris Rock Unimpressed

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Celtics Trade Shocker: Danny Ainge Dumps Kendrick Perkins; Chris Rock Unimpressed

There are several NBA trades worth discussing today, but the one that's getting the most attention is Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge's surprise decision to trade starting center Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Boston will reportedly get center Nenad Krstic and forward Jeff Green from Oklahoma in exchange for Perkins and forward Nate Robinson. Smart move, dumb move or dumbest move ever? Some die-hard Celts fans are dismayed. .bbpBox40898039568809980 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/168960131/Celtics_background.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} ...

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