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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2006 -- USA Basketball teamed up with the Defense Department’s America Supports You program Dec. 15 to support wounded servicemembers. Former U.S. Olympic basketball player Sam Perkins (right) chats with Army Capt. Scott Smiley before the Washington Wizards and Miami Heat basketball game in Washington on Dec. 15. The NBA hosted several wounded warriors, including Smiley, at the game as part of "Hoops for Troops," an America Supports You program connecting basketball players with servicemembers and their family members around the world. Photo by Carmen L. Burgess  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The America Supports...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- CBS Inc. (CBS) kicked off its first-ever free live showing online of the men's NCAA tournament, with more than 100,000 people either watching the video of the Seton Hall vs. Wichita game, or in a virtual waiting room, trying to get in. The live video streams were running 365 kilobits per second. Larry Kramer, head of CBS's digital operations, said he's prepared for at least 200,000 simultaneous viewers, placing the tournament Webcasts squarely among the top live online draws of all time.

Live Webcasts of NCAA tournament is 'watershed' moment By David B. Wilkerson, MarketWatch Last Update: 12:57 AM ET Mar 16, 2006 CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- CBS Corp.'s move to stream live telecasts of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship free of charge on the Web, beginning with this year's tournament, is a "watershed event" with vast implications for the television landscape, according to a former president of CBS Sports. Beginning Thursday, CBS (CBS) will offer live out-of-market broadcasts of "March Madness" games at NCAAsports.com. See related column by Bambi Francisco. "This is a watershed event," said Neal Pilson, president of...

"Our country was captivated by an amazing story on the basketball court," the president told reporters gathered on the tarmac, his arm draped around the 17-year-old senior, with Air Force One, the presidential jet, in the background. "It's the story of a young man who found his touch on the basketball court, which in turn touched the hearts of citizens all around the country." The president joked that if his aging body would let him return to the basketball court, he'd want a lesson from McElwain. Because of his autism, McElwain didn't begin talking until he was 5 and still...

Lesbian Basketball, Season 9 vs. the Indy Chick June 02, 2005 By Debbie Schlussel What’s the difference between the WNBA and Danica Patrick? For one thing, she looks like a woman, and they don’t. Then there’s Title IX—affirmative action for useless women’s sports no-one cares about, like water polo and crew (a/k/a “You Gotta Regatta Lesbiatta”). WNBA players had Title IX to succeed, but are in season nine of extreme failure. Danica Patrick—the rookiette race-car driver who came in forth at Sunday’s Indy 500—didn’t have Title IX. They don’t have it in racing. The IRL only has that amazing non-governmental...

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University of Cincinnati head basketball coach Bob Huggins has been charged with DUI. 9News has confirmed Huggins was cited after he was pulled over in the village of Fairfax late Tuesday night. He was not jailed. Fairfax Police said Huggins was in his Lexus SUV in the 6000 block of Wooster Pike at about 11:30 Tuesday night when he was stopped. Officers said Huggins had failed to keep his car inside marked lanes and remained at a light more than 10 seconds after it had turned green. The arrest report says Huggins had slurred speech, red watery eyes and had...

I need help being able to access realtime scores online during March Madness. My anal employer is rationing out access to sports-related internet sites... 60 minutes per day. Is there any way to backdoor this? (Perhaps the major sports sites should take this into consideration during March Madness.)

<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE - Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer probably praised the ACC's Southern hospitality when he saw the league schedules for the next two seasons.</p> <p>University of Virginia coach Al Groh might not have been as complimentary.</p> <p>At the conclusion of its fall meeting, for which U.Va. served as host, the ACC yesterday released the scheduling models to be used in 2004-05 and 2005-06 for football, men's basketball and women's basketball.</p>

Action another response to suspected gang-related killing at Sunrise Park Rohnert Park will ban alcohol in city parks as part of its campaign to fight gang violence, the City Council decided Tuesday. The prohibition, which will take effect in 30 days, was approved on a 4-1 vote. Only Councilwoman Amie Spradlin opposed the measure. "I urge that we don't unfairly punish those that wish to enjoy an alcoholic beverage with their friends, with their families," she said before the vote. Spradlin said most of the problems associated with public drunkenness are caused by minors who already are breaking the law....

NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere, regarded as the rock of the two New York Knicks' championship teams in 1970 and '73, died Wednesday. He was 62. A team spokeswoman confirmed DeBusschere died of a "massive heart attack." Playing for Knicks teams which featured five Hall of Famers, DeBusschere was one of the league's elite power forwards, making the All-Defensive Team six times. DeBusschere also played major league baseball with the Chicago White Sox in 1962 and '63 while playing with the Detroit Pistons in the NBA. He was a player-coach with the Pistons from...

<p>When the National Collegiate Athletic Association's men's basketball tournament ends Monday night, CBS, as it has for the past 16 seasons, will end its broadcast of the final with tournament highlights set to the song "One Shining Moment."</p> <p>Written on the back of a napkin by a virtual unknown, the wholesome song hasn't appeared on the Billboard charts, nor has it ever been played on the radio as far as anyone knows. A compact-disk single has barely sold 1,000 copies. But with the exception of a couple of college fight songs to which nobody knows the words, "One Shining Moment" is arguably the most famous song in sports.</p>

Texas, KY, OU, Arizona are #1 seeds

CHICK HEARN IS DEAD. GOD BLESS THE BEST BASKETBALL ANNOUNCER THAT EVER LIVED.