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'3 Points' shows basketball's Tracy McGrady's African aid journey
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBasketball all-star Tracy McGrady certainly enjoys a good life. "Am I spoiled?" he asks. "Yes, I'm spoiled." McGrady's first paycheck came from Adidas in a $500,000 endorsement deal, and his first job was playing in the NBA. The Houston Rockets guard/...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Illegal Immigrants, National Basketball Association, Chicago Bulls, Derek Fisher
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Houston easily tops Utah
Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets staved off elimination Tuesday night by routing the Utah Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 10 rebounds as the...Tags: National Basketball Association, Basketball, Houston Rockets, Tracy McGrady, Utah Jazz
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Rivalry between these cities is ice-cold
It's Pittsburgh-Philadelphia tonight in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Exciting stuff. Intrastate rivals. Let's get ready to rumbllle, right? OK, it's nothing like that. It's the NHL, where they canceled an entire season and nobody noticed. There's some buzz,...Tags: Pittsburgh Steelers, National Basketball Association, Andrew Carnegie, Johnny Unitas, Wilt Chamberlain
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Rockets rip Bobcats for 21st straight win
The Houston Rockets' 21st consecutive victory gave them the second-longest winning streak in NBA history and a share of first place in the Western Conference. Tracy McGrady scored 30 points and the Rockets beat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-80 to break a tie...Tags: Jason Richardson, Emeka Okafor, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers
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Text of State of the Union address
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS As Prepared for Delivery Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour – when decisions are hard and courage is...Tags: Local Authority, Wesley Autrey, Diseases, Social Security, Nuclear Weapons
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Full text of State of the Union address
The Associated PressMadam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour - when decisions are hard and courage is tested. We enter the year 2007 with large endeavors...Tags: Local Authority, Wesley Autrey, Diseases, Social Security, Nuclear Weapons
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Ask Sam Smith
Greetings from Iraq. I think the Bulls need to keep the team together because they may give away too much to get Pau Gasol. I mean he is a good player, but not great. If I were to trade for him, I would trade Kirk Hinrich, Noce and P.J. Brown. I love...Tags: Tyrus Thomas, Isiah Thomas, Zach Randolph, Jason Richardson, David Lee
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East capsules
1. NORTH CAROLINA LOCATION: Chapel Hill. ENROLLMENT: 26,878 HOW THEY GOT HERE: Won ACC tourney. RECORD: 28-6. RPI: 2nd. RECORD VS. FIELD: 12-5. NCAA HISTORY: This is 39th appearance, and fourth in a row. UNC won it all in 1957, '82, '93 and 2005, and...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Charles Thomas, National Basketball Association, Jim Harbaugh, Oral Roberts
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Deng bright in dim effort
Tribune staff reporterDikembe Mutombo, a Bull for 33 days over the summer, smiled Thursday night when asked if he was happy as a Rocket. "Very," the veteran center said. "There was nothing personal [against Chicago]. I just didn't want to go to a rebuilding process. I'm close...Tags: Andres Nocioni, Adrian Griffin, Major League Baseball, Chicago Bulls, Vehicles
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No Guarantees In NBA Home Stretch
The Associated PressIf the last nine weeks of the regular season mimic the last nine minutes of the All-Star game, there's no guarantee that the Sixers will stay atop the East or the Shaq-Kobe feud will endure. As everyone learned Sunday, things can change quickly in the...Tags: Injuries, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Allen Iverson, National Basketball Association, Jason Kidd
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Bailout pays airlines for years of bad management
AS HE pursued his doomed merger with United Airlines earlier this year, US Airways chief executive Rakesh Gangwal said "there is no Plan B" if regulators were to block the deal. Thank goodness, then, for Plan C: Using the terrorist attacks in New York...Tags: Corrine Brown, Missouri, Air Transportation Industry, Robert Menendez, Florida
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Part II: Courting a Big Man
Staff WriterThe second in an occasional look into the life of Amityville senior Jason Fraser, one of the nation's best high school basketball players. Part II examines the recruiting process. JASON FRASER felt right at home in the back seat of a black stretch...Tags: National Basketball Association, Golden State Warriors, Antoine Walker, Game Playing, Harrison Ford
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