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<title><![CDATA[Lights Out: Brown says Bobcats have great shooters]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Larry Brown has seemingly coached everywhere, so the unsolicited comment was striking.

"I don't know if I've ever coached a team that shot it any better," Brown said yesterday, after his sixth practice running the Charlotte Bobcats.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA responds to referee report by vowing to build better system]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Commissioner David Stern responded to a report on NBA referees yesterday by vowing to build the "most effective possible system" to monitor illegal gambling and preserve the game's integrity.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:30:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bobcats display  definite flavor of North Carolina]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dean Smith's seat was directly at midcourt and a light-blue sweater rested on his lap. Roy Williams, in a light-blue polo shirt, sat to his left.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WOWED: Brown says Wallace can be Bobcats' backbone]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A year after signing a lucrative free-agent deal that kept him in Charlotte, Gerald Wallace was suddenly on the trading block.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:20:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bobcats add three to roster]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Bobcats have added forwards Andre Brown and Marcus Williams and guard Donell Taylor to their training-camp roster.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Attitude: Krzyzewski says Olympics changed him]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mike Krzyzewski cried during the national anthem before the gold-medal game last weekend in Beijing, overcome by the magnitude of the occasion. Afterward, he said he had a different feeling.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:05:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Americans roll by Argentina 101-81]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For people who can't remember what it was like when the United States truly dominated Olympics basketball, this is it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bryant, fan favorite in China, leads U.S. over Russia 89-68]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Russia contained the speedsters. Controlled the backboards. Everything that a team needs to do to beat the United States.

Except stop Kobe Bryant.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bobcats, Okafor reach contract deal]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Bobcats have come to terms with Emeka Okafor on a six-year, $72 million deal, ending a month of negotiations.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:54:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bryant says passion is back]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. men's Olympics basketball team opened its final week of practice on home soil Monday before heading to China with a scrimmage against a select team consisting of such NBA rookies as O.J. Mayo and Derrick Rose and some veterans such as Andre Iguodala and LaMarcus Aldridge.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Howard is happy to be playing again]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dwight Howard is feeling like Superman again.

Recovered from a stress fracture to the sternum, Howard said he's ready for Beijing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping the community]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Chris Paul's CP3 Foundation has raised more than $240,000 for local charities in its first two years. The third Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend will be Sept. 18-21.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Home is still Lewisville, despite son's success]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Charles and Robin Paul have reached the point in life where they could sit idly on the clouds and enjoy all the luxuries of being Chris Paul's parents.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA Notebook]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[NBA Notebook]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul reaffirms affection for New Orleans]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[If Chris Paul had any regrets about last season, it was how his rising stardom made fans in New Orleans a little paranoid they might lose him to a wealthier team in a bigger city.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brand spurns Clippers, signs deal with Sixers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Elton Brand signed with the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday, giving them the low-post presence needed to contend in the Eastern Conference.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Duhon joins Knicks; Marbury's status uncertain]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Chris Duhon is coming to compete for the New York Knicks' starting point-guard job. Nobody is saying yet if that competition will be against Stephon Marbury.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:25:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PASSIONATE: Mourning serious about helping kids]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Alonzo Mourning knows the statistics by heart, ticking them off one after another.

Mourning, the Miami Heat's center, isn't talking about points, rebounds, blocked shots, or anything else that has to do with basketball. No, Mourning's real passion is improving the lives for children in South Florida, something his annual Zo's Summer Groove series of events has sought to do since its inception more than 10 years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:35:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA Notebook: Bobcats sign both their first-rounders]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Bobcats signed first-round draft picks D.J. Augustin and Alexis Ajinca yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brown eager for summer camp]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Many NBA head coaches let their assistants run the summer minicamp for rookies and free agents.

Not Larry Brown.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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