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Alford to retire after final season with Nevada
Steve Alford is ending a 36-year coaching career that also included stops at Iowa, New Mexico and UCLA.
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Bob Pettit, NBA's first MVP and a 'true giant of the game,' dies at 93
Bob Pettit, who was named an All-Star in each of his 11 NBA seasons and was one of the greatest scorers and rebounders in league history, died, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame said Thursday.
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Penguins' Kuzmenko taking leave after father killed by bear on fishing trip
Penguins' forward Andrei Kuzmenko is taking a leave of absence from the team after his father, Alexander, was killed by a bear while fishing in Russia on Tuesday.
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49ers' Juszczyk baffled by NFL fine for imitating 'chugging a beer'
The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 on Thursday for "engaging in offensive demonstrations."
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Flyers' Zegras gets rare equipment violation penalty for tucking in jersey
Flyers forward Trevor Zegras was given a minor penalty for "improperly wearing the equipment" in Thursday's preseason game after being warned about tucking his jersey into his pants.
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Scheyer at Duke for 'long haul' after being pursued by NBA's Mavericks
Head coach Jon Scheyer said Thursday that Duke was his "dream job" and he's in it for the "long haul" after an offseason in which he was pursued by the Mavericks.