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Chicago Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer could be sidelined for a couple of days to a week after being diagnosed with a sprained left ankle on Thursday, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
 
 
 

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It was nearly a clean sweep for the Carleton Ravens Thursday as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball awards were announced.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love drives against Dallas Mavericks forward Brian Cardinal (L) in this file photo.

Love records 52nd straight double-double

Minnesota's Kevin Love notched his 52nd straight game with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds on Wednesday to break the modern NBA "double-double" record set by Moses Malone.


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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love shoots during the first half of their NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Minneapolis March 7, 2011.

Kevin Love injured on verge of record

On the verge of an NBA record, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love missed practice on Tuesday with a bruised left knee, adding drama to his quest for basketball history.


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Miami Heat's Chris Bosh.

Heat stay cold as Blazers sizzle in win

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ripped Miami 105-96, spoiling 30-point scoring efforts by Dwyane Wade and LeBron James as the Heat lost their fifth game in a row.


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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (L) and LeBron James talk on the sidelines during first quarter against the Chicago Bulls in NBA basketball action in Miami, Florida March 6, 2011.

Heat's Big-game woes a crying shame

The star-studded Miami Heat know it is a crying shame they have struggled to win the close games and tears of frustration were shed in the locker-room Sunday after their 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.


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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lakers win eighth straight in defeat of Atlanta

Kobe Bryant ended with 26 points while Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol dominated inside, as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Atlanta Hawks, 101-87, to earn their eighth straight win.


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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (L) and LeBron James talk on the sidelines during first quarter against the Chicago Bulls in NBA basketball action in Miami, Florida March 6, 2011.

Heat's Big-game woes a crying shame

The star-studded Miami Heat know it is a crying shame they have struggled to win the close games and tears of frustration were shed in the locker-room Sunday after their 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.


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Channing Frye #8 of the Phoenix Suns reacts after a play against the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter of Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at US Airways Center.

Channing Frye casts injury cloud over Suns

Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye will be sidelined for two to three weeks after an MRI exam on Monday showed that he has a dislocated right shoulder.


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Blazers take advantage of Howard’s absence to beat Magic

The Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of Dwight Howard’s absence and defeated the Orlando Magic 89-85 on Monday.


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A San Antonio Spurs Silver Dancer performs during the San Antonio Spurs NBA game at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Lakers cool off red-hot Spurs

The two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers handed league-leader San Antonio a punishing 99-83 defeat on its home floor Sunday in a game billed as a possible Western Conference finals preview.


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John MacKinnon

This Bear makes his own tracks

For the first time in 21 years, the University of Alberta Golden Bears face the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West men's hockey final this weekend, and they'll be led by a slight, skilled, would-be-pharmacist who comes from the basketball-mad city of Spokane, Wash.

 
 

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