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NBA Playoffs Heating Up

The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the NBA's Western Conference semifinals for the first time in three years by downing San Antonio on Tuesday night. Orlando took the lead over Philadelphia in their first-round series. Boston knocked off Chicago 106-104 in overtime. And Portland topped Houston to force a Game 6 in that series.

NBA Playoffs Heating Up

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Nothing Finer Than Augusta National Golf Club

Chad Campbell leads going into round two of the Masters golf tournament. Perhaps no sporting event — or venue — has an aura about it like the Masters, held at Augusta National Golf Club.

Nothing Finer Than Augusta National Golf Club

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Longer Course Cuts Short Drama At Augusta

Over the years, the cheers from the final nine holes when players came from behind to win became as much a part of the Masters tradition as the winner's green jacket. But physical changes at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia have led to high scores and less drama, making some players unhappy.

Longer Course Cuts Short Drama At Augusta

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Early Birds Create 'March Madness' Stir

One thing that makes the NCAA basketball tournament unique: early action is often at least as exciting as the championship round. We get courtside reports from Portland and Philadelphia.

Early Birds Create 'March Madness' Stir

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Morehead St. Opens NCAA Tourney With Win

Morehead State has earned its first NCAA men's basketball victory in a quarter-century. The team beat Alabama State last night 58-43. Morehead earned the right to take on top seed Louisville in the first round Friday.

Morehead St. Opens NCAA Tourney With Win

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Steroid Scandal Hits Home For Baseball Fan, Son

Jim Gullo and his 8-year-old son, Joe, have a classic relationship bonded by a love of baseball. Now, the steroid scandals have made things more complicated. Gullo has had to answer his son's questions about cheating and lying, and drugs.

Steroid Scandal Hits Home For Baseball Fan, Son

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Golfer Is Sifford Exemption's First Recipient

Vincent Johnson, 22, teed off Thursday at the Northern Trust Open at the famous Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles against top-ranked players. He is the first recipient of the Charlie Sifford exemption on the PGA tour for minority golfers.

Golfer Is Sifford Exemption's First Recipient

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A-Rod Offers Details On Steroid Use

Alex Rodriguez met the press for the first time since acknowledging that he took performance-enhancing drugs. A number of his New York Yankee teammates were on hand in Tampa, Fla., to lend support to Rodriguez as the team begins spring training.

A-Rod Offers Details On Steroid Use

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Cyclists Make A Comeback, But Will Cycling Follow?

The Tour of California is Lance Armstrong's first road race in the U.S. since he came out of retirement last year. It's a comeback appearance for American Floyd Landis, too — his first since the end of a highly publicized doping suspension. The presence of these two men alone is enough to stir things up in a sport already bubbling with controversy.

Cyclists Make A Comeback, But Will Cycling Follow?

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Lance Armstrong To Compete In California Tour

Normally, the Tour of California bicycle race doesn't generate news beyond the cycling community. However, this year's race is different. The nine-day event, which starts Saturday, will be Lance Armstrong's first major U.S. road race since announcing last year that he was coming out of retirement.

Lance Armstrong To Compete In California Tour

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A-Rod Admits Using Performance Enhancers

Baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, while playing for the Texas Rangers. He blamed the pressures of being baseball's highest-paid player. Sports Illustrated reported last week that A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003.

A-Rod Admits Using Performance Enhancers

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