Basketball Capsules: U.S. says Russia coach wrong about Soviets' victory
ISTANBUL (AP) — Russia's coach believes the Soviets were right in 1972. The Americans say he's got it all wrong.

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ECU Releases Men's Basketball Schedule
The East Carolina University men’s basketball team will begin its first-year of competition under new coach Jeff Lebo Friday, Nov. 12 against Erskine College.

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Local basketball coach charged with statutory rape, sodomy
(KMOV)—A former high school basketball coach has been charged with statutory rape and sodomy. According to police, Brent Michael Woody, 26, of Creve Couer has been charged with 11 counts of second degree statutory rape and four counts of second degree statutory sodomy.   Chesterfield police received reports of sexual misconduct involving the former Parkway Central High School basketball coach ...

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KU men's basketball to play home-and-home with Ohio State starting in 2011
Kansas University's men's basketball team will begin a two-year home-and-home series with Ohio State starting in the 2011-12 season, KU senior associate athletic director Larry Keating said Thursday.

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Basketball: Allen funeral arrangements made
The funeral arrangements for former Webster boys basketball coach Bill Allen have been set for 4 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church near Seventh Street and Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa. ...

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M. Basketball. UCF Men's Basketball Season Tickets Now on Sale
With the arrival of new head coach Donnie Jones, the 2010-11 UCF men's basketball campaign is already one of the most anticipated in school history. With season tickets starting at just $96, don't miss your chance to be a part of a new era of Knights' basketball at the UCF Arena.

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Summer basketball camp at Tarleton State offers fun for everyone
Just as participants were completing last week's camp, more were reporting for this week's event. Tarleton State is currently hosting its girls basketball day camp, the second of three summer camps that are scheduled. The third will take place in July.

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M. Basketball. Former Marshall Men's Basketball Player Hassan Whiteside Taken 33rd Overall In NBA Draft
Former Marshall men's basketball player Hassan Whiteside was selected in the second round by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA Draft June 24.

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Noxapater boys pick up basketball win early in the season
Noxapater boys pick up basketball win early in the season By Austin Bishop Winston County Journal The Noxapater boys basketball team picked up its first win in two seasons when the Tigers took a thrilling 67-64 win over Enterprise in the consolation round of the Sebastopol Tournament.

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8 violations in UConn men's basketball
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and the men's basketball program he took from obscurity to national titles have been accused of eight major NCAA infractions, with investigators citing hundreds of improper calls and texts from UConn staff to recruits.

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Pacific University coach Jason Lowery will coach girls basketball at Jesuit High
Lowery, who has coached men's basketball for the past five seasons at Pacific, will be hired as a full-time teacher at the Catholic high school near Beaverton.

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NMU to Host Forum For New Men's Basketball Coach
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Three candidates for the head men’s basketball coaching position at Northern Michigan University will be on campus later in the week. The NMU campus community, public and media are invited to meet all three candidates in a question and answer forum.

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