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Memphis-San Antonio (Quincy Pondexter interview)

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Pondexter: 12-for-28 from three in the NBA Playoffs (Getty) As the Memphis Grizzlies get ready to participate in their first ever Western Conference Finals series (against the San Antonio Spurs) on Sunday, A Lot Of Sports Talk recently caught up with Grizzly swingman Quincy Pondexter, the team's leading three-point shooter
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Handicapping the 2013 Preakness

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Trainer Bob Baffert looking for his first Triple Crown race win since the 2010 Preakness (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) While the Kentucky Derby provided the racing world with a thrill as Orb looks to reach the elite status as the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, I see things
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A Preakness Preamble for 2013

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Peak Performance in the Preakness for Orb? With step one to Triple Crown glory complete, Orb and jockey Joel Rosario look to conquer Pimlico (Photo: UTATSI) Well, it has been only one week and the world of thoroughbred racing is already commissioning an artist to build a beautiful sculpture of
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Handicapping the 2013 Kentucky Derby

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Michael Riley's selections: Itsmyluckyday, winning the Holy Bull Stakes #12-Itsmyluckyday (Current Odds: 9/1)-  This colt ran the most visually impressive race during the winter meet at Gulfstream Park, winning the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes. Finished second to Orb in The Florida Derby, but came out in great shape. The trainer, Eddie
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Kentucky Derby Prologue

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Two Minutes That Last For a Lifetime Jockey Calvin Borel celebrates his win atop 50-1 shot Mine That Bird at the 135th "Run For The Roses" in 2009 (Getty Images) The first Saturday in May.  The "Run For The Roses".  The most exciting two minutes in sports.  The Kentucky Derby.
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Eastern Conference Preview

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     #8 Milwaukee vs. #1 Miami     Do I have to dedicate more than three sentences on this series? I do? Ok, here’s my best shot. Miami’s quest for its third championship – and the second of the seven-plus titles the LeBron James-era Heat will possibly win, according
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Western Conference Preview

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Kristen Garnand -- NBA expert, fashion pundit and lifelong Utah Jazz fan (she still thinks Utah should have beaten the Bulls in the 1997 and 1998 Finals...*snicker*) -- teamed up with A Lot Of Sports Talk to preview the first round of the Western Conference.  Our conversations about The Association
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Golden State of Mind (audio)

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Curry:  23.0 pts, 6.9 asts, 45.5% 3PT CSN Bay Area analyst Jim Barnett On the verge of participating in the NBA Playoffs for only the third time in the last 20 seasons, the Golden State Warriors caught many by surprise and engineered the second-biggest turnaround in the league from last
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NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships Preview

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Cornell's Kyle Dake (165 lbs.) will look to become the first wrestler to win four national titles in four different weight classes One of the nation's premier crossword puzzle solvers, Angela Olson Halsted also is a savant when it comes to college wrestling.  Here is PuzzleGirl's (yes, that's her "nom
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City Blues? (Part Two)

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2013 NCAA Tournament Sites (Friday/Sunday): Dayton, OH (University of Dayton Arena) Upset Rate: 12/48 (25%); True Upset Rate: 7/36 (19%) Notes: The city that gave real life to the legend of Devin Davis, and for that, we are forever thankful to Dayton. It also was the site of The Bear's
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City Blues? (Part One)

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Villanova's win over Clemson in 2008 capped off a 4-for-4 night for higher-seed teams against their lower-ranked brethren in Tampa. Back in 2008, I had the honor and privilege to cover my first NCAA Tournament in person, something that, at the time, I thought was the biggest day of my
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Barcelona-AC Milan preview

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Soccer expert (and lifelong AC Milan fan) Samantha Savarino breaks down the FC Barcelona-AC Milan Champions League Round of 16 matchup. Even for a die hard Milanista like myself, it is hard to imagine not seeing F.C. Barcelona move on to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League once they
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Seahawks 24, Redskins 14 (Recap)

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Landover, Md.-- What is the difference between playing hurt and playing injured? Robert Griffin III found out the answer to that question with one errant shotgun snap. Washington’s surge into the playoffs was stymied by Seattle’s top-ranked scoring defense, and the winter-long questioning officially begins in earnest in D.C. after
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Grapple At The Garden

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New York- The American equivalent of an ancient Greek amphitheater, Madison Square Garden hosted another show of athletic prowess on Sunday that has become its wont for over a century. Current greats took their place on stage, past legends seated in attendance to take it in, rabid fans cheering on
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Redskins 17, Giants 16 (Recap)

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LANDOVER, Md. -- It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. Given that adage, the Washington Redskins' finish on Monday night might lead them to a division title. Robert Griffin III completed an 86-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter with an eight-yard pass to Pierre Garcon and
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Alabama-Georgia Preview (Audio)

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Which SEC team will join No. 1 Notre Dame in South Florida for the Discover BCS National Championship Game on January 7th? CBS Sports Network's James Bates, former first team all-SEC linebacker and national champion at Florida (1996), joins us on A Lot Of Sports Talk and breaks down the
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