Nuggets Ready for Playoff Collision With Thunder
Denver arrives at the playoffs with a strengthened bench and starless confidence after trading Carmelo Anthony. Key injuries cloud lineups as Nene, Afflalo, Lawson, and Birdman face the Thunder in a volatile first round while Durant calls for focus on defense and transition. The rivalry heats as past tensions flare between Nene and Kendrick Perkins.
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KU ticket office official sentenced to 57 months
A former associate director at the University of Kansas ticket office received a 57 month prison term for role in a 2 million conspiracy to defraud the United States through wire fraud tax obstruction and interstate transportation of stolen property. Charlotte Blubaugh 44 of Medford Okla helped provide tickets for basketball and football games to conspirators and manipulated the computer system to hide the scheme. Her husband Thomas Blubaugh was sentenced to 46 months.
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Leaving Selby declares for draft after one year with Kansas
Kansas guard Josh Selby will leave after one season to enter the NBA draft after a 70-68 victory over USC at Allen Fieldhouse on December 18. He scored a career high 21 points, while averaging 12 points and 3.2 assists in 13 games before foot injury sidelined him. Coaches praised his resilience and academics, and Kansas will retool with seniors and few returners including Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson.
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Mediation resumes as NFL owners meet in court
In Minneapolis US Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan oversees a second mediation session between the NFL and the locked out players. Roger Goodell Jerry Richardson and Robert Kraft arrived with DeMaurice Smith grouped with Vanderbuilders as talks follow a March 11 bargaining collapse and the 2011 season in jeopardy.
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GCRC Seeks Players for Youth Baseball and Softball Leagues
Garden City Recreation Commission announces ongoing registration for youth baseball and softball. Girls fastpitch begins at age nine with leagues for ages 13 to 15, while boys 7 to 15 and girls 7 to 16 may sign up. Age as of May 1 for boys and Jan 1 for girls guides divisions. workouts determine league placement. 10 game June to July season. Competitive T-Ball for ages 5-6 includes three weeks of practice and six game season. Volunteers wanted. contact Jared Rutti at the GCRC office or call 276-1200.
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