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We all know the Gatorade shower for winning coaches 'jumped the shark' sometime in the early 90s, but it is as embedded in sports culture as the wave and John 3:16 signs.

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UTEP sophomore forward Julian Washburn garnered third team All-Conference USA honors on Monday, based on a vote by league coaches and media.

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UTEP's road woes were well documented this season. The Miners saved their best for last in today's 76-63 throttling of SMU at the Culwell Center in Garland, Tx.

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The games have begun and the heat is on. Follow your Million Dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge bracket, and the bracket of Team 600’s Steve Kaplowitz, below, as the games continue toward the fiery Final Four finale, and the NCAA championship game on April 8

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On Monday night, the Miami Heat extended their franchise record win streak to fifteen with a 97-81 thrashing of Minnesota. Dwayne Wade earned the 'first star' of the game by scoring 32 points, collecting seven rebounds, and dishing out ten assists.

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Miners head coach Tim Floyd talked about UTEP's 56-54 loss to the No. 252 Memphis Tigers for awhile, then offered a brief statement on the LA Times story in which he stated he talked with USC athletic director Pat Haden about the Trojans' head coaching job.

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ESPN is talking about the LA Times article in which Tim Floyd talked about meeting with USC AD Pat Haden about the Trojans' coaching job.

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A high school basketball tournament in Westchester, NY, ended with a crazy buzzer-beater yesterday. The score was Mt. Vernon 60, New Rochelle 58 with 2.9 seconds left. A Mt. Vernon player stole the inbound pass and just tossed the ball up in the air to burn the rest of the clock. Not a bad idea. He just didn't throw it high enough. New Rochelle's Khalid Edney caught it, shot it...and swished it from 55 feet away to win the game!

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When the Wizards and Pistons meet up in late February, it's hardly must see T.V. Both teams are a combined 34 games under .500 and only competing for lottery ping pong balls at this point.

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Former athletes, especially the charismatic, popular, and personable ones, are fast tracked to a career in broadcasting when they finally decide to 'hang 'em up.' This has led to a lot of resentment from snobby sports 'journalists', but I personally have no problem with it.

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