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Running toward basketball
 Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones hopes to catch on with WNBA team
When former track star Marion Jones was released from federal prison more than a year ago, the sports world awaited her comeback. But if you expected the 34-year-old former world-class sprinter and mother of three to return to the track, you were wrong.
Try the WNBA. Since October, Jones has been working on her basketball skills and conditioning with an assistant coach and the head trainer of the league’s San Antonio Silver Stars.
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 Made in the USA
If adidas decides to end its contract with American suppliers and move production to a factory in Thailand, the official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia. The move could cost about 100 jobs at a factory in upstate New York that makes more than half the uniforms worn by NBA players.
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Operation World
NBA’s Stern stresses global vision for league, as Ueberroth steps up
Heidi Ueberroth’s mission has been set. Shortly after she became the first president of NBA International, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern emphasized the league’s commitment to global expansion.
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 When the game was theirs
Celtics vs Lakers. East vs. West. Physical vs. Finesse. Old School vs. Showtime. A new book by Larry Bird and “Ervin” Magic Johnson (with Jackie MacMullan), “When the Game Was Ours,” chronicles the fiercely competitive and unique relationship of two of the game’s biggest stars.
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Alive and well
 High school sports participation increases for 20th straight year
Despite cutbacks in funding in many high schools across the country, participation in high school sports has never been higher, as the numbers increased for the 20th consecutive year.
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