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    From the Archives – Jason Collins

    NBA center Jason Collins made international headlines this week when he became the first openly gay male athlete in any of the American pro sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL). A 12-year...

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    Gatorade Boys Basketball National POY

    Senior forward Andrew Wiggins from Huntington (W.V.) Prep has been named the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound prospect, rated as the No. 1 prospect in...

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    Gatorade Girls Basketball National POY

    Senior center Mercedes Russell from Springfield, Ore. has been named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Russell, a two-time Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year, is a 6-foot-6...

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    Gatorade ’12-13 Girls Hoops State POYs

      The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA Today, recently announced the winners of the State Players of the Year in girls basketball including Mercedes Russell from Oregon (pictured) who is...

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    Top H.S. Stories of the Week (3/11)

    This week we focus on more amazing endings in basketball tournaments as well as a heartbreaking loss when an Oklahoma player’s shot turns victory into defeat… you’ll see how, but also...

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    From the Archives: 2003 Boys Hoop All-Americans

    Looking back exactly 10 years ago, Student Sports produced a Boys Basketball All-American team that had some future super stars like LeBron (pictured) and Chris Paul as well as some others who’ve won championship...

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    Top H.S. Stories of the Week (3/4)

    This week we focus on great endings in basketball tournaments and there were a lot!  We start in New York with one of the greatest endings to a basketball game you’ll...

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    Basketball: Tenn. team plays 22-year-old

    On Thursday, the day Memphis (Tenn.) Ridgeway was to play for the Region 8-AAA championship, it was revealed the Roadrunners’ season would end without the team taking the court. The team...

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    From the Archives: Tyson Chandler Comes Up Big

    In light of Knicks’ big man Tyson Chandler grabbing a career high 28 rebounds last night (Feb. 27, 2013) in a 109-105 win over the Golden State Warriors, we jump in...

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    Top stories you may have missed (2/25)

    In our latest of an ongoing series, we present timely, relevant, interesting, amazing, touching or even funny stories in the world of high school sports.  This week, we lead with Texas...

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