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London Olympics may be last hurrah for U.S. basketball Dream Team

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The NBA and Commissioner David Stern are indicating they'll put an end to NBA players being allowed to compete on national Olympic teams. It would be the end of 20 years of cooperation.
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'Breaking Bad's' Anna Gunn discusses Skyler, season 5 of award-winning series

AMC's Breaking Bad returns for its fifth and final season on Sunday, though the last season will be spread across two summers. Anna Gunn, who plays mother and leading woman Skyler White, discusses the cracks her character will display this season and the show's final evolution....
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TV actor Andy Griffith dies at 86 in North Carolina

The award-winning actor died Tuesday morning at his home in North Carolina. Fans will always remember him as "America's Favorite Sheriff" during his eight seasons on the "The Andy Griffith Show" in the 1960s....
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In new book, author Joel Stein defines his quest for masculinity

Joel Stein found out he would be having a son and, in a moment of existential crisis, decided he wasn't man enough for it. So he set out to fix it in a series of manly field trips that form the basis of his new book, Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity....
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As Mad Men season concludes, costume styles show the way forward

Mad Men has long been lauded for the way its transported the audience back to the 1960s. At the start, it showed that its characters weren't ready for the changes that were in store. In the season that just ended, author Tom Fitzgerald says the costumes don't just reflect states of mind, but individual plot elements....
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Former NFL players file lawsuit over dangers of football injuries

A 'mega' lawsuit was filed last week against the NFL. The plaintiffs, more than 2,000 former NFL players, have accused the NFL of concealing information about the links between football-related head trauma and long-term brain injuries. ...
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Indie games find the quirk in their craft

With video game playerss becoming increasingly common in American households, a considerable indie genre has also developed. While some indie video games may be as simple in design as clicking a mouse, other games offer unique and even artistic approaches to game design....
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Skee-Ball redefined with new, national tournament

Skee-Ball, a classic arcade game, is getting a makeover as a nationally competitive sport. This Memorial Day weekend, 64 Skee-Ball players from all over the country tried their luck at the third annual Brewskee-Ball tournament held in Brooklyn, N.Y....
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Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBay

The Olympic torch relay is underway in the United Kingdom right now. More than 8,000 people will carry the torch some distance across Britain before the Olympic games start. But some of them are choosing to take the torch and sell them....
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Arts advocate critical of Obama's Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools

President Barack Obama's administration rolled out a new program that seeks to turn around underperforming schools by integrating the arts into the core curriculum of each school. But a former federal education official and arts advocate said it's the wrong approach to funding arts education....
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