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With End of the Season, the Knicks’ Future Begins
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Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball
All-Star Is Out for Season
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alana Beard, the Washington Mystics four-time All-Star guard, will miss the 2010 W.N.B.A. season because of an ankle injury.
With Time Running Out, Swingman Plays for His Future
By JONATHAN ABRAMS
The Knicks haven’t played a meaningful game in two weeks, but the second-year swingman Bill Walker is playing for his future.
Bulls Get Playoff Boost
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Derrick Rose scored a career-high 39 points, Kirk Hinrich added a season-high 30 and the Chicago Bulls helped their playoff chances with a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
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Bulls Get Last Playoff Spot, West Seeds Unsettled
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Durant Becomes NBA's Youngest Scoring Champ
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AP Source: 76ers Will Fire Coach Jordan
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Hawks Close Out Season With Win Over LeBron - Less Cavaliers
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Bulls Get Last Playoff Spot, West Seeds Unsettled
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Heat Rally Past Nets in Double OT, 94-86
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Durant Becomes NBA's Youngest Scoring Champ
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Wizards Wrap Up Season With 98-97 Win Over Pacers
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Raptors Beat Knicks 131-113 but Miss Playoffs
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Villanueva Rallies Pistons Over Wolves, 103-98
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With LeBron a Spectator, Hawks Beat Cavs 99-83
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Bulls Off to Playoffs After 98-89 Win Over Bobcats
Analysis
Pushing Back at Stereotypes
By JERÉ LONGMAN
A debate over aggression in women’s sports takes place against the backdrop of violence in athletics over all.
Sports of The Times
Jordan’s No. 23 Just Isn’t the Retiring Type
By GEORGE VECSEY
LeBron James’s suggestion that the N.B.A. retire Michael Jordan’s number leaguewide is a nice gesture but a bad idea.
TV Sports
This Reggie Miller Is the Straw That Stirred the Garden
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
A new ESPN documentary, “Winning Time,” profiles the playoff battles between the Knicks and Pacers during the 1990s.
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