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Kevin Bacon stars in this quickie sports film that's really more a culture-clash comedy. He plays an assistant coach at the college-basketball level who's looking for that big, big recruiting score and finds it in a distant African village. But his quarry, a seven-footer (Charles Gitona Maina) he spots in an anthropology film, turns out to be the prince of his tribe who's in line for the crown and has no interest in becoming fodder for Sports Center. So it's up to the callous American to convince him that he wants to give this all up to live in a dorm and chase coeds (while, of course, honoring his ancestors). Unfortunately, the jokes are stale and the basketball footage is nothing to get excited about. --Marshall Fine

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USC's eligible to switch to the postseason, and shall be determined in accordance with the

LOS ANGELES — one of the happiest moments of summer Nikola Vucevic became a long-distance phone call through his coach.

Training of Montenegro national team was Vucevic abroad when USC coach Kevin O'Neill is called notify junior forward that school Basketball program had escaped further sanctions from the NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION in June, Which meant USC had. [1] [2] again the right to compete in the NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION competition at berth sustainable self-imposed after the end of the period covered by the prohibition laid down in the last postseason.

"It was hard in the last year, because we are not playing anything quite a lot," said on Thursday, THE PAC Vucevic 10 media day. " I wanted to really is not penalties, and when I found I was so happy.It has led me to work harder and better, so we are able to prove to the people We earn NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION-tournament is."

USC's contending in the hopes of the NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION-tournament keys offer is Vucevic, PAC-10 most improved player of the last period after an average of 10.7 points and 9 rebounds etc. per game. [3] [4] 4.6-foot-10 senior Alex Stepheson Vucevic and constitute the entire agreement between you and perhaps the League is the most massive, starting frontcourt next season, but not limited to, the total lack of depth behind the Leonard Washington offseason termination as a result.

Because USC Vucevic Stepheson, and will be calculated on the basis of at least 30-35 minutes to play every night of the season, the two big men on trimming while you work this summer will be highlighted.They've also talked about the importance of playing the sound ground for the defence and to avoid problems, in particular over--behind the glass, which invites both herkuttelijoiden a year ago.

"Officials have agreed, they do not place more than three or four fouls, either one of these guys, ' ' O'Neill joked.

If Vucevic and can work with their Stepheson heavy work and live up to expectations, it releases the pressure on the USC backcourt missing scoring punch until Fordham moved Jio Fontan shall receive the Dec 18 showdown with Kansas.

Junior Marcus Simmons is stifling the Tunisian national team, but his offensive game remains raw and undeveloped, at the same time, Bryce Jones and Maurice Jones, freshmen are both exciting but batch. they are not the Fontan, which was, on average, 15 3 points pedigree and 4.7 assists a game I, Fordham as before moving in the early part of his hopes for the second period, the more successful the program playback.

"He is going to be a part of our team," O'Neill said. "I have great confidence that the guy in the player, to the Director and the person, so we couldn't be happier than we get him back in the day. "

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Turbulence, Minnesota Devoe Joseph absence continues

The notion that this year in Minnesota, may be one of the nation the most underrated groups took the hit Thursday night, when the school announced it will begin the new season without one of its principal players.

Improve your Devoe Joseph, Big ten tournament title last March, had been suspended for an indefinite period of time undisclosed to the questions referred to it by the Court of Justice of the off-the-, Minnesota's State to breakout star. Gopher coach Tubby Smith I would like to say how long he is waiting for the 6-foot-3 junior may be sidelined but say, Joseph does not travel with the Minnesota Puerto Rico later this month, that is to say, he will miss at least five of the games.

"He had some problems with the rules of procedure of the Court of off-and other things we had to deal with," Smith told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "And he is working his way through it.I hope to get back to her make the good grace everything. "

Joseph has the latest jolt Minnesota program that has sustained more than some of the setbacks past 18 months. [1] [2] it started legal problems, which sidelined Royce white and Trevor Mbakwe all the last period, and after the point guard Al Nolen missed the last two months of the season, as well as academic problems.

It was the suspension of the Nolen: n, which paved the transformation of the role of the player itself, Joseph, moved last winter, the average 9. He. 4 points and 3.0 assists last season, but the figures for the first and second sentences of the Minnesota preparoitujen double last 16 games and placed 14.8 points and 3.3 assists, the big ten tournament.

Joseph's suspension, the timing could not be worse, Minnesota, since Gopher at the beginning of the period with a view to establishing a timetable is downloaded to the challenges.

First up are the Home Games against the Southern Conference champ Wofford tonight and MAAC champ Siena Then Gopher is left on Monday. Puerto Rico, where potential semifinal of collision with the North Carolina wait.

"Certainly we will Miss him, in particular for the near future," Smith said. "And I hope he gets, he has to get done, so he may back on board in a timely fashion at some point during the growing season. [3] [4] And at this point, I'm not sure when that is."

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Memphis makes bold statement concerning the separation of Jelan Kendrick

Jelan Kendrick was a McDonald's all-American expected to obtain in the period immediately following the splash screen of the College, so the Memphis coach Josh Pastner, Server decision shall become binding on the talented wing with so quickly speaks volumes about the situation.

It proposes that, in the absence of such a disruptive influence on Kendrick was not even his immense inflationary was worth a few more weeks of the supplies, you can change his behavior. [1] [2] It will also propose, in the opinion of the comfortable, enough Pastner Memphis program or that he or she does not have any qualms about the status of the cutting loose with potential future pro disciplinary problems rather than academic or legal.

"After the meeting we decided with Jelan today was the best, that we are part of the way" Pastner said the statement. "We are grateful and thankful for his time in Memphis-program and wish him all the best."

Numerous opportunities for Memphis gave Kendrick is more respectful of his team and coaches, but the 6-foot-6 wing never managed to find out how to keep his attitude and temper check box. Memphis Commercial-Appeal Dan Wolken is information showing the use made of the possibility of squandered his final Kendrick leading him Friday's season opener and getting rejected on Saturday in the morning session.

I've now lays down quite a lot all of you to confirm the Kendrick disruptively at Thursday's practice, served as Chairman of the Board and had pulled off the floor for some time to get yourself together with the measures comes from the time when he came back. [1] [2], he was fine.But then there was another event Friday's shootaround, where he received a mouthy per coach and did not have the correct answer, when he was reprimanded. at this stage, the decision was made to keep him out of the game last night, because he was quite clearly does not play the right mental state.Kendrick, decided to come and sit on the bench, but his attitude was not improved, in particular, in the previous day, so he sat in the Stands.

There has been a part of the wish to reject Pastner Kendrick so quickly because the Tigers have plenty of depth of the wing, it should be. Wesley Witherspoon Will Barton Antonio Barton is a versatile Charles Carmouche Tigers absorboivana Kendrick's wings can be repeated one time diversity training.

On the assumption that the College Basketball Kendrick intends to continue, he or she is likely to stay at the Memphis the invoice until the end of the semester and then moves the new school, so he may be granted to December 2011. schools, which was originally recruited Georgia native are Kentucky, Georgetown, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

Of course, it is possible that these schools decide Kendrick is too large for the headache, and he is a member of the junior college registration to prove themselves more likely, however, one again. [1] [2] these schools come with his talent and tantalized decides to take the risk that the Memphis decided, it is able to do without.

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