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Let's not overvalue Dream Team's impact - 2004-02-12
One or two years ago the NBA Dream Team went to the 1992 Olympics, an individual asked Michael Jordan what he thought of the concept. The NBA players were like rock stars, the TV ratings went through the roof and international fans soon wore NBA T-shirts.
Basketball was being played internationally long before 1992 and was increasing in popularity. International players would have continued to develop, and the best of them inevitably would have come to the United States for the same reason Willie Sutton stated he robbed banks: It's where the money is.
Read the full story at Chicago Sun Times, IL

Court clears the path for Clarett - 2004-02-12
A federal judge declared no to the NFL on Wednesday, clearing the path for suspended Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett to say yes to going pro.

In the most anticlimactic publicized statement since former high school basketball sensation LeBron James affirmed last year that he was heading to the NBA, Clarett's attorney, Alan Milstein, stated that his client would go into April's NFL draft.
Read the full story at Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH