There's no heir to Jordan

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When Michael Jordan retired from the NBA (the third time … finally and completely) people used to ask “Who will be the next Jordan?” The question went beyond his five MVPs and six championships. Jordan ruled the NBA like a banana-republic dictator. His will became reality, and there was nothing anyone could do about it, especially not the full generation of All-Star talent that were forced to submit repeatedly.

Kobe Bryant’s name would come up sometimes. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade … guys like that can control games, win MVPs and take home titles. Today’s NBA talent is

Miami shows resolve, ties series on road against Indiana

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The coveted NBA championship, the one LeBron James needs to validate everything, was vanishing.

With 18,000 towel-waving fans roaring like the engines at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indiana Pacers had knocked the Miami Heat to the floor and to the edge of elimination.

James didn't panic. He simply picked up his teammates and carried them to a win.

And this time, Dwyane Wade helped.

James scored 40 points with 19 rebounds and nine assists, and Wade added 30 points -- 22 in the second half -- as Miami rallied to even their semifinal series against Indiana with a 101-93 win on Sunday

Hilliard basking in moment of postseason baseball run

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There have been times during the Hilliard baseball team’s run to the state semifinals when Todd Gatlin has had to stop and bask in the moment. It just hasn’t all seemed real.

“It’s definitely exciting, kind of surreal knowing you’re doing something that’s never been done in the history of a 100-something year-old school,” said Gatlin, who missed his entire sophomore season in 2011 due to a broken ankle. “There’s posters all around the school, the whole community is definitely behind us.”

Hilliard has never been this far in a baseball season, which continues at 1 p.m. today in a Class 1A

Jimmie Johnson takes advantage of quirky format for All-Star win

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CONCORD, N.C. | No matter how many times or how many ways NASCAR changes the rules to make the Sprint All-Star race more compelling, race teams continue to be a step ahead.

That was never more apparent than Saturday night when Jimmie Johnson won the non-points race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway by using the quirky rules to his advantage.

The race was divided into four segments of 20 laps and a final 10-lap sprint. The four segment winners were allowed to come onto pit road first during a mandatory pit stop before the 10-lap finale, but there weren’t any rules on

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There's no heir to Jordan

Miami shows resolve, ties series on road against Indiana

Hilliard basking in moment of postseason baseball run

Jimmie Johnson takes advantage of quirky format for All-Star win

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