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(AP file photo) Former NBA coach Doug Moe died of cancer Tuesday at the age of 87.  Moe went 628-529 in over 15 seasons as a head coach with the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers. 18 Feb 2026 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette EDDIE PELLS AP NATIONAL WRITER DENVER — Doug Moe, an ABA original who gained fame over a rumpled, irreverent and sometimes R-rated decade as coach of the Denver Nuggets in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 87. Moe’s son, David, notified several of the coach’s friends that his father had died after a long bout with cancer, Ron Zappolo, a longtime Denver TV personality and good friend of Moe’s, told The Associated Press. The Nuggets, in a social media post, called Moe “a one-of-a-kind leader and person who spearheaded one of the most successful and exciting decades in Nuggets history.” Moe went 628-529 over 15 seasons as a head coach, including stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers. He never won a title — his most memorable run ...

Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Alex Condon (left) and Florida erased a 12-point deficit in a see-saw second half  as the Gators beat Houston, 65-63, to claim the school’s third national title. Florida takes crown with second-half rally 8 Apr 2025 - The Boston Globe By Eddie Pells Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer. Clayton finished with 11 points, all in the second half, but what he’ll be remembered for most was getting houston’s Emanuel Sharp to stop in the middle of his motion as he tried to go up for the game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds. Clayton ran at him, Sharp dropped the ball and, unable to pick it up lest he get called for traveling , watched it bounce there while the clock ticked to zero. Will Richard had 18 poin...

Apr 5, 2025; San Antonio, TX, USA; The Houston Cougars celebrates after their win against the Duke Blue Devils in a semifinal of the men's Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images 7 Apr 2025 - The Boston Globe By Eddie Pells ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO — Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in march madness , or that the title would go to whichever team spends the most money — or amasses the gaudiest collection of big names from the transfer portal — probably never checked out Houston . And anyone who thought college hoops was leaving behind teams with no NBA-ready stars coached by tart-as-lemon lifers who care more about the size of a player’s wingspan and heart than his 3-point percentage — well, that’s these cougars, too. Coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad of defenders and deniers face Florida for the national title monday night. They wrap up a front-runner’s Final Four that featur...