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Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Central Michigan set a new program record for threes made in a game as the Chippewas defeated Robert Morris inside McGuirk Arena Monday night, 96-56.

Saturday, August 11, 2012  Candace Parker scored 21 points and the heavily favored U.S. women's basketball team won their fifth straight gold medal with an 86-50 victory over France on Saturday night.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Team USA will play Spain for the gold medal in men's basketball on Sunday in London.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Diana Taurasi led the way with 15 points to lead Team USA into the semifinals.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Kevin Durant scored 28 points - 17 during a stunning, long-range shooting display in the third quarter to lift Team USA.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Carmelo Anthony dropped 37 points as Team USA routed Nigeria 156-73.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Angel McCoughtry scored 18 points to lead the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team to an 89-58 victory over Turkey on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Mike Krzyzewski started his reserves to open the second half after a lackluster first 20 minutes.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Central Michigan is hiring Keno Davis as its new basketball coach. CMU will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to introduce Davis, who replaces Ernie Zeigler at the helm.

Sunday, March 20, 2011  Darius Morris scored 16 points to lead the eighth-seeded Wolverines (21-14). They trailed by 15 with 10:51 to play but clawed within one point twice in the final 90 seconds.

Friday, March 18, 2011  Zack Novak scored 14 points, including two 3-pointers in a decisive spurt to start the second half, and Michigan beat listless Tennessee 75-45 on Friday in the West region.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  The Spartans had to sweat it out Sunday, hearing most of the 68-field team announced before finding out they had been matched against seventh-seeded UCLA in the Southeast region.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  The eighth-seeded Wolverines will face ninth-seeded Tennessee in the West regional on Friday in Charlotte, N.C. Michigan (20-13) started 1-6 in Big Ten play but has won nine of its last 13 games.

Saturday, February 26, 2011  A long bus ride?  Lack of sleep?  Three games in four days?  None of it could slow down the red-hot Mott Bears on Saturday afternoon.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Thomas was the only Mid-American Conference player selected to the Academic All-America Team and becomes the first Chippewa recognized since Sander Scott in 1993.