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Murder conviction in TN college player’s death

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has convicted the roommate of slain Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Stewart of second-degree murder.

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Jury convicts roommate in player’s slaying

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A jury convicted the roommate of slain Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Stewart of the lesser charge of second-degree murder after two hours of deliberation Monday.

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Grizzlies disappointed after early playoff exit

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, of Spain, pauses on the court after the Grizzlies turned the ball over to the Los Angeles Clippers in the final seconds of the second half of Game 7 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. The Clippers won 82-72 to win the series 4-3.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have learned a very hard lesson about the postseason. Putting together a magical run deep into the playoffs isn’t as easy as they made it look a year ago.

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Clippers advance, knock out Grizzlies 82-72

Los Angeles Clippers forward Trey Thompkins, center, celebrates with teammates Blake Griffin, left, and DeAndre Jordan, right, in the final seconds of Game 7 against the Memphis Grizzlies in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. The Clippers won 82-72 to take the series 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Paul played with an aching right hip and Blake Griffin’s sprained left knee stiffened up during the game. If the Clippers were truly a two-man team, then they would have been in trouble facing elimination by the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies in Tokyo

In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, Booker T. Jones, left, Steve Cropper, center, and Donald "Duck" Dunn, right, of the group Booker T. & the MGs, acknowledge the applause as they are inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. Bass player and songwriter Dunn died in Tokyo, Sunday May 13, 2012. He was 70. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ”Hold On I’m Coming” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” died Sunday at 70.

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