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Rodman worms his way into NKorea in flamboyant bid for basketball diplomacy Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 03:06 AM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea â€" Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea with the VICE media company â€" tattoos, piercings, bad-boy reputation and all. The American known as “The Worm” is set to arrive Tuesday in Pyongyang, becoming an unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the Read the Rest of the Entry Dennis Rodman on trip to North Korea for TV show Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 03:03 AM PST FILE: Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman poses for photographers at the premiere of the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Basketballer Dennis Rodman Visits North Korea sky.com Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 03:01 AM PST Flamboyant ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman has arrived in North Korea on a mission of 'basketball diplomacy'. Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea sports.ap.org Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 03:01 AM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills Tuesday and flamboyant style - neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all - to the isolated communist country with possibly the world's drabbest dress code: North Korea. NBA: Wizards discover some second half magic as surge continues Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:47 AM PST With just five wins from their first 33 games there was certainly nothing magical about the Washington Wizards' start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season. Former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman brings basketball diplomacy to North Korea Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:36 AM PST Unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea Mostly NBA Notes: Blake Griffin’s developing game and Bradley Beal’s emergence 54edcaf7-cdbb-43d7-a41b-bffdcc37fb56 Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:34 AM PST After being the 100th most valuable fantasy player during the first month of the season, Blake Griffin has ranked 19th ever since, as his value hasn’t been tied to Chris Paul’s availability (actually if anything he’s been more valuable when CP3 is sidelined, with his assists notably going up). Griffin is on pace to finish with career lows [...] NBA Rookie Watch: February 26th Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:20 AM PST After the All-Star break, which rookies are you watching. Slam Dunk champion Terrence Ross has been conspicuous by his absence. Rodman and NBA delegates visit N Korea: Xinhua Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:15 AM PST Retired US basketball superstar Dennis Rodman is among a group of current and former NBA coaches and players visiting North Korea, Chinese state medi... NBA roundup: Lakers fall in Denver Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 02:03 AM PST DENVER â€" Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of an injured Danilo Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 in the Denver Nuggets' 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Gallinari, the Nuggets' leading scorer, sat out with a bruised left thigh. He wasn't needed as the Nuggets won their ninth straight game at home, snapped the Lakers' four-game winning streak and took the ...

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