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Dominican Republic within one win of first Olympics after stunning comeback

Left for dead after the second quarter, the Dominican Republic is now just one win away from its first-ever Olympic berth. Trailing by 20 midway through the second quarter, John Calipari’s Dominican Republic team pulled off a...

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Orlando Antigua (left), Del Harris (middle) and Coach Cal huddle around the Centrobasket 2012 championship trophy.

Calipari-led Dominicans win Centrobasket gold

Nearly three months since capturing his first NCAA championship, John Calipari won his first international gold medal on Sunday. The Dominican Republic, led by Coach Cal for the second straight year, won the Centrobasket champi...

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Dominicans to play for Centrobasket championship Sunday night

After leading the Dominicans to their best finish in an Olympic qualifer last year, the Dominicans are in position to win the Centrobasket championship Sunday night. With five wins in five days, including a 79-62 semifinal vict...

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Calipari accepts offer to coach Dominican Republic team

John Calipari, who led the Dominican Republic National Team to its best finish in international play last summer, has accepted an offer to coach the Dominican Republic at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

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Coach Cal leads Dominican Republic to bronze, best finish in international play

In their final game of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for both teams, the Dominicans rolled Puerto Rico 103-89 in the third-place game in Mar del Plata Argentina. The Dominican Republic not only notched a win over a bitter...

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Semifinals matchup the biggest game in Dominican history? Cal thinks so

After nearly a month and a half of guiding the Dominicans, Kentucky’s head basketball coach has the country in unprecedented territory and on the doorstep of doing something the Caribbean nation has never done before.

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