Oregon wins 25th straight, beating Washington 73-49

SEATTLE (AP) — Basketball coaches sometimes have skewed perspectives. Oregon coach Kelly Graves illustrated this Saturday after his No. 7 Ducks showed a little toughness in a 73-49 win over rival Washington.
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An unusual collaboration

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CMA Awards, fellow stars salute Strait

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The entertainer of the year trophy at the Country Music Association Awards is one of the most coveted honors in the genre, but sometimes it's OK to lose - like, say, when George Strait is a nominee.
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Hawaii-based guitarist more mellow than everJack Johnson has new album

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Bryan releases album amid high expectations

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Stars pray for Travis after brain surgery

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Black Sabbath has new album

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Black Sabbath worked hard to create a dark aura around their band in the late 1960s, laying down a proto-metal blueprint for a legion of groups to follow.
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Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first.
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Music City mourns country legend Jones

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs.
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Rogers, Bare, Clement in Country Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Country Music Hall of Fame recognized pioneers who are responsible for the genre's growing diversity by selecting its new class of Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement.
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Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert win big at CMAs

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Shelton pulls offsurprise win at CMAs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Winning the Country Music Association Awards' entertainer of the year is a top honor and always counted as a career high point. But for Blake Shelton it wasn't even the most memorable moment of an amazing Thursday night.
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Hosts Underwood, Paisley ready for 5th CMA Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Spend a lot of time with a guy over five years and you get to know him pretty well. In the time Carrie Underwood has spent co-hosting the Country Music Association Awards with Brad Paisley, she's learned there's nothing fake about the man with the white hat.
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Rush, Public Enemy among Rock Hall of Fame noms

Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Charge against country star Atkins retired

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Pete Seeger: Nine decades of activism

Tao Rodriguez-Seeger was halfway through Friday night's march down Broadway to support the Occupy Wall Street movement, a guitar strapped over his shoulder and his grandfather Pete Seeger at his side. Suddenly a New York City police officer stepped from the crowd and grabbed his elbow.
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Rascal Flatts invited to join Opry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music super group Rascal Flatts is the latest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Rising stars Aldean, Shelton shake up CMA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After a decade toiling away at the microphone without much recognition, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton are breaking through in a big way.
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Paisley defines 'Country Music' on album

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Brad Paisley began the journey to country music stardom by spending hours in a room with a guitar endlessly trying to figure out how to make the sounds on his favorite songs.
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Swift's fans carry her to ACM entertainer award

LAS VEGAS - Taylor Swift might not be able to count on the men in her life, but her fans have yet to let her down. And on Sunday, they rewarded her with one of the biggest prizes in country music - The Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the …
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Lambert, Chesney top CMA nominations list

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Miranda Lambert proclaimed 2010 the best year of her life. After hauling in seven Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, 2011 isn't looking so bad either.
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Lambert wins 3 CMA awards, including album of year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Miranda Lambert's coronation at the Country Music Association Awards came with the most authentic endorsement you can get in Music City: Loretta Lynn.
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Doobie Brothers take sweet time for new album

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Doobie Brothers had a real simple goal for their first album in a decade.
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Paisley, Dickens help install circle in Grand Ole Opry stage

NASHVILLE - As it turns out, the circle is unbroken.
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Underwood wins top awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The fans love Carrie Underwood and they proved it again during the CMT Music Awards.
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Elvis fan club's license plate is fit for a 'King'

JACKSON, Miss. - Elvis Presley always wanted a youth center in his birthplace of Tupelo. Fans hope a new specialty license plate will help pay for it, more than 50 years after the rock 'n' roll icon came up with the idea.
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Elvis fan club's license plate is fit for a 'King'

JACKSON, Miss. - Elvis Presley always wanted a youth center in his birthplace of Tupelo. Fans hope a new specialty license plate will help pay for it, more than 50 years after the rock 'n' roll icon came up with the idea.
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Elvis fan club's license plate is fit for a 'King'

JACKSON, Miss. - Elvis Presley always wanted a youth center in his birthplace of Tupelo. Fans hope a new specialty license plate will help pay for it, more than 50 years after the rock 'n' roll icon came up with the idea.
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