Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQjournal Sports: The Biggest Game of the Season?
... "It's their Senior Day; they have absolutely no pressure on them. All the pressure's on us." The Lobos honored their three seniors Tuesday, as J.R. Giddens, Jamaal Smith and Darren Prentice played their final regular-season home game. But Giddens says the season is far from over, and there's no ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Lobos Deserve the Hardware
... 6, 2008 Lobos Deserve the Hardware By Mark Smith Of the Journal It was an emphatic and symbolic moment. When University of New Mexico senior J.R. Giddens thundered home a one-handed slam over UNLV's Rene Rougeau on Tuesday night in the Pit, it most likely drove the Lobos into the NCAA Tournament ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Determination of UNM Offers Beautiful Picture
... possession of the second half, UNM junior center Daniel Faris somehow steals the ball near midcourt from Rebels guard Curtis Terry. Lobo senior J.R. Giddens, held to six points in the first half, hits a layup at the other end. He finishes with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. "That's why ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Lobos Rumble Past Rebels On Senior Night in Pit
... to anyone. With a delirious sellout crowd of 18,018 rocking like yesteryear, University of New Mexico men's basketball said farewell to seniors J.R. Giddens, Jamaal Smith and Darren Prentice on Tuesday night in the Pit. And what a send-off it was, with the Lobos throttling UNLV 59-45 in a game that ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Lobos Not Stewing Over Loss
... being smacked in the head by Plaisted. The Lobos were awarded the ball in with 0.1 seconds left, but weren't awarded a foul. The Lobos' J.R. Giddens then missed an open shot at the final horn and the fans went ballistic, some firing objects onto the floor. The tirade has continued on radio ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Just Cool Your Jets, Lobo Fans
... and blatantly. How could they let Lobo Monquel Pegues bulldoze poor, innocent BYU center Trent Plaisted halfway to Belen - enabling UNM's J.R. Giddens to get off a shot over the much-shorter Jonathan Tavernari with one-tenth of a second left in Tuesday's game at the Pit? OK, Giddens' potential ...
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ABQjournal Sports: Fans Pick on Refs, But UNM Didn't Help Itself
... , then trip him and knock the ball loose in the final minute of regulation. And I might be blind, but I swear I didn't witness Lehigh grabbing J.R. Giddens' jersey, preventing him from being involved in the two most critical UNM possessions of the night. While Gary did get blasted in those final ...
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