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NBA Power Rankings

The 82-game NBA season is winding to a close, and with the playoffs on the horizon, it's time to unveil the final edition of our 2009-'10 power rankings.

NBA Power Rankings

Each sporting 50-27 records, the Mavericks, Nuggets, Jazz and Suns are bunched together in the race for the second seed in the West. The records don't tell the entire story, however. We attempt to sort it all out in this week's edition of the NBA Power Rankings.

Podcast: NBA Insiders

Host Patrick Snow and Athlon NBA writer Doug Word discuss the impact of the Andrew Bogut injury on the Bucks, the significance of Tony Parker's return to the Spurs, Kobe Bryant's contract extension and more in this week's edition of the NBA Insiders.

Final Four: Duke Wins Fourth Title

Duke claimed its fourth national title, all under Coach K, with a thrilling victory over Butler on Monday night.

Final Four: Monday Madness

The final night of the Big Dance pits a pair of private schools — Duke and Butler — against each other for the second time in title game history since the field expanded to 64 in 1985. The only other time it happened, Villanova took down Georgetown. Plus, a look at Coach K's Indy Star cover and Gordon Hayward's Final Four rap.

Inside The Paint: Nat'l Championship

Hosts Braden Gall and Mitch Light preview the 2010 National Championship game and recap Semi-final Saturday on this edition of Inside the Paint.

Special thanks to Moon Taxi for supplying Athlon with their music. Check them out at RideTheMoonTaxi.com. They were voted Best Band in Nashville last fall.

Final Four: Indy Preview

This year's Final Four features Tom Izzo's sixth semifinal trip in 12 years, a hometown Hoosiers remake from Butler, a Duke team that couldn't handle Grant Hill and his old school buddies this summer and a West Virginia crew with an Empire State of mind.

Inside The Paint: Final Four

Hosts Braden Gall and Mitch Light preview the final weekend of college basketball. Prediction and more on the Final Four edition of Inside the Paint.

Special thanks to Moon Taxi for supplying Athlon with their music. Check them out at RideTheMoonTaxi.com. They were voted Best Band in Nashville last fall.

CBB: Historical Look at the Final Four

The 2010 Final Four is locked and ready to tip. Before predictions, analysis and keys to the game, however, Athlon offers a brief history of the Final Four in the modern era of the NCAA Tournament.

NBA Power Rankings

The Western Conference has been unpredictable of late, but the Suns, Spurs and Blazers have kept a steady hand. Find out which teams are up and which are down in this week's NBA Power Rankings.

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