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Spartan basketball all but certain to play UNC aboard USS Carl Vinson
Posted: 06.17.2011 at 3:11 PM
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SAN DIEGO, CA (AP) -- Organizers say it's all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on Veterans Day will be played aboard the USS Carl Vinson, the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea.

The Carl Vinson returned from its deployment Wednesday to Coronado, across the bay from downtown San Diego.

Mike Whalen of the Morale Entertainment Foundation told The Associated Press that 40 to 50 people from his group, ESPN, the Navy and vendors will be at the ship on Monday and Tuesday for a site survey.

A briefing for civic leaders and the media is planned for Monday evening at the San Diego Hall of Champions.

(Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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