Basketball
Anything to do with Basketball
Elvie
@Elvie -
over 3 years ago
Champions Crowned, N.C.A.A. Returns to Its Pre-Covid Problems
If anything, the coronavirus pandemic only deferred, highlighted or exacerbated the issues confronting college sports.
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 4 years ago
What's Going On With The NBA Season?
The 2020/2021 NBA season is slated to begin later this month, just 71 days after the last season ended. That’s not only the shortest offseason in NBA history, it is also the shortest offseason ever across much of pro sports, including the NFL, NHL and MLB, as…
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Webster
@Webster -
over 5 years ago
World Cup win over Spain seals it: U.S. women's soccer team is my favorite to unite us
U.S. women's team is favorite to unite usThe U.S. women’s soccer team is my current favorite team in all of sports.This is a somewhat surprising development in that A) I know next to nothing about soccer beyond the pre-school level and B) I know the names of only a couple...continued
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Elvie
@Elvie -
over 2 years ago
W.N.B.A. Draft: Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard Goes No. 1 to Dream
Howard, a senior guard, was the top pick after Atlanta made a deal with the Washington Mystics to move up in the draft.
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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
over 5 years ago
Seton Hall AD job stays in the family with Bryan Felt
Seton Hall AD job stays in the family with Bryan FeltThe search for Seton Hall’s new athletics director ended the way everyone anticipated it would — with a homecoming for Bryan Felt.The Saint Peter’s AD, who spent two decades on Seton Hall’s campus between his time as a ...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
over 5 years ago
David Heller out as 76ers minority owner, reportedly forced out
David Heller out as 76ers minority owner, reportedly forced out – ProBasketballTalkEnes Kanter loved his time in New York — like a native New Yorker, he’s direct and naturally outspoken. He also averaged 14 points a game over a couple of seasons with the Knicks, until the...continued
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Allene
@Allene -
over 4 years ago
From Churchill to Bon Jovi, U.S. governors channel iconic voices to inspire amid pandemic
(Reuters) - In late March when Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was issuing a stay-at-home order and seeking to encourage a sense of community for the tough days ahead, he channeled a figure he knew would resonate with his basketball-obsessed state: Coach Norman Dale.FILE PH...continued
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Myles
@Myles -
about 1 year ago
US falls to Lithuania at Basketball World Cup but still qualifies for Paris Olympics
The loss won't keep the U.S. from going to the Paris Olympics next summer.
6 minutes read
Americo
@Americo -
almost 5 years ago
Nine dead: Assistant girls basketball coach Christina Mauser was among the victims
Christina Mauser, assistant girls basketball coach, among the victims of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash(CNN)Christina Mauser, an assistant girls basketball coach at a K-8 Orange County private school, was one of the nine people killed Sunday morning when a helicopter crashe...continued
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Erik
@Erik -
over 4 years ago
Analysis: Help is not on the way. Not yet
A version of this story appeared in CNN What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free hereThe coronavirus is not the zombie apocalypse or an alien invasion. The pandemic probably is not going to kill you -- but it might, if you're older or otherwise a...continued
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Elody
@Elody -
almost 4 years ago
Breakingviews - Corona Capital: Record Dow, Basketball, GoCompare - Reuters
Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.
5 minutes read
Marie
@Marie -
over 3 years ago
Daunte Wright Spent Final Moments Talking With His Mother
“I just seen and heard the fear in his voice,” she said. Mr. Wright was a young father who loved basketball and, in the tightknit world of Minneapolis, had a connection to George Floyd.
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 5 years ago
Michigan State clears ex-basketball players in rape case
Michigan State clears ex-basketball players in rape caseEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Three former Michigan State University men’s basketball players have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that they sexually assaulted a female student in 2015, accordi...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
over 3 years ago
Gonzaga May Miss March’s Madness
Gonzaga finally has the most dominant team in college basketball and a shot at a national championship. But what could be a historic run has none of the trappings of the N.C.A.A. tournament’s usual fanfare.
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Casper
@Casper -
over 4 years ago
Pro Basketball Is Returning To Florida As The Coronavirus Surges
Pro Basketball Is Returning To Florida As The Coronavirus SurgesEnlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesUpdated at 7:54 p.m. ETReady or not, the NBA restart is a go.It appears the league is as ready as it can be to play three...continued
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Jaydon
@Jaydon -
about 3 years ago
Jerry Harkness, 81, Dies; Star of a Historic Integrated Basketball Team
He was an All-American forward for Loyola University Chicago, which started four Black players against an all-white Mississippi team in the 1963 N.C.A.A. tournament.
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Pablo
@Pablo -
almost 5 years ago
Serge Ibaka Can’t Stop Thinking About Being That Hungry Kid in Africa
Serge Ibaka Still Can’t Believe He’s a Champion NowIn his 11th season in the league, Ibaka has seen his role evolve. When he first joined the N.B.A., Ibaka was viewed as a one-of-a-kind player with an ability to guard multiple positions, serve as an elite rim protector an...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
over 3 years ago
March Madness Brings Vibrant Art and Energy to Indianapolis
For the first time, a single state is hosting the entire N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament — and its capital city is blooming with pop-up performances, poetry and art.
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Delia
@Delia -
over 3 years ago
What's on TV: 'Cherry,' 'Last Chance U' and 'Assembled'
This week's highlight game release is an update to an existing one, as Crash Bandicoot 4 gets upgraded for new-gen consoles and the PC. At the same time, Apex Legends makes its portable debut on the Nintendo Switch. March Madness won't start until after Sunda…
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Raoul
@Raoul -
almost 4 years ago
N.C.A.A. Basketball Tournaments Will Welcome Fans After All
Some epidemiologists say it’s a bad idea, because the games will attract people from all over the country to Indianapolis and San Antonio, the cities that will host every game of the men’s and women’s tournaments.
6 minutes read
Eleanora
@Eleanora -
12 months ago
Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: De'Anthony Melton, O.G. Anunoby make the list
Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA.
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Leda
@Leda -
over 3 years ago
San Antonio Is Quiet at Outset of Women’s Basketball Tournament
With fans not allowed in games until the round of 16, players walking to virus tests made up most of the people wearing basketball merchandise in public.
5 minutes read
Rowan
@Rowan -
about 1 year ago
How Cooper Flagg impacts Duke with his commitment, and vice versa
The No. 1 recruit in the class of 2024 picked the Blue Devils over UConn. Here's how his decision affects both schools -- and college basketball -- for the 2024-25 season.
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Devin
@Devin -
2 months ago
The Real Stories of Rez Ball That Inspired the Netflix Sports Drama
Filmmakers Sydney Freeland and Sterlin Harjo on the traditions of high school basketball, played on Native American reservations, that informed the sports drama.
5 minutes read
Muriel
@Muriel -
over 5 years ago
Rachel on ‘Quezon’s Game’s’ success; LJ on 3 kids’ diverse interests
Rachel on ‘Quezon’s Game’s’ success; LJ on 3 kids’ diverse interestsRachel Alejandro, who is currently in the US for a back-to-back concert tour with Geneva Cruz, says that she’s been over the moon for the past month reading every rave review and social media post of the ...continued
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