Basketball
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Josiah
@Josiah -
over 5 years ago
Africa took center stage on one of the biggest nights of the NBA season
Giannis wins MVP, Pascal Siakam wins Most improved at NBA Awards — Quartz AfricaIt’s official: the best player in the world’s best basketball league is Nigerian—at least by heritage.After a breakout remarkable season, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek-Nigerian Milwaukee Bu...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
10 months ago
Roundtable: Whose fantasy value would rise, fall if traded?
Our fantasy basketball experts list players who could see their fantasy value rise or fall the most if dealt before Thursday's NBA trade deadline.
6 minutes read
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 5 years ago
Sports-Drake Contains Multitudes
Sports-Drake Contains MultitudesLike us regular fans, the stars of screen and stage and song express their zeal in every which way. Some are fair-weather, others die-hard; some are charmed, others jinxed; some are endearing, others obnoxious. But one-Toronto's most famous...continued
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Geovany
@Geovany -
8 months ago
Clark breaks women's major-college scoring record
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark continued her record-breaking quest Wednesday as she passed Kansas legend Lynette Woodard for the major-college women's basketball scoring record.
6 minutes read
Cameron
@Cameron -
over 2 years ago
What It’s Been Like at the First Women’s March Madness
The N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament finally has the same branding as the men’s. Attendance is up, too. But some coaches and players say there’s more work to do.
5 minutes read
Patrick
@Patrick -
about 2 months ago
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced
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Elliott
@Elliott -
over 3 years ago
Even LeBron James Isn’t Eternal
At 36, with his team’s future in doubt, James faces basketball mortality.
6 minutes read
Elvie
@Elvie -
almost 3 years ago
Remembering legend Lusia Harris, the only woman to be officially drafted by the NBA
Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades. She turned the NBA down in 1977.
5 minutes read
Ericka
@Ericka -
about 5 years ago
Daily Crunch: Automattic raises $300M
Automattic raises $300M – TechCrunchThe Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here.Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, ...continued
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 5 years ago
Whitney Houston: Kygo Remixes Secret Cover Track From Legendary Singer ‘Higher Love’ — Listen
Whitney Houston & Kygo’s ‘Higher Love’ — Listen To Their New Song – Hollywood LifeWhitney Houston died in 2012, but we’re now fortunate enough to be graced by new music from the iconic singer. Whitney’s estate, run by her sister-in-law, Pat Houston, gave Norwegian DJ ...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
over 5 years ago
College basketball player fatally shot; sister arrested
Former Portland State basketball player fatally shot; sister arrestedA 30-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death Friday of a former college basketball player at Portland State University in Oregon.Tamena Strickland was taken into cu...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
about 4 years ago
The Out-Of-Touch Adults’ Guide To Kid Culture: Week 2
Internet Culture Internet Culture It's hard to keep up with internet culture, but don't worry: Each week we'll tell you the best of what you need to know. Prev Next View AllIllustration : yudha satia ( Shutterstock )AdvertisementPeople stop me on the street all the time a...continued
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
over 2 years ago
Democrats' hopes of holding Senate may rest on hoodie, shorts-wearing ex-mayor - Reuters
The Democratic Party's hopes of picking up a much-needed U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania are likely tethered to a 6-foot, 8-inch tall tattooed and goateed liberal who eschews suits for hoodies and once met with President Joe Biden wearing basketball shorts./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/FD3I2YLAFZPMBEA7PHRNRX5UKY.jpg)
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 3 years ago
As N.C.A.A. Tournament Ends, So Does Life in Basketball Bubble
The travails of athletes underscore the burdens on athletes in pulling off the three-week basketball bonanza.
6 minutes read
Rowan
@Rowan -
2 months ago
A heat stroke ended this pro-athlete's career and 8 years later she's still feeling its effects
Amy Steel had been playing netball for over a decade when she got heat stroke. The illness ended her career and continues to affect her life.
4 minutes read
Erik
@Erik -
over 2 years ago
How St. Peter’s Became the Belle of the March Madness Ball
This year, Cinderella is from Jersey City.
5 minutes read
Giles
@Giles -
over 5 years ago
Why The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Earns Less Than The Men's -- And How It Will Change
Why The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Earns Less Than The Men's -- And How It Will ChangeI coached both my daughter and son’s soccer teams for years. It wasn't because I had a burning passion for the sport. My motivation to coach was due to the parents—particularly th...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
about 2 years ago
NBA 2K23 launches on September 9 — here's how to preorder and snag in-game rewards
The new basketball game is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC. You can preorder regular and special edition copies of NBA 2K23 with bonuses.
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 5 years ago
Former Toronto Raptor Lou Williams says he didn't mean to diss Canada
Former Toronto Raptor Lou Williams says he didn't mean to diss CanadaAmerican NBA star Lou Williams, currently of the Los Angeles Clippers, is speaking out in defence of himself after feeling the wrath of Canadians who didn't like recent comments he made about how much ou...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
about 5 years ago
Nets Owner Joe Tsai Didn’t Seem Political. Until Now.
Nets Owner Joe Tsai Didn’t Seem Political. Until Now.Those who know Tsai describe him as smart and low key, someone who intentionally stayed in the shadow of the eloquent and high-profile Ma because he believed that a company needed only one spokesman.In recent years, Tsa...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
over 1 year ago
British basketball in ‘untenable’ position due to lack of UK Sport funding
GB Basketball chairman says sport is at ‘critical crossroads’BBF receives £500,000 a year, compared to £5.65m for sailingBritish basketball faces an “unsustainable and untenable” position and is so lacking in resources it is unable …
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 5 years ago
Sources: Thunder deal Grant to Nuggets for pick
Thunder deal Grant to Nuggets for pickThe Oklahoma City Thunder are trading forward Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets for a 2020 first-round pick -- a deal that saves the Thunder $39 million in salary and tax and stockpiles their sixth future first-round pick in recent d...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 2 years ago
The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
5 minutes read
Monserrat
@Monserrat -
over 3 years ago
The Suns Have Gone Old School at Center. It’s Working.
The center matchup between Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez and Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton is pitting two eras of basketball against each other.
5 minutes read
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
about 2 months ago
Podziemski, Avdija and other top sleepers to target
Jim McCormick highlights the under the radar players to know about in fantasy basketball drafts.
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