Basketball
Anything to do with Basketball
Pablo
@Pablo -
over 3 years ago
Why U.S. Basketball May Not Coast Through the Olympics
Although still favored to win a medal, the American team is paying a price for a lack of preparation and the global surge in the game.
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Roger
@Roger -
about 3 years ago
In a Scheduling First, Pac-12 and SWAC Plan Home-and-Home Basketball Games
The deal between a Power 5 league and the Southwestern Athletic Conference could help H.B.C.U. teams draw big crowds.
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Elody
@Elody -
over 3 years ago
Why Team USA Basketball is Struggling at the Olympics
Although still favored to win a medal, the American team is paying a price for a lack of preparation and the global surge in the game.
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Josiah
@Josiah -
over 3 years ago
Basketball: Gasol confirms return to Barca 20 years on - Reuters
Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol has announced he is returning to boyhood club Barcelona after nearly two decades in the NBA, three days after denying reports he had signed for the Catalans.
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
over 4 years ago
WNBA's Delle Donne 'hurt' after league denies opt-out request - Reuters
(Reuters) - Reigning WNBA Most Valuable Player Elena Delle Donne said on Wednesday she must decide whether to risk her life playing basketball amid the COVID-19 outbreak or forfeit her paycheck after her medical opt-out request was denied.FILE PHOTO: Basketball player Ele...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 4 years ago
UPDATE 1-Basketball-WNBA announces schedule, season to start July 25 - Reuters India
(Updates with quotes, details throughout)By Amy TenneryJuly 13 (Reuters) - The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) unveiled the schedule for its truncated 2020 season on Monday, with Seattle Storm and New York Liberty kicking off the action on July 25.Players h...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
almost 3 years ago
Lusia Harris, ‘Queen of Basketball,’ Dies at 66
She was the only woman officially drafted by the N.B.A. and the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 3 years ago
Push to Expand College Football Playoff Stumbles
Eleven of the sport’s top figures have been unable to reach an agreement after months of negotiations, stalling hopes for more teams to be included in the national title race.
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Marjory
@Marjory -
12 months ago
SCNext Top 25: Updated boys' high school basketball rankings
We update the top 25 boys' high school basketball programs in the country for the 2023-24 season.
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 3 years ago
ON-3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Olympics - Reuters
Focus on 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/KZRVENEAXBLR7F3WBRFRT6OP5E.jpg)
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 1 year ago
Basketball will come to Apple Vision Pro, hints NBA chief
Apple showed off an NBA Apple Arcade game during its launch of the Apple Vision Pro, but now the National Basketball Association has revealed that it is working to bring live sports to the device.It's no surprise that the NBA may figure prominently in the Vis…
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Leda
@Leda -
almost 3 years ago
Surge in COVID-19 cases hammer North American sport - Reuters
The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League were both forced to postpone games on Thursday, as the COVID-19 surge continued to wreak havoc on sport schedules./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/VBORUMT4TBIQNNDZJZNIBTUWIA.jpg)
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Hank
@Hank -
about 3 years ago
In Spain, Afghan basketball star fears for the country she has left - Reuters UK
As she started a new life in Spain after escaping the chaos of Kabul, Nilofar Bayat said on Sunday she could not live under the Taliban, who she fears will reverse all the achievements Afghanistan has made over the past 20 years.
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Meggie
@Meggie -
12 months ago
USC's Gayles plays first game since '22 shooting
USC's Aaliyah Gayles, who was shot multiple times at a house party in April 2022, entered Friday night's game to a standing ovation, marking her first basketball action in 574 days.
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Emmie
@Emmie -
over 4 years ago
Microsoft, NBA team up to put virtual fans in basketball arenas - Reuters India
FILE PHOTO: Basketball - NBA Global Games - Orlando Magic v Chicago Bulls - Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City - December 13, 2018 Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine in action with Orlando Magic's Evan Fournier REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo(Reuters) - When the National Basketb...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
7 months ago
Roundtable: Three players to avoid
The fantasy experts list the players they are avoiding in fantasy women's basketball drafts this season.
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Marjory
@Marjory -
over 4 years ago
Walmart partners with Tribeca to turn 160 store parking lots into drive-in theaters
Just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Walmart announced a partnership with Tribeca Enterprises (most notably the purveyors of the film festival of the same name) that’s set to convert 160 store locations into makeshift drive-in movie theaters.The move is an extension ...continued
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
over 2 years ago
Atlanta select Howard with first pick of WNBA draft - Reuters
Atlanta selected Kentucky's Rhyne Howard with the first pick of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft on Monday as the Dream look to rebuild around the versatile guard./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/AYTKND6LT5JNVEDAOECI57VJ3I.jpg)
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Torey
@Torey -
over 4 years ago
Microsoft, NBA team up to put virtual fans in basketball arenas - Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Basketball - NBA Global Games - Orlando Magic v Chicago Bulls - Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City - December 13, 2018 Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine in action with Orlando Magic's Evan Fournier REUTERS/Carlos Jasso(Reuters) - When the National Basketball Associa...continued
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 1 year ago
WNBA Hall Of Famer Nikki McCray-Penson Dies At 51
The two-time Olympic gold-medalist was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
almost 4 years ago
One Month Behind, DePaul Starts Its Men’s Basketball Season
The program is the last in a major basketball conference to play a game, having dealt with several virus-related pauses.
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 2 years ago
WNBA Commisioner says getting Griner home a 'huge priority' - Reuters.com
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Sunday that getting U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner home from Russia, where she faces up to 10 years in prison on a drug charge, remains a top priority for the league./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/L763CMI5SJLPLKT2CYR42ZFWKY.jpg)
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Hank
@Hank -
over 4 years ago
Kobe Bryant's pilot had no alcohol or drugs in system, autopsy finds
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in January, killing Kobe Bryant and all eight other people aboard, had no alcohol or drugs in his system that day, according to an autopsy report.Toxicology screens tested for cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, marijuana and alcoh...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
about 3 years ago
LeBron James gets vaccine after initial scepticism
Basketball great LeBron James says he decided to get the coronavirus vaccine as it "best suited" him, his family and his friends.
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Nelson
@Nelson -
about 3 years ago
Jon Scheyer Reloads Talent at Duke With Coach K Retiring
Jon Scheyer, the men’s basketball coach who will replace Mike Krzyzewski at Duke next season, has already taken over recruiting.
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