Basketball
Anything to do with Basketball
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
almost 3 years ago
Yeshiva's Ryan Turell Leads College Basketball in Scoring
Ryan Turell leads all N.C.A.A. basketball players in scoring and hopes to play in the N.B.A. But first, he plans to prove that Yeshiva, a small Jewish university, is as good as its record.
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 3 years ago
Basketball Scout Tom Konchalski Will Be Missed at March Madness
Tom Konchalski, who died last month, influenced college basketball recruiting for more than four decades.
8 minutes read
Felicita
@Felicita -
over 5 years ago
Poetry helped Jerry Beck as a kid. Now he’s taking it on the road with the Poetry Mobile.
Poetry helped Jerry Beck as a kid. Now he’s taking it on the road with the Poetry Mobile.Just a year after Jerry Beck, the founder of Fitchburg’s Revolving Museum, set off to break the world record for the largest paper airplane, he is back with a new passion project – th...continued
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
about 3 years ago
College Basketball Begins With Plenty of Changes
There are numerous transfers and players with extra eligibility chasing an N.C.A.A. title.
8 minutes read
Delia
@Delia -
over 5 years ago
Horford to Help Launch First Jr. NBA Camp in Dominican Republic
Horford to Help Launch First Jr. NBA Camp in Dominican RepublicThe National Basketball Association (NBA) and five-time NBA All-Star Al Horford of the Philadelphia 76ers announced today the launch of the first Jr. NBA camp in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The three-da...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
over 5 years ago
Stephen Curry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui Hachimura
Stephen Curry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui HachimuraTOKYO (AP) -- Stephen Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics.Just over a week since his G...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
over 3 years ago
A New League’s Shot at the N.C.A.A.: $100,000 Salaries for High School Players
The Overtime Elite league proposes that providing a salary and a focus toward a pro career might be more appealing than college basketball’s biggest programs.
8 minutes read
Manley
@Manley -
over 2 years ago
Equity in Sports Has Focused on Gender, Not Race. So Gaps Persist.
Title IX, over 50 years, has heavily benefited white women over nonwhite women. That’s partly because race has never been part of the law.
8 minutes read
Raoul
@Raoul -
over 5 years ago
Lakers Rumors: Fallout from Anthony Davis Trade, Pursuit of Kawhi Leonard
Lakers Rumors: Fallout from Anthony Davis Trade, Pursuit of Kawhi LeonardThe Los Angeles Lakers have been at the center of the NBA offseason so far, most notably for their acquisition of Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans.Acquiring Davis is obviously the most imp...continued
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 5 years ago
Explainer: What to expect at Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial in New York
Explainer: What to expect at Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer and self-described high-profile nemesis of U.S. President Donald Trump, faces a trial on charges he tried to extort Nike Inc and def...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
2022 NCAA Tournament: Who Will Win it All? Bracket Analysis and Picks
The N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament is filled with juicy matchups, interesting players and potential surprises.
7 minutes read
Teagan
@Teagan -
2 months ago
USA women's hoops faces France in gold medal game and more in Paris on Sunday
As the curtain falls on the Paris Games, Team USA is poised to cap off an unforgettable journey with two highly anticipated gold medal matches on Sunday.
7 minutes read
Elaina
@Elaina -
over 5 years ago
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Most Memorable Moment From His MVP Season Was His Emotional Speech
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Most Memorable Moment From His MVP Season Was His Emotional SpeechSince James Harden and Paul George were nowhere to be found, it was a mere formality that Giannis Antetokounmpo—the only MVP finalist on hand at Monday’s NBA Awards—was going home wi...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 3 years ago
Sedona Prince Is Using Her Voice for Activism
Prince exposed inequities in college basketball with a video of the facilities at the N.C.A.A. women’s tournament. There’s more she wants you to know.
8 minutes read
Rex
@Rex -
almost 3 years ago
‘Every Hooper’s Dream’: N.B.A. Hopefuls Get Their Chance During Crisis
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has depleted several N.B.A. rosters, leading teams to call on lower-level pros and former stars to fill in. But that also has its risks.
8 minutes read
Anderson
@Anderson -
almost 5 years ago
Obituary: Bryant, widely considered one of basketball's greatest
Obituary: Bryant, a transcendent star who never took a night off(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant became one of the greatest players in basketball, a transcendent star who went straight from high school to the game’s biggest stage and brought “Showtime” back to the Los Angeles Lake...continued
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
about 5 years ago
Boy killed in 'murderous rage' by gang members bent on revenge, prosecutor says
Tyshawn Lee, 9, killed in 'murderous rage' by gang members bent on revenge, prosecutor says(CNN)On a warm and sunny afternoon in November 2015, 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was still in his school uniform when he told his grandmother he loved her and raced across the street to ...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 5 years ago
Where Does Russell Westbrook Fit Now?
Where Does Russell Westbrook Fit Now?After the basketball world collectively picked its jaw up off the floor in the wake of the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George news, the spotlight shifted to Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City star who may be on the move now that his team ...continued
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George
@George -
almost 5 years ago
'Heartbroken' James promises to continue Bryant legacy
LeBron James promises to continue Kobe Bryant's legacyLeBron James says he is "heartbroken" over the death of Kobe Bryant and has promised to continue his fellow basketball great's legacy.Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash o...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
over 3 years ago
Jewell Loyd Is in the Gym, Building Her Game and a Community
A trying year, on and off the court, helped Loyd finally embrace herself as an elite Black female athlete.
8 minutes read
Marjory
@Marjory -
over 2 years ago
Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home
The five-week Athletes Unlimited season has given some players an alternative to playing overseas during the W.N.B.A. off-season and a way to earn extra money.
7 minutes read
Zackery
@Zackery -
over 5 years ago
What you need to know about 3x3 basketball
Pan American Games features 3x3 basketball for first time, and here's what you need to knowLIMA, Peru -- A condensed form of hoops takes the next step in its Olympic-level development Saturday with the debut of 3x3 basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games.The sport was f...continued
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Delia
@Delia -
almost 5 years ago
Gianna Bryant: Young basketball talent killed alongside father
Gianna Bryant: Young basketball talent killed alongside fatherAs the daughter of Kobe Bryant - a five-time NBA champion - Gianna Bryant had big shoes to fill.Like her father, the 13-year-old was a prodigiously talented basketball player. With his help as her personal coac...continued
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Hank
@Hank -
over 5 years ago
Donald Trump tweets wrong person in scathing Twitter attack on world cup star
Donald Trump tweets wrong person in scathing Twitter attack on world cup starDozy Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on US women’s World Cup star Megan Rapinoe only to tweet the wrong person.The President hit out at the footballer after she said she would refuse to...continued
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Oren
@Oren -
about 1 year ago
Two routs, 'beautiful basketball' and 1-0 leads for Aces, Sun
The top-seeded Aces played 'beautiful basketball' and the Sun played one of their best games of the season to take 1-0 leads in the first round.
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