Articles filed under Basketball
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The NBA’s playoff chase has hit the final weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happeningApr 11, 2025 11:05 am - There's 15 games on Friday. There's 15 more on Sunday. And there's a whole lot of things left for those last 30 games of the NBA regular season to decide. Among them: 15 of the 20 postseason seeds (Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Boston, Houston and Orlando are locked into their spots), along with three of the four initial play-in tournament matchups. Of the 15 games on Friday's schedule, 12 will have at least some level of postseason implications. And it's possible that as many as 12 of the 15 games on Sunday's schedule will affect the final standings as well.
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With a big draft ahead, the Chicago Sky is looking for more big playersApr 10, 2025 6:29 pm - With college stars like Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow in the pool of draftees, there’s a lot of players who could make a big impact right away in their rookie seasons. The Chicago Sky wants to make sure its draft picks provide not only big impacts but big wingspans as well.
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This season has been a true running of the BullsApr 09, 2025 10:29 pm - The Bulls took a step toward clinching a home game in the play-in tournament by beating Miami on Wednesday behind Josh Giddey’s seventh triple-double of the season.
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Bulls’ Lonzo Ball meets family of the man who donated knee cartilage he received in transplantApr 09, 2025 9:03 pm - Bulls guard Lonzo Ball got to meet the family of the man who donated the knee cartilage he received in a transplant two years ago. Ball signed jerseys and took pictures with the mother, father, an older and a younger brother and soon-to-be sister-in-law of the late Alex Reinhardt of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, who died at age 20 in February 2023, prior to Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat. The meeting near the Bulls' bench was an emotional moment for Angie Reinhardt, Alex's mother.
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‘I was elated’: How Naperville’s Crawford earned the call to be in the Naismith Hall of FameApr 09, 2025 6:33 pm - Naperville resident Danny Crawford, a 32-year referee in the National Basketball Association, will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
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WNBA mock draft: Who will go after UConn’s Paige Bueckers?Apr 09, 2025 12:26 pm - When the Los Angeles Sparks traded out of the WNBA Draft lottery to acquire Kelsey Plum, part of the organization’s stated rationale was skepticism about who would be available to select with the No. 2 pick. A similar thought process informed Chicago’s decision to trade No. 3 for Ariel Atkins.
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Florida wins its third national title and denies Houston its first, rallying for 65-63 victoryApr 08, 2025 12:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller no...
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UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th titleApr 06, 2025 5:34 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi ...
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Florida makes push all the way to NCAA title game, will face Houston team that pushes others aroundApr 06, 2025 4:36 pm - SAN ANTONIO — Florida has gone from being picked to finish sixth in the rugged Southeastern Conference to pushing all the way to the final Monday night of the season. Now...
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Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four and advance to face Florida for the NCAA titleApr 05, 2025 11:07 pm - Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four. Duke made a grand total of one field goal over the last 10:30 of this game. The second-to-last attempt was a step-back jumper in the lane by Flagg that J'Wan Roberts disrupted.