Articles filed under Basketball
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UCLA players send well wishes to rival JuJu Watkins while preparing for Ole Miss in March MadnessMar 27, 2025 8:13 pm - As top overall seed UCLA and star center Lauren Betts prepared for a Sweet Sixteen meeting with Mississippi, the Bruins' thoughts were also on a familiar foe. UCLA won't get a rematch against JuJu Watkins further down the line in the NCAA Tournament because the Southern California star suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second round.
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Sparks to retire Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey when team faces Chicago on June 29Mar 27, 2025 11:52 am - The Los Angeles Sparks will retire Candace Parker's No. 3 jersey at halftime of the team's game against the Chicago Sky on June 29. The seven-time WNBA All-Star will become the third Los Angeles player to have her jersey hang in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena. She'll join Lisa Leslie and Penny Toler.
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Todd Golden’s Bay Area return leading No. 1 Florida in NCAA Tournament is chance to show gratitudeMar 26, 2025 9:28 pm - Florida coach Todd Golden is back in the Bay Area leading the top-seeded Gators in the Sweet Sixteen against Maryland, using this reunion as a chance to show his appreciation for his former college coaches and mentors at Saint Mary's College, Randy Bennett and Kyle Smith.
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Loyola wins 72-62 over Kent State in NIT quarterfinalsMar 26, 2025 9:10 pm - Led by Miles Rubin's 18 points, the Loyola Ramblers defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 72-62 on Wednesday in the NIT.
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‘My story is still being written’: Former Fremd basketball star is now writing children’s booksMar 26, 2025 5:23 pm - Former Fremd basketball star Zach Monaghan uses the sport as the basis of his next enterprise — a children’s book author.
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USC looks to keep March Madness title hopes alive without generational talent JuJu Watkins in lineupMar 25, 2025 10:14 pm - LOS ANGELES — If Southern California wants to win its first national championship in 41 years, the Trojans will have to find a way to get it done without star guard JuJu ...
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Huff, Bonham lead Chattanooga past Bradley 67-65 in NIT quarterfinalsMar 25, 2025 10:06 pm - PEORIA — Honor Huff led Chattanooga with 21 points and five 3-pointers, and Trey Bonham made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 14.8 seconds left as the Mocs defeated Bradley 67-6...
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Mid-majors faded out in NCAA tourney, but Loyola plays on in NITMar 25, 2025 8:45 pm - Are the big upsets and Cinderalla stories of the NCAA Tournament fading away due to NIL and the transfer portal? Well, Loyola knows something about making a March run and the Ramblers are still playing in the NIT.
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O’Donnell: Breaking down a Sweet and Sour SixteenMar 25, 2025 6:25 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Breaking down a Sweet and Sour Sixteen for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
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USC star JuJu Watkins carried off floor with knee injury against Mississippi State in March MadnessMar 24, 2025 10:41 pm - LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins was carried off the floor with a right knee injury in the first quarter of top-seeded Southern California’s game against Mississippi State in t...