Articles filed under Basketball
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Former Notre Dame basketball player takes a shot at stand-up comedyMar 28, 2025 8:40 pm - Alex Dragicevich stood tall at 6-foot-6 over a four-year collegiate career split between Notre Dame and Boston College. He's now one of the biggest — in size, at least — stand-ups in comedy. His basketball career is easy source material for his gigs at spots like Goofs Comedy Club or the House of Comedy.
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Josh Giddey’s half-court dagger and triple-double are signs of Bulls’ gritMar 28, 2025 11:28 am - This Bulls team is a feisty one, and on Thursday, Josh Giddey’s buzzer-beating bucket encapsulated the resilience that has made Chicago unexpectedly dangerous.
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Doug Bruno steps down as DePaul coach after 39 seasons at the schoolMar 28, 2025 11:01 am - DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno stepped down after 39 seasons at the school after he missed this season with health issues.
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Doug Bruno steps down as DePaul women’s basketball coach after 39 seasons at the schoolMar 28, 2025 10:45 am - DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno stepped down after 39 seasons at the school after he missed this season with health issues. Bruno will stay at the school as the special assistant to the vice president/director of athletics for women's basketball. He was hired in 1977 as the program's second head coach and won 786 games during his time at the school. That's 18th all-time in Division I history.
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WNBA Draft confidential: GMs anonymously scout women’s college basketball post playersMar 27, 2025 11:48 pm - Scouting post players in the WNBA Draft.
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Josh Giddey’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer gives Bulls 119-117 win over the LakersMar 27, 2025 10:20 pm - Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season, giving the Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
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Alabama makes March Madness record 25 3s and romps past BYU 113-88 to reach Elite EightMar 27, 2025 9:56 pm - Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s in an 113-88 victory over BYU in an NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal.
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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.