Articles filed under Basketball
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Homan, Henderson spark Naperville North past rivalDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Naperville North senior guard Layla Henderson wanted to make a statement on Wednesday night. After playing her first three seasons behind two high-volume, Division I pla...
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Prairie Ridge gets hot, shoots past Dundee-CrownDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Prairie Ridge was searching for some confidence from behind the 3-point arc, and junior guard John Fuery was more than happy to supply it. Fuery nailed a 3-pointer 20 se...
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Cook County notes: Elk Grove snaps 60-game MSL losing streakDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - It was like winning a championship game for Elk Grove. The Grenadiers opened the MSL East season on a 60-game losing streak. They had not won a conference basketball gam...
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Grayslake North tips Wauconda in double OTDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Former Highland Park hoopster Josh Feinzimer dropped 31 points on Wauconda in a playoff victory in 1997. He faced the Bulldogs again Wednesday night - as Grayslake North...
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NBA naming MVP after Michael Jordan as top awards reimaginedDec 13, 2022 3:00 pm - Nobody was really expecting the NBA to pick a winner in the Greatest of All Time debate this week. Then on Tuesday morning, the league introduced the Michael Jordan Trop...
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Laettner play still affects Donovan's coaching decisionsDec 13, 2022 12:00 pm - Bulls coach Billy Donovan added some insight to the defensive plan on Atlanta's game-winning basket Sunday. The decision to have center Nikola Vucevic guard the inbound ...
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The Jordan Trophy: NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP awardDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player awards, and then-Commissioner David Stern greeted him at the m...
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Blacher, Montini pull out hard-fought win over DeerfieldDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Shannon Blacher doesn't need a refresher course on her status on Montini's basketball team. But Montini coach Shannon Spanos often makes a point not to let her senior gu...
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Fox boys basketball notes: St. Charles East enjoys shot clock experimentDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - If you weren't at St. Charles East's 63rd annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament, you missed a chance to look into the future of high school basketball. For the fir...
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Metea Valley's upset bid falls short at Oswego EastDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Mekhi Lowery is the unique star that can impact the game without scoring. The 6-foot-7 Oswego East senior has the length to be a dominating presence on the boards as a g...