Articles filed under Basketball
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Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in 107-86 win over SkyJun 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury's franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center's career — with 25.6 seconds left Saturday to break the Mercury's previous record of 16. Six different Phoenix players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record.
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Lincicome: A Game 7, but with players to be identified laterJun 21, 2025 10:00 am - It is likely that the name Shalvante Alcian Gilgeous-Alexander (call him SGA) would have tied no tongues without a Game 7 for the NBA Championship, not usually the case t...
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For Pacers and Thunder, there’s no looking back now. All eyes are only on Game 7 in the NBA FinalsJun 20, 2025 3:21 pm - Game 6 of the NBA Finals had been over for only about 10 or 15 minutes, and the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder were turning the page. What happened over the previous couple of hours had already been deemed irrelevant. The only thing on their minds: Game 7.
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How billionaire NU Law grad Mark Walter, set to own the Lakers, made his fortune in ChicagoJun 20, 2025 3:10 pm - The billionaire slated to takeover the controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers has built a career leading businesses investing in everything from sports franchises to artificial intelligence. Mark Walter is CEO of the global investment and advisory company Guggenheim Partners, which is estimated to have more than $325 billion in assets. He's also co-founder and CEO of holding company TWG Global, which includes a portfolio of businesses spanning several sectors, including finance, technology, insurance, sports and entertainment. Forbes estimates Walter's net worth is $6.1 billion. The publication ranked him at No. 216 on its Forbes 400 list last year.
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Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7Jun 19, 2025 10:33 pm - Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Indiana Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.
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Transfers are common across college sports. Athletes see irony in being criticized as disloyalJun 19, 2025 3:48 pm - College sports was once rooted in tradition, school pride and loyalty, but those expectations are changing in a landscape where athletes have won the ability to transfer season to season, year to year. Some are painted as disloyal or selfish. Athletes like Hailey Van Lith and Ray Davis don't see it that way.
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The Thunder knows an NBA title is just 1 win away. It’s trying to keep its minds on the PacersJun 18, 2025 9:57 pm - Difficult as it may seem, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is desperately trying to not think about what may await the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder star doesn't want to think about the end of the NBA Finals. Or how the Larry O'Brien Trophy will feel in his hands if he gets to finally hoist it as a champion. Or what the celebration will look like, sound like, be like.
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Haliburton’s status is a great unknown for Pacers going into Game 6 of NBA FinalsJun 18, 2025 9:48 pm - The Indiana Pacers are preparing for the possibility of not having Tyrese Haliburton available to play in Thursday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Haliburton has been dealing with a lower right leg injury throughout the series and it worsened during Monday's Game 5 loss in Indianapolis.
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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News and views: On the Cubs, Caitlin Clark and Billy Donovan’s coaching longevityJun 18, 2025 7:24 pm - Both the Cubs and White Sox were postponed by rain on Wednesday, giving room to some thoughts on a number of topics.