Articles filed under Basketball
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Lonzo Ball set to play for first time in nearly 3 years when Bulls meet Timberwolves on WednesdayOct 14, 2024 8:22 pm - MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to play for the first time in nearly three years after being sidelined because of a knee injury when the...
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Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConnOct 14, 2024 7:21 pm - Kansas was picked first in the AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, getting the No. 1 nod on half of the 60 ballots from a national media panel to start the ...
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Breanna Stewart helps New York even WNBA Finals series as Liberty beat Lynx 80-66 in Game 2Oct 13, 2024 6:57 pm - NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart wasn't going to let history repeat itself. With the Minnesota Lynx making another fourth quarter run, the two-time league MVP refused to let th...
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Breanna Stewart and the Liberty look to bounce back and even WNBA Finals series against the LynxOct 12, 2024 6:26 pm - NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart and her New York Liberty teammates were confident they can rebound from the Game 1 collapse that put them down a game to Minnesota in the WNBA ...
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Jim O’Donnell: Mark Pfeil brought class and kindness to so much around Jordan's NBAOct 12, 2024 10:00 am - CLASSICISTS CALL IT “institutional memory” while more tweety snipes label it “old fogey-ism.” Bob Costas was stuck in the middle this week on his play-by-play call of the...
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Lynx stun Liberty with 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA FinalsOct 10, 2024 9:55 pm - NEW YORK — Napheesa Collier's turnaround jumper with 8.8 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on T...
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As coaching search begins, Sky invests in the futureOct 09, 2024 5:54 pm - Some are still scratching their heads about the Sky firing head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season on the job. But the organization is taking giant step forward by building its own practice facility in Bedford Park.
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O’Donnell: Is NBC turning Snoop Dogg into Bob Hope?Oct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O'Donnell: Is NBC using sports to transform Snoop Dogg into America's fresh Bob Hope?
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Lynx return to finals with 88-77 win over Sun in Game 5 behind Collier's 27 points, 11 reboundsOct 08, 2024 9:25 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past...
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DePaul coach Doug Bruno on medical leave with assistant Jill Pizzotti taking over as interim coachOct 07, 2024 9:17 pm - DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno will be away from the team indefinitely after he suffered a medical incident last month, the school announced Monday. The 73-ye...