Articles filed under Basketball
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Brice Williams takes over in OT and finishes with 27 in Nebraska's 80-74 win over No. 18 IllinoisJan 30, 2025 10:21 pm - Brice Williams scored eight points in overtime and finished with 27 as Nebraska ended a six-game losing streak with an 80-74 win over No. 18 Illinois. The Huskers never trailed while knocking off a third ranked opponent in the same season for the first time since 2013-14.
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Counting down: With NBA trade deadline drawing near, is there a move that makes sense for Bulls?Jan 30, 2025 8:01 pm - Now less than a week before the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls have plenty of candidates to be moved, but what might actually happen? Mike McGraw takes a look.
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Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investorsJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Naperville native Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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Unusual betting patterns surrounding play of Terry Rozier in 2023 game with Charlotte investigatedJan 30, 2025 5:33 pm - Unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in a game nearly two years ago are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, part of the same probe that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, the NBA confirmed Thursday.
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Rutgers’ Bailey makes play for top of NBA Draft in win at NorthwesternJan 29, 2025 10:27 pm - One of Rutgers’ touted freshman stars, guard Dylan Harper, didn’t play due to an ankle injury. The other, 6-10 Ace Bailey, exploded for 37 points as the Scarlet Knights beat Northwestern.
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Haynes, Johnson lead George Mason to 58-53 OT win over LoyolaJan 29, 2025 9:41 pm - Jalen Haynes scored 14 points and K.D. Johnson added seven points in the overtime as the George Mason Patriots beat the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 58-53 on Wednesday night. The Patriots improved to 16-5 with the win and the Ramblers fell to 12-8.
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Ball and Reed help No. 25 UConn erase a 14-point deficit to top DePaul 72-61Jan 29, 2025 9:38 pm - Solo Ball scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as No. 25 UConn rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday.Tarris Reed Jr. had 16 points and eight rebounds for UConn.
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White returns, but without LaVine, Bulls lose eighth in last nine gamesJan 29, 2025 9:16 pm - Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
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Courtney Vandersloot to sign with Chicago Sky, returning to franchise that drafted herJan 29, 2025 4:31 pm - Free agent guard Courtney Vandersloot is headed back to Chicago. Her agent confirmed the signing on Wednesday. The veteran guard will rejoin the team that drafted her in 2011 after spending the last two seasons in New York. WNBA free agents can't sign contracts until Feb. 1.
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Caitlin Clark’s foundation awards grants to 4 Iowa charities days before Hawkeyes retire her No. 22Jan 29, 2025 11:05 am - Basketball star Caitlin Clark has awarded $22,000 grants through her foundation to four Iowa charities that she said inspired her during her time at the University of Iowa.