Articles filed under Basketball
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The Hope Index: Rating the chances Chicago pro sports teams can soon make a championship bidMay 04, 2024 6:00 am - Those of us in the Chicago area know one thing when it comes to our professional sports teams: You gotta have hope.
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Parker set the stage for ClarkMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - As the basketball world quakes over every move made by Caitlin Clark, let’s not forget the impact on women’s basketball made by Naperville’s Candace Parker.
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Sky coach Weatherspoon ready to play through the rookiesMay 01, 2024 8:28 pm - Three days into training camp, first-year Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon feels good about the team’s two celebrated rookies bringing success.
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District 211’s most successful basketball coach inducted into state hall of fameMay 01, 2024 10:49 am - Recognized as the most successful basketball coach in the history of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, Fremd High School girls Coach Dave Yates was honored by the board of education last week for his induction to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Top five basketball moments from Naperville Central’s Candace ParkerMay 01, 2024 6:00 am - With Naperville Central legend Candace Parker retiring from the WNBA, this week’s High Five looks at her top five basketball moments.
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Bucks and 76ers, who had high expectations this season, face early elimination Tuesday in Game 5sApr 29, 2024 8:14 pm - NEW YORK — Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would've been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA's best record. The Bucks and 76ers surely n...
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Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central, announces retirementApr 28, 2024 7:54 pm - Candace Parker — a three-time WNBA champion and two-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central High School — announced Sunday she's retiring after 16 seasons in the WNBA. “...
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Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana FeverApr 28, 2024 3:57 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark got back to the basics Sunday — working out on a basketball court. Here, as the newest member of the Indiana Fever, she's learning how she'll...
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Bulls summer improvement plans may meet harsh realityApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - Bulls VP Arturas Karnisovas talked about making changes this summer, but the reality is his past mistakes will be tough to overcome.
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James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home winsApr 26, 2024 5:42 pm - There's a quadrupleheader of playoff games in the NBA on Saturday. Cleveland is at Orlando, Oklahoma City is at New Orleans, Boston is at Miami and then the first possible elimination game of this opening round happens when Denver takes a 3-0 series lead into Los Angeles and tries to sweep the Lakers for a second straight season.