Articles filed under Basketball
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Bulls finish preseason with pieces still missingOct 16, 2025 10:19 pm - The Bulls beat Minnesota 126-120 on Thursday at the United Center to finish the preseason with a 3-2 record. One key piece is still missing.
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WNBA All-Star Game returns to Chicago in 2026 at United CenterOct 16, 2025 9:16 pm - The WNBA All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2026 and will be played at the United Center, the league said Thursday.
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Caitlin Clark returns to action on grass instead of hardwoodOct 16, 2025 2:10 pm - Caitlin Clark is returning to action — on the golf course, not the basketball court. Clark, whose second season in the WNBA ended early because of a series of injuries, will return to play in the pro-am next month at The Annika on the LPGA Tour.
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Angel Reese becomes first pro athlete to walk in Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowOct 15, 2025 9:50 pm - Angel Reese took her game from the court to the catwalk and made history along the way. The Chicago Sky forward became the first professional athlete to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, joining the brand’s high-profile “Wings Reveal” lineup in New York.
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UConn tops women's preseason AP Top 25 ahead of South Carolina, UCLA; SEC has 5 teams in top 10Oct 14, 2025 9:14 pm - Defending champion UConn picked up where it left off as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll released Tuesday. T...
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Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ FloridaOct 13, 2025 6:17 pm - Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s po...
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Lincicome: The Bulls will play this season, which might be as much as we can expectOct 11, 2025 11:44 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome wonders what will make this a successful season for the Bulls.
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Wilson scores 31 and Aces win 3rd WNBA title in 4 seasons, beating Mercury 97-86 for 4-game sweepOct 10, 2025 10:22 pm - A'ja Wilson scored 31 points, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces won their third WNBA championship in four seasons, beating the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 on Friday night for a four-game sweep of the Finals.
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What do Hoosiers need from Benet graduate Lenee Beaumont this season? It’s a long listOct 10, 2025 8:31 pm - She missed last season with a knee injury, but Indiana University is counting on Benet Academy graduate Lenee Beaumont to lead it to a strong women’s basketball season in the Big Ten and back to the NCAA Tournament.
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106Oct 09, 2025 11:26 pm - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night.