Articles filed under Basketball
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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.
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NBA mock draft: Rutgers’ Ace Bailey may slip to late in NBA draft lottery after skipping workoutsJun 18, 2025 6:02 pm - Ace Bailey has been pegged as a can't-miss prospect, an athletic 6-foot-8 forward who can score like few players in this year's NBA draft. His decisions leading up to the draft may send him slipping further down the lottery. Once projected as a top-three pick, Bailey could find himself waiting a bit longer than his Rutgers' teammate Dylan Harper after opting to decline workouts with several teams within his projected draft range.
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Gilgeous-Alexander goes wild in the 4th, Thunder rally to top Pacers 111-104 and tie FinalsJun 13, 2025 11:49 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Game on the line, season quite possibly on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder had only one place to turn. They went to the MVP. And Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...
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How Benet basketball star plans to make an impact at Illinois this seasonJun 13, 2025 5:56 pm - Benet’s first state basketball title was Blake Fagbemi’s last of his high school career, but his collegiate career will start at the same place he hoisted that elusive championship trophy – Champaign, Illinois. Fagbemi committed to the University of Illinois on May 7, not only fulfilling his dream of playing NCAA basketball, but also finding himself at a higher level than he anticipated.
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Game 3: Pacers rally in the 4th, beat Thunder 116-107 to take 2-1 lead in NBA FinalsJun 11, 2025 10:32 pm - Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 off the bench, Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 and the Indiana Pacers reclaimed the lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 in Game 3 on Wednesday night. Haliburton also had 11 assists and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who got 21 points from Pascal Siakam and enjoyed a whopping 49-18 edge in bench points on their way to a 2-1 lead in the series.