Articles filed under Basketball
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Sky’s Ariel Atkins says Angel Reese’s ‘crown is heavy,’ urges media to show more respectJun 11, 2025 11:43 am - The Sky’s Ariel Atkins tried to take some of the pressure off teammate Angel Reese’s shoulders, adding, “Her crown is heavy.”
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Vandersloot injury, blowout loss put damper on Sky debut at United CenterJun 07, 2025 10:23 pm - There were lots of reasons for enthusiasm for the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The team was on a two-game winning streak, opening the Commissioner’s Cup against an Ind...
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A $2.8 billion settlement will change college sports forever. Here’s howJun 07, 2025 11:29 am - A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century. In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals — a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism that college sports was built upon. There are many questions about how this monumental change will impact college athletics.
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NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1Jun 05, 2025 10:28 pm - Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana's first and only lead of the game and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of these playoffs, did it again to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
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‘We’re getting there’: Ahead of the Commissioner’s Cup, the Sky feels like it is coming togetherJun 05, 2025 5:52 pm - After a difficult start to the season, Chicago Sky players and coaches feel like they’re improving heading into Commissioner’s Cup play.
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NBA Finals: Can small-market matchup revive NBA’s lackluster ratings?Jun 04, 2025 8:34 pm - There was already big news in the NBA this week with the Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau after reaching the conference finals. The small-market Finals between Oklahoma City and Indiana tips off Thursday, Mike McGraw makes a pick.
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Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after Eastern Conference finals tripJun 03, 2025 4:32 pm - NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that re-emerged as a conten...
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And with that, an era ends: 'Thanks for watching us. It's the NBA on TNT'Jun 01, 2025 8:04 pm - Ernie Johnson could barely get the words out. The run of “Inside the NBA” on TNT came to an end on Saturday night after nearly four decades as a fixture of the league. Th...
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Different paths, same destination for the Thunder and Pacers, who will face off in the NBA FinalsJun 01, 2025 4:03 pm - Oklahoma City spent most of the regular season alone atop the Western Conference standings and just kept adding to its lead. Indiana didn't spend a single day atop the Ea...
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Pacers beat Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 to reach NBA Finals for the second time in franchise historyMay 31, 2025 10:03 pm - Pascal Siakam scored 31 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers pulled away for a 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 6 on Saturday night to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history.