Articles filed under Basketball
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Bulls beat Rockets; Portis comments on his former team's culture, Beverly turns in best performance so farMar 11, 2023 2:00 pm - Former Bulls power forward Bobby Portis made an interesting statement on the J.J. Redick podcast. Portis was asked about the 2017 incident at training camp when he got i...
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Grit and grind mentality doing Big Ten no favorsMar 11, 2023 1:00 pm - Having the Big Ten Tournament back in Chicago for the first time in four years required some research. And it took just one glance at the event's Wikipedia page to find ...
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Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finishMar 11, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message. Smile. The Trojans' two ga...
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Benet overcomes Kunka injury, advances to state championship gameMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Gene Heidkamp broke down in tears in the middle of his press conference Friday. It's a sight not typically associated with a winning coach. That's how much B...
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Voice of late Burlington Central PA announcer Mark Einwich continues to resonateMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Can you still hear Mark Einwich's voice? Burlington Central High School athletes and coaches, past and present, and spectators at Rockets football and basketball games s...
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Moline denies Benet state championshipMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles. Their off-court style couldn't be more different, too. Ha...
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Downers North goes cold in state semifinal lossMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Owen Freeman went nearly three quarters without a made field goal, and the 6-foot-10 Iowa recruit even had to run to the locker room for a fresh jersey after he ripped h...
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Another surgery for Lonzo Ball? Bulls guard might need a third procedure, report saysMar 09, 2023 8:00 am - Making plans for the future was already a challenge for the Bulls, then a report arrived Thursday morning from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski saying injured guard Lonzo Ball ...
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Rutgers survives grind against Michigan in Big Ten openerMar 09, 2023 8:00 am - Call it epic defense or the tightest possible lid on the basket, Thursday's opening game of the Big Ten Tournament featured an extended dry spell. Michigan hit just 1 of...
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Benet ready for another challenge against New TrierMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Gene Heidkamp's Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season. It's the one loss, though, that sticks with him - in a good way. Four hours after knoc...