Articles filed under Basketball
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How the Mid-Suburban League became the premier conference in the Northwest suburbsNov 05, 2023 8:00 am - The crazy carousel of conference affiliation in high school and college sports seems to have spun out of control. Next year the once-Midwestern Big Ten will stretch from...
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What to make of former Indiana University coach Bob Knight's legacy?Nov 05, 2023 6:00 am - The passing of bullies should be ignored but it seldom works out that way. The trumpets will fade for Bob Knight, as they already had for a generation unfamiliar with th...
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Jokic just shy of triple-double, Porter scores 27 to lead Nuggets over Bulls 123-101Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists, Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-best 27 and the Denver Nuggets overcame the loss of point guard Jamal ...
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Bulls switch up starters, then finish poorly in loss to BrooklynNov 03, 2023 4:00 pm - Vincent Price once made a movie forecasting the scene at the United Center on Friday. It was called "Theatre of Blood." Playing on a garish red court, constructed in hon...
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Wembanyama showing why he's most-hyped NBA prospect in yearsNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Victor Wembanyama strolled through the hallways at Footprint Center after the best game of his short NBA career when he passed 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant, s...
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Knight touched, stomped and yelled his way through memorable coaching careerNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - The setting was the press room at Assembly Hall, following a routine regular season basketball game between Indiana and Northwestern in the late 1990s. The game was surp...
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Embiid says it's time to move on from HardenNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. Embiid has a new idea of how to win one with the 76ers - play his former...
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With Buie back, Northwestern looking to return to NCAA TournamentNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Heading into last season, the Northwestern men's basketball team was projected to finish with a losing record for the sixth straight year. Coach Chris Collins was in dan...
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Poor play down stretch ruins strong Bulls effort in DallasNov 01, 2023 5:00 pm - The Bulls offered another example Wednesday of how their mix of players can work. They did an impressive job of slowing down Mavericks star Luka Doncic. He averaged 39 p...
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Legendary former Indiana coach Bobby Knight dies at age 83Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has d...