Articles filed under Basketball
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U.S. outlasts CanadaOct 31, 2021 6:28 pm - Dee-fense! Dee-fense! The United States couldn't shake Canada with offense alone. Turning up the defense sure did the trick. The Americans held the Canadians to just 2 f...
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Miller not returning to NBAOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - Reggie Miller is staying retired, passing on a chance to turn the Big Three of the Boston Celtics into the Fabulous Four. Miller told the Celtics his decision after havi...
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Fox Valley Roundup: Lake Park holds off Conant 16-13Oct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - The damaging winds that burst through the Chicagoland area on Thursday would have had a difficult time breaking through Lake Park's defensive line. The Lancers held the ...
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Van Breda Kolff dies at 84Oct 31, 2021 6:11 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. -- Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long ill...
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Connecticut wins opener over Indiana in 3 overtimesOct 31, 2021 6:19 pm - UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Nykesha Sales scored 25 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 93-88 triple-overtime victory against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night in the fir...
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Ratay will return to coach HE girls basketballOct 31, 2021 6:18 pm - Alicia Ratay, who earlier in the year resigned as the Hoffman Estates varsity girls basketball coach to pursue a career in the WNBA, is now expected back to lead the Haw...
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Illini basketball gets early jump on practicingOct 31, 2021 6:15 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Most Division I men's basketball programs must wait seven more weeks to conduct their first official practice. Not Illinois. Because the Illini scheduled a ...
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NBA fines Sonics' co-ownerOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - SEATTLE -- The NBA fined SuperSonics co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 two weeks after he said his group didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle. League spokesman Mar...
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Illini guard Smith to sit out seasonOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - Jamar Smith has served time in jail. Spent time in substance-abuse counseling. Performed community service. Now Illinois' junior shooting guard must spent a season as a ...
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Continental opts out of arena name gameOct 31, 2021 5:56 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Continental Airlines Inc. has decided to opt out of its deal for its name to appear on the home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and the NHL's New Jersey Dev...