Basketball
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Colin
@Colin -
1 day ago
A New League’s Shot at the N.C.A.A.: $100,000 Salaries for High School Players
The Overtime Elite league proposes that providing a salary and a focus toward a pro career might be more appealing than college basketball’s biggest programs.
8 minutes read
Elliott
@Elliott -
2 days ago
Dayton Flyers Fan Is Ready for Conference Tournament
Rosie Miller, 74, who has followed Dayton basketball since the early 1950s, has her wardrobe, Christmas tree and vaccinations ready for the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
7 minutes read
Maida
@Maida -
3 days ago
Jewell Loyd Is in the Gym, Building Her Game and a Community
A trying year, on and off the court, helped Loyd finally embrace herself as an elite Black female athlete.
8 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
3 days ago
Gonzaga May Miss March’s Madness
Gonzaga finally has the most dominant team in college basketball and a shot at a national championship. But what could be a historic run has none of the trappings of the N.C.A.A. tournament’s usual fanfare.
6 minutes read
George
@George -
4 days ago
NCAA sets COVID replacement policy for women's tournament - Reuters
The NCAA laid out its contingency plans on Thursday should COVID-19 force a team to withdraw from the women's basketball tournament, and it will not allow a replacement team to enter past March 16 -- five days before the scheduled start.
2 minutes read
Colin
@Colin -
4 days ago
What's New on Netflix in March 2021
In the absence of broadly appealing new films and TV series (no Oscar hopefuls this month, I’m afraid), Netflix appears to be looking to the podcast market to figure out how to keep its massive subscriber base happy. Its new offerings in March include a host …
6 minutes read
Emmie
@Emmie -
5 days ago
NBA's Jeremy Lin says he's been called 'coronavirus' on the court
As the number of violent attacks against Asian Americans escalates, former NBA star Jeremy Lin said he has experienced racism while playing basketball.
1 minute read
Casper
@Casper -
6 days ago
N.B.A. Investigating After Jeremy Lin Said He Was Called ‘Coronavirus’
Lin, who is Taiwanese-American, said on social media that he had been called “coronavirus” on the court. He has been playing in the N.B.A.’s developmental league.
3 minutes read
Rose
@Rose -
6 days ago
NOPD: Suspect shot deputy constable in New Orleans over mask argument - WDSU New Orleans
NOPD: Suspect shot deputy constable in New Orleans over mask argument WDSU New Orleans NOPD press conference on officer shot and killed at game WWLTV Louisiana police officer shot, killed while escorting suspect from HS basketbal…
5 minutes read
Hannah
@Hannah -
7 days ago
UPDATE 1-Basketball-NZ suffer Olympics heartbreak as COVID-19 costs force withdrawal - Reuters
The Tall Blacks’ hopes of competing at the Tokyo Olympics were extinguished on Friday after Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) said they were forced to withdraw from the qualifiers due to costs associated with COVID-19 protocols and international travel.
2 minutes read
Assunta
@Assunta -
9 days ago
Hamilton and Liverpool among 2021 Laureus World Sport Awards nominations
Liverpool and Lewis Hamilton are among the nominations for the 2021 Laureus World Sport Awards.
1 minute read
Elian
@Elian -
9 days ago
Basketball-Twitch sign interactive content deal with FIBA - Reuters
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has signed a multi-year deal to show content from the sport on interactive streaming service Twitch, the organisations told Reuters on Wednesday.
3 minutes read
Josiah
@Josiah -
10 days ago
Basketball: Gasol confirms return to Barca 20 years on - Reuters
Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol has announced he is returning to boyhood club Barcelona after nearly two decades in the NBA, three days after denying reports he had signed for the Catalans.
2 minutes read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
10 days ago
Paige Bueckers Knows UConn’s History. She’s Paving Its Future.
Connecticut is No. 1 again thanks to the unrelenting efforts of its latest freshman star.
6 minutes read
Rose
@Rose -
11 days ago
Skull Session: If the Big Ten Tournament Started Today, Ohio State's National Title Odds Improve,...
Skull Session: If the Big Ten Tournament Started Today, Ohio State's National Title Odds Improve, and Baron Br Eleven Warriors No. 3 Michigan Wolverines win fifth straight, end No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes' seven-game win streak ESPN
3 minutes read
Hulda
@Hulda -
11 days ago
Timberwolves sack head coach Saunders after league-worst record - Reuters
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired head coach Ryan Saunders after a league-worst record of 7-24 left them at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said late on Sunday.
1 minute read
Raoul
@Raoul -
13 days ago
N.C.A.A. Basketball Tournaments Will Welcome Fans After All
Some epidemiologists say it’s a bad idea, because the games will attract people from all over the country to Indianapolis and San Antonio, the cities that will host every game of the men’s and women’s tournaments.
6 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
13 days ago
High School Basketball Players Are Jumping to College
An N.C.A.A. decision related to the pandemic inspired some elite players to finish high school early and jump to college to take advantage of an extra year of eligibility.
2 minutes read
Marlon
@Marlon -
15 days ago
Knicks Fans Want Someone to Love. Julius Randle May Be Their Guy.
Randle is playing the best basketball of his career in his second season with the Knicks, and he wants to be here. “A picture perfect thing for me,” he said.
7 minutes read
Abbie
@Abbie -
16 days ago
Follow live: No. 2 UConn squares off against top-ranked South Carolina
Get a summary of the South Carolina Gamecocks vs. UConn Huskies basketball game
1 minute read
Maureen
@Maureen -
17 days ago
Fact check: Mislabeled photo of Magic Johnson is from 2012 AIDS documentary - Reuters
Posts on social media feature a photo of basketball legend and HIV positive Earvin “Magic” Johnson with a venipuncture in his arm. Some users claim the photo shows Johnson “donating blood to the Red Cross” to “help people in underprivileged communities deal w…
3 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
18 days ago
Michael McDowell, a Big Underdog, Wins Daytona 500
Michael McDowell won NASCAR’s biggest race, and earned his first career win, after a late pileup took out the top contenders in front of him.
5 minutes read
Alan
@Alan -
19 days ago
Follow live: Curry, Warriors visit Knicks
Get a summary of the New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors basketball game
1 minute read
Leda
@Leda -
19 days ago
NBA, NHL delay games as COVID-19 once again threatens professional sport - Reuters
The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed three more games and the National Hockey League (NHL) once again pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sport on notice in North America.
2 minutes read
Geovany
@Geovany -
21 days ago
For This College Athlete, Covid-19 Was Just the Start of a Nightmare
After learning she had myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart that has been linked to some Covid cases, Vanderbilt basketball player Demi Washington spent months hoping she could play again someday.
6 minutes read