Basketball

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0cefff9aac729a36835c46e07795e1e7 Mariano @Mariano - over 2 years ago
HBCUs are canceling students' debt, highlighting how integral they are to Black Americans' lives
Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd's inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine's University, a historically Black school in North Carolina.
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4a267f11de75663a48a0fdf6365ffa8c Elvie @Elvie - almost 5 years ago
Genies Uses Famous Athletes, and Their Money, to Take On Bitmoji
Genies Uses Famous Athletes, and Their Money, to Take On Bitmoji(Bloomberg) -- Genies Inc. is one of those tech startups that looks to athletes and celebrities for some additional endorsement buzz. But what makes this company different is that it also wants their money. G...continued
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041490c94bd26a3efdf85d49d9b013ba Alexie @Alexie - over 4 years ago
Colangelo: No angst as USA Basketball enters World Cup camp
No angst as USA Basketball enters World Cup campLAS VEGAS (AP) — USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Sunday that he is not worried about the Americans' chances as they begin preparations for the FIBA World Cup, even after a wildly unpredictable process w...continued
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Da22e3d6f8549192c3eca95f63ffdcdc Elody @Elody - 8 months ago
I Gazed Into Worldcoin’s Orb and Saw a Boring Dystopia Staring Back
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s buzzy startup Worldcoin has a relatively straightforward pitch to prospective users. First, you fork over a scan of your eyeball to one of several thousand iris-scanning, basketball-sized metal computers called “Orbs.” In exchange, you…
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34392094b518c79e322481ceb0004cbf Colin @Colin - about 3 years 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 …
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Dd00644dc8212e2e9fd2e6ce7a756bbf Jerrold @Jerrold - about 2 years ago
Yeshiva's Ryan Turell Leads College Basketball in Scoring
Ryan Turell leads all N.C.A.A. basketball players in scoring and hopes to play in the N.B.A. But first, he plans to prove that Yeshiva, a small Jewish university, is as good as its record.
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0cefff9aac729a36835c46e07795e1e7 Mariano @Mariano - about 3 years ago
Basketball Scout Tom Konchalski Will Be Missed at March Madness
Tom Konchalski, who died last month, influenced college basketball recruiting for more than four decades.
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E156d09edb938373e3543d1b385a51d4 Felicita @Felicita - over 4 years ago
Poetry helped Jerry Beck as a kid. Now he’s taking it on the road with the Poetry Mobile.
Poetry helped Jerry Beck as a kid. Now he’s taking it on the road with the Poetry Mobile.Just a year after Jerry Beck, the founder of Fitchburg’s Revolving Museum, set off to break the world record for the largest paper airplane, he is back with a new passion project – th...continued
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Ed258c85465a50dee9e6425ecf24849d Wilmer @Wilmer - over 2 years ago
College Basketball Begins With Plenty of Changes
There are numerous transfers and players with extra eligibility chasing an N.C.A.A. title.
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Ac7d6ae4836b778c0e45d9f73deed0cb Delia @Delia - over 4 years ago
Horford to Help Launch First Jr. NBA Camp in Dominican Republic
Horford to Help Launch First Jr. NBA Camp in Dominican RepublicThe National Basketball Association (NBA) and five-time NBA All-Star Al Horford of the Philadelphia 76ers announced today the launch of the first Jr. NBA camp in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The three-da...continued
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A83b4d2292ad0135445fc0a7644d14c3 Joe @Joe - almost 5 years ago
Stephen Curry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui Hachimura
Stephen Curry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui HachimuraTOKYO (AP) --  Stephen Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics.Just over a week since his G...continued
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34392094b518c79e322481ceb0004cbf Colin @Colin - about 3 years 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.
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62b830bbc5092803336a4f6bb9370281 Manley @Manley - over 1 year ago
Equity in Sports Has Focused on Gender, Not Race. So Gaps Persist.
Title IX, over 50 years, has heavily benefited white women over nonwhite women. That’s partly because race has never been part of the law.
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769b45cbbba62f6d3aa67bb11e7a293f Raoul @Raoul - over 4 years ago
Lakers Rumors: Fallout from Anthony Davis Trade, Pursuit of Kawhi Leonard
Lakers Rumors: Fallout from Anthony Davis Trade, Pursuit of Kawhi LeonardThe Los Angeles Lakers have been at the center of the NBA offseason so far, most notably for their acquisition of Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans.Acquiring Davis is obviously the most imp...continued
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10f64d8d0be1cc890068d55fc752e9ee Alexandro @Alexandro - about 4 years ago
Explainer: What to expect at Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial in New York
Explainer: What to expect at Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer and self-described high-profile nemesis of U.S. President Donald Trump, faces a trial on charges he tried to extort Nike Inc and def...continued
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9c02f74a2060b9a7d8d9cd41fd6c26ed Clarissa @Clarissa - about 2 years ago
2022 NCAA Tournament: Who Will Win it All? Bracket Analysis and Picks
The N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament is filled with juicy matchups, interesting players and potential surprises.
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125f097c91a427394e6d36ae98c72376 Elaina @Elaina - almost 5 years ago
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Most Memorable Moment From His MVP Season Was His Emotional Speech
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Most Memorable Moment From His MVP Season Was His Emotional SpeechSince James Harden and Paul George were nowhere to be found, it was a mere formality that Giannis Antetokounmpo—the only MVP finalist on hand at Monday’s NBA Awards—was going home wi...continued
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F83221f06565aed5272a3e729d6efe18 Alexander @Alexander - almost 3 years ago
Sedona Prince Is Using Her Voice for Activism
Prince exposed inequities in college basketball with a video of the facilities at the N.C.A.A. women’s tournament. There’s more she wants you to know.
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6b970372434ca9c9def5abb121107916 Rex @Rex - about 2 years ago
‘Every Hooper’s Dream’: N.B.A. Hopefuls Get Their Chance During Crisis
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has depleted several N.B.A. rosters, leading teams to call on lower-level pros and former stars to fill in. But that also has its risks.
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37ec91099450fc2fc637c77e78953759 Anderson @Anderson - about 4 years ago
Obituary: Bryant, widely considered one of basketball's greatest
Obituary: Bryant, a transcendent star who never took a night off(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant became one of the greatest players in basketball, a transcendent star who went straight from high school to the game’s biggest stage and brought “Showtime” back to the Los Angeles Lake...continued
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1a914154cd263fa68f1b8d6529ef63dd Sandrine @Sandrine - over 4 years ago
Boy killed in 'murderous rage' by gang members bent on revenge, prosecutor says
Tyshawn Lee, 9, killed in 'murderous rage' by gang members bent on revenge, prosecutor says(CNN)On a warm and sunny afternoon in November 2015, 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was still in his school uniform when he told his grandmother he loved her and raced across the street to ...continued
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6ede9b368e706f8b5e5082140d4d45d9 Moises @Moises - over 4 years ago
Where Does Russell Westbrook Fit Now?
Where Does Russell Westbrook Fit Now?After the basketball world collectively picked its jaw up off the floor in the wake of the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George news, the spotlight shifted to Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City star who may be on the move now that his team ...continued
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56a34dc91390858efd1999c86a89c348 George @George - about 4 years ago
'Heartbroken' James promises to continue Bryant legacy
LeBron James promises to continue Kobe Bryant's legacyLeBron James says he is "heartbroken" over the death of Kobe Bryant and has promised to continue his fellow basketball great's legacy.Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash o...continued
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29d678841773a96cd144675798d50e70 Maida @Maida - about 3 years 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.
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Cc9f6ece4882994c85a7dc0305a4b841 Marjory @Marjory - about 2 years ago
Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home
The five-week Athletes Unlimited season has given some players an alternative to playing overseas during the W.N.B.A. off-season and a way to earn extra money.
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