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Dieter Kurtenbach: The little things lifted the Warriors over the Thunder and hinted at bigger things in the postseason

SAN FRANCISCO — Basketball might be played by athletes of the highest order, but its games are still won with intelligence. And for most of the last decade, no NBA team has been more intelligent than the Golden State Warriors.

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Angel Reese says LSU will not visit White House after Jill Biden comments

College basketball star Angel Reese says she and her LSU teammates will not visit the White House in the aftermath of comments made by first lady Jill Biden

The Guardian - US

The power of "Air" gotta be the views

The legendary line of sports apparel gets an easygoing '80s sports origin story that reunites Affleck and Damon

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Ben Affleck's playful sports drama Air tells the true story of the Nike executives who won over Michael Jordan

Ben Affleck's Air features an all-star cast, including Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Tucker. But we never see the basketball prodigy at its centre.

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LSU basketball star slams Jill Biden’s White House invitation over faux pas:’Not coming’

First lady raised eyebrows when she appeared to invite both the winning and losing teams from last week’s NCAA women’s championship to the White House

The Independent UK

ESPN: Women’s Basketball National Championship Scores Record 9.9M Viewers

The game was the most-viewed women’s college basketball game on record and most-viewed college basketball game (men’s or women’s) ever on ESPN platforms

TV Tech

Transy team, students and administrators celebrating national championship

The Transylvania University womens’ basketball team is the Division 3 national champion. The Pioneers knocked off Christopher Newport University Saturday night in Dallas, completing an undefeated season. Transy President Brian Lewis said he’s proud of the players as athletes and students.

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The Bristol basketball star who trained with LeBron James and won gold alongside Jayson Tatum

VJ King speaks to BristolLive about his early life, the toughest part of his career so far and getting used to driving in his new home city

Bristol Post

How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points – first lady Jill Biden floated the idea of inviting both the winning and losing teams to the White House to celebrate because Iowa “played such…

The Conversation

MSU basketball listed in top 10 of ESPN’s way-too-early preseason top 25

Michigan State basketball is considered the favorite to win the Big Ten next year, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN

USA Today Sports Media Group

Teenage basketball star from Alexandria represents Scotland U16s side

Towering Vale of Leven Academy pupil Gavin Mitchell, 14, is travelling to Ireland as part of the Scotland under-16s squad for the showcase event in Dublin.

Daily Record

‘I had to seek therapy’: what happens when an NBA career ends before its time?

Kenneth Faried’s talent earned him a slot on the Team USA roster and a $50m contract. But he found himself on the outside as NBA tactics changed

The Guardian - US

City's first pickleball court a real hit in Beresfield sports upgrades

Sports fanatics will be able to give try their hand at a new pickleball, netball and basketball courts thanks to upgrades at Beresfield.

Newcastle Herald

‘Michael Jordan changed the world’: the true story behind Nike movie Air

Ben Affleck’s buzzy drama tells the story about how Nike transformed into a major force in the sneakers market thanks to a young basketball star

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M*A*S*H actress Judy Farrell’s ‘generosity of spirit’ remembered following death

Former husband Mike Farrell said he had been attending a basketball game with Judy last week when she suffered a stroke

Birmingham Post

Revealed: Manchester Giants sold out of administration as league takes control

A new investor is currently being sought to buy into the franchise

Tribune News Service

UConn men’s basketball co-captain Andre Jackson says he wants another national title

HOUSTON — Decked out in his NCAA Championship garb, a piece of the net tied onto his hat, UConn men’s basketball co-captain Andre Jackson captured the hearts of UConn Nation one more time.

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No one came up bigger for the UConn men’s basketball team than Adama Sanogo

HOUSTON – Adama Sanogo picked up a basketball for the first time as a 14-year-old soccer player in Bamako, Mali.

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Larry Stone: Why this could be a watershed moment for women's college basketball

SEATTLE — It was a great weekend for women's basketball in just about every way, writ large and small. Maybe even a watershed moment, but we'll have to wait and see about that.

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New MSU women's coach Fralick wants to build on tradition, and forge own path

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Robyn Fralick grew up in Okemos, in the shadows of Breslin Center, occasionally playing in one of those little-tykes games at halftime. She loved the Melting Moments ice-cream sandwiches.

Daily Mirror

Caitlin Clark speaks out on Angel Reese celebration after NCAA criticism

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark has defended LSU’s Angel Reese who has faced backlash for her NCAA final taunts, insisting her rival had done nothing other than show her competitiveness and skill

Tribune News Service

Dom Amore: Dan Hurley’s coronation complete as he returns UConn men’s basketball to its rightful place among the bluest of the blue bloods

HOUSTON — Of course, they bleed blue. They’re Blue Bloods.

The Guardian - US

Clark defends Reese gesture and says trash talking is part of basketball

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has defended her LSU rival Angel Reese for a gesture she made during the NCAA women’s basketball championship game

The Independent UK

Darius Miles pleads not guilty to capital murder charge

A former University of Alabama basketball player has pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus

USA Today Sports Media Group

USA TODAY High School Sports boys basketball Super 25: Final 2022-23 ranking

A Texas power takes the top spot in the final poll, with a few teams keeping it incredibly close down the stretch.

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