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Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

Al Jazeera

Conor McGregor named among most popular athletes of 2022 despite not fighting

The Notorious has not stepped foot in the octagon since suffering a horror leg break and his second consecutive defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021

Irish Mirror

John Clay: Is this Kentucky basketball team improving? A closer look by the numbers.

This Kentucky men’s basketball season hits its 10th game on Saturday when the Wildcats travel to New York to take on UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.

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From the basketball court to the kitchen: Minneapolis coach develops spice blend

Entrepreneur Brianna Edwards' low-salt seasonings are a labor of love.

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Freed Russian arms dealer Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer freed on Thursday after 14 years in U.S. custody in exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, has joined the Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), its leader said on Monday.

Reuters

AP Poll Top 25 Projection College Basketball Rankings Prediction Week 6

What will the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll possibly be on December 12th? We make our best guess prediction before the real poll comes out on Monday morning

USA Today Sports Media Group

Scoring struggles continue as Gophers men's basketball drops fifth straight, 69-51 vs. Mississippi State

MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Johnson's Gophers went from playing their worst defense of the season to arguably their best effort a couple days later Sunday night against No. 23 Mississippi State.

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Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 11, 2022

Marist joins after its perfect start to the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

No. 13 Maryland men’s basketball’s huge comeback bid falls just short in 56-53 loss to No. 7 Tennessee

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — No. 13 Maryland men’s basketball overcame a dreadful first half with a huge second-half surge but didn’t make enough plays in the end in a 56-53 loss to No. 7 Tennessee on Sunday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at Barclays Center.

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No. 20 Maryland women’s basketball upsets short-handed No. 6 UConn, 85-78, for first win in eight meetings

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Maryland women’s basketball program had never beaten UConn — arguably the sport’s pillar of dominance and success — in seven meetings, but had its best chance to end that streak on Sunday with the Huskies having only seven players available.

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Coaching misteps, overthinking Boston’s 2022 Finals rematch with Dubs cost Celtics a winnable game

Jayson Tatum may not agree, but Joe Mazzulla and Jaylen Brown acknowledged Boston did not play their brand of basketball on Saturday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ohio State basketball rises modestly in latest Joe Lunardi Bracketology

Ohio State is on the rise in the latest Bracketology from ESPN's Joe Lunardi. #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Boston Celtics alumni, NBA react to Paul Silas’ passing

The Creighton standout played for Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, and Seattle SuperSonics organizations over the course of his career as a player beyond Boston.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner in Texas medical facility as political fallout over swap continues

Basketball star is being debriefed at San Antonio army facility as plight of other Americans held in Russia continues

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Stephen L. Carter: Brittney Griner is home. Next up should be Paul Whelan

We can all rejoice at the news that Russia has freed basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February, after officials found in her luggage 0.7 ounces of hashish oil, for which she had a doctor’s note. She was later convicted of possession and smuggling,…

Sports Illustrated

Hansel Enmanuel, One-Armed Basketball Player, Scores First Collegiate Points

The freshman made the most of some playing time late in a blowout victory.

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UNC snaps out of losing skid, earns 75-59 ACC win over Georgia Tech

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It was, perhaps, the best single possession of North Carolina’s basketball season and it perfectly summed up its 75-59 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in its ACC home opener.

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Michigan State basketball takes care of business against Brown

Michigan State took care of business at home against Brown, winning 68-50

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Arizona vs. Indiana, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch college basketball

The Arizona Wildcats will meet the Indiana Hoosiers in college basketball action on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Michigan State basketball F Joey Hauser eclipses 1,000 career point mark

Joey Hauser has scored his 1,000th career point on Saturday!

ABC News

How the WNBL is leveraging the Opals' World Cup success

After a successful Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, can the WNBL capitalise on the momentum in the long term?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Penn State’s men’s basketball team absolutely dominated No. 17 Illinois as double-digit underdog

December madness!

The Guardian - US

Biden faced internal opposition to Brittney Griner swap, reports say

Department of Justice viewed deal to exchange basketball star for Russian arms dealer as a mistake

USA Today Sports Media Group

Alabama vs. Houston, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch college basketball

The No. 8 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will meet the No. 1 ranked Houston Cougars in college basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

Reuters

Russian arms dealer says he wished Griner good luck at prisoner exchange

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer freed in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, said he wished her good luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi where they were exchanged.

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