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Villanova’s top freshman, Cam Whitmore, likely to miss start of the season with thumb injury

PHILADELPHIA — A month before a new era of basketball begins at Villanova, the Wildcats’ injury situation went from bad to worse Friday. The team announced late Friday afternoon that Cam Whitmore, the top freshman in Villanova’s 2022 class and a projected starter, will likely miss the beginning of the…

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Teenage sensation Victor Wembanyama has Derrick Rose in awe: ‘I never saw it before’

NEW YORK — Derrick Rose was teammates with the ‘Unicorn’ version of Kristaps Porzingis, when the Latvian was supposed to redefine the basketball capabilities of a person well over 7-feet tall.

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Draymond Green’s habitual line-stepping failed him at the worst time in his incident with Jordan Poole

The Draymond Green incident just took over the basketball world

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KU basketball’s Bill Self to serve as Chiefs’ drum honoree vs. Raiders

#Jayhawks men's basketball coach Bill Self will serve as the #Chiefs' drum honoree against the #Raiders, plus more information on game entertainment for Week 5:

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Huge Asian hornet nest as big as a basketball discovered in Essex back garden

Home owner David Holborn was shocked when inspectors found the huge nest in his garden. The British Beekeepers Association said the nest was taken away for examination by government scientists

Daily Mirror

Andreas Kapoulas dreaming big as Bristol Flyers look forward to new home in the Sporting Quarter

Head coach Andreas Kapoulas said there was "a real appetite" for the basketball in the city, after plans for a new 3,600 seat home for the team were approved by Bristol City Council

Bristol Post

Redeem Team: How Kobe Bryant’s steel restored pride to US basketball

A new Netflix documentary explores how the late NBA star helped provide some comfort for a team and country in turmoil

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‘The Redeem Team’: How NBA stars worked together to win Olympic gold in 2008

In exhilarating Netflix documentary, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony and others share memories of rebuilding Team USA.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

Los Angeles Times

Scott Fowler: South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on hope, hoops, national titles and her dog Champ

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dawn Staley, the star of this week’s episode of “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” has had one of the most sensational careers in women’s basketball history.

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As UCLA eyes national title, Mick Cronin sets a high bar for his eight freshmen

LOS ANGELES — A year after Mick Cronin brought everyone back, it’s back to basics for UCLA basketball.

Los Angeles Times

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Ben Simmons: ‘He’s a tough guy to game plan for’

Like the rest of the NBA, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra went 470 days without seeing Ben Simmons play basketball before Simmons made his Nets debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

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Celtics Lab 145: Honoring Bill Russell’s legacy and talking Boston basketball with Rep. Ayanna Pressley

This one covers everything from Russell's impact in Boston and beyond to ranked-choice voting and the strengths of clam chowder vs. Chicago hotdogs as arena food.

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‘I came home.’ Seeking a career reset, Maddie Scherr came back to Kentucky.

When Maddie Scherr’s name appeared in the transfer portal after the former Ryle High School star’s second season at Oregon, Kyra Elzy turned to a vintage Kentucky women’s basketball program tactic to woo her.

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OKC Thunder news: Scouting Basketball co-founder Ramon Carbonell added to team

The Thunder added an international scouting co-founder to their team.

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A look at who made the 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Big Ten Team

The 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Big Ten Team was released on Thursday, and one Spartan cracked the list

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Michigan State basketball forward Malik Hall named to 2022-23 preseason All-Big Ten team

Malik Hall has been named to the 2022-23 preseason All-Big Ten team

Daily Mirror

Woman, 21, shot dead by embarrassed friend after she beat him in basketball game

According to victim Asia Womack's family, she was shot to death after beating a friend at a game of basketball in Dallas, Texas, in the US, leaving her loved-ones grieving

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Bristol Post

What next for Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter and Longmoor greenbelt housing plans

It is going to take time

The Hindu

Vadakkencherry accident: Basketball player from Thrissur among the deceased

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9 fantasy basketball sleepers to target in your 2022 draft

Don't sleep on these players!

Birmingham Post

Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter homes and arena plans approved

The development will include a sports and convention centre, a 232-room hotel, 125 apartments, offices, shops, a gym, a club museum, and a multi-storey car park

Daily Record

Perth wheelchair basketball star Ben Leitch's impressive journey to signing pro contract in Spain

The 20-year-old has put in the hours of hard work and dedication to get his opportunity with UNES FC Barcelona

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Steph Curry and the Warriors flash massive global appeal in Japan

TOKYO — They were hardly a name outside the Bay Area, let alone a global brand, when they drafted Stephen Curry in 2009.

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‘We told you so’: For Black athletes racism from college fans is a familiar story

So widespread is racist abuse from the stands that ignoring it is seen as part of a college athlete’s job

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