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US basketball player Brittney Griner appeals Russian conviction

Washington has said Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession, has been wrongfully detained.

Al Jazeera

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

The Independent UK

Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

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How Chris Paul helped develop a generation of basketball talent in NC with Team CP3

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul tells the same line to the current players participating in his grassroots basketball program as he did to the first group in 2009.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner legal team appeals against Russian drugs sentence

The defence team of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star jailed for nine years in Russia on drugs charges, appealed on Monday against her conviction for narcotics possession and trafficking.

Reuters

Sylvia Fowles received a heartfelt standing ovation to end her career and basketball fans were so emotional

What an emotional ending for an all-time great.

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Basketball Queen finds balance in the Beehive

Stella Beck had to walk away from the sport she loves – and head straight to the Beehive - before returning to the top of her game with Tokomanawa Queens in the Tauihi basketball league

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Mark Story: Why describing Kentucky as ‘a basketball school’ is problematic — and outdated

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Alabama football visited Lexington to play Kentucky in 2013, a player both schools were then recruiting, John Hardin defensive lineman Matt Elam, was making an unofficial recruiting visit to UK.

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‘This program wasn’t born on third base’: Stoops-Calipari feud not settling down yet

LEXINGTON, Ky. — So much for the feud between John Calipari and Mark Stoops blowing over quickly.

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Former Orr basketball player Marquise Pryor, 27, fatally shot on South Side

Marquise Pryor, who played basketball at Orr and was a prominent figure in the 2018 Fox Sports documentary “Shot in the Dark,” was fatally shot Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Clay: Once again, Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops shows he’s not about to back down

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has a difficult enough job battling the likes of Nick Saban and Kirby Smart and Jimbo Fisher, much less having to go toe-to-toe with his own basketball coach.

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Magic Johnson On His 'Great Mentors,' Investing, CBD And More: It's About Leaders 'Coming Together And Creating Magic'

Earvin "Magic" Johnson officially dived into the CBD business in 2020 with plans to make a big splash. The uber-famous basketball star became a financial partner to Uncle Bud’s, a hemp and CBD brand that sells more than 70 products across more than 15,000 retailers in the U.S.

Benzinga

Man who woke up paralysed wins gold at Commonwealth Games

"It's just that sense of freedom that you don't have to rely on anybody else - it's all down to you"

Liverpool Echo

Deaths of young recruits cast a shadow on Cuba’s claimed victory over Matanzas fire

One wanted to be a neurosurgeon and was a Real Madrid soccer fan. Another one loved to play basketball. A third one liked to pose for selfies to show off his tattoos.

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Bronny James pursued by schools including Oregon, Ohio State and is expected to ‘take the college route’

Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, is making his own name in the basketball world.

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Ohio State basketball tumbles in latest Joe Lunardi Bracketology

Does this seem a bit harsh to you? #GoBucks

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Top young talent reach for global heights at NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in Canberra

The NBA's head of elite basketball says creating a global academy in the ACT is already paying off, as more graduates land in the top league.

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Lynx superstar Sylvia Fowles writing the final chapter to her story of basketball greatness

MINNEAPOLIS — Sylvia Fowles' tears usually come at night.

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Burlington Central’s Drew Scharnowski commits to Belmont

By the time all the summer evaluation periods concluded in July, the 6-8 Drew Scharnowski had 20-plus offers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chef Dominique Tougne of Chez Moi restaurant dead at 56; classically trained French chef combined high kitchen standards with kindness

Pro basketball players came to dine at his restaurant, including Joakim Noah, whose father is French tennis legend Yannick Noah, plus Tony Parker Sr., who played professionally in Europe, and his son Tony Parker Jr., who grew up in France.

Tribune News Service

Kentucky runs another overmatched opponent off the basketball court in the Bahamas

The Kentucky Wildcats’ opener in the Bahamas on Wednesday night was expected to be the toughest test of the week.

The Hindu

Bill Russell’s No. 6 being retired across NBA, a 1st for league

The number six jersey of former American basketball star Bill Russell, who died on July 31, is being retired across the NBA

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Former Michigan State basketball C Thomas Kithier suffers career ending injury

Thomas Kithier's collegiate career appears to be over

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John Calipari called Kentucky a ‘basketball school’ and Mark Stoops, obviously, objected (with receipts!)

John Calipari has rubbed people the wrong way with his brash comments in the past but this time he stepped on the toes of his Kentucky coworker Mark Stoops.

Tribune News Service

Is UK a basketball school? Mark Stoops and John Calipari at odds over facilities comment.

John Calipari’s public crusade for basketball facility improvements turned into a public Twitter fight with Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops on Thursday.

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