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theatlantic.com - Michael Powell - A Gift From the Basketball Gods
A Gift From the Basketball Gods
The Atlantic

There is, for me, an out-of-time quality to the recent string of crazy, wonderful Knicks playoff games. I find myself lying awake night after night reviewing jump shots made, fouls committed, and shots blocked, always anxious for what lies ahead.

espn.com - Shane Laflin - Girls' basketball recruiting: The 2027, 2028, 2029 race for No. 1
Girls' basketball recruiting: The 2027, 2028, 2029 race for No. 1
ESPN

After two NCAA live periods, it's time to update and expand the girls' basketball SC Next player rankings for the 2027 and 2028 classes -- and introduce the 2029 group. We now have a clearer picture of how the top prospects in each class stack up…

jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF - Head of Israel Basketball League and Wingate Sports Institute
Head of Israel Basketball League and Wingate Sports Institute
The Jerusalem Post

Ari Steinberg, chairman of Israel's National Basketball League and the Wingate Sports Institute and CEO of Ashmoret, the financial company of Israel's teachers' union, told guests at the Jerusalem Post New York Conference that sports have been…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Predicting Duke Basketball's Ceiling and Floor ACC Finishes
Predicting Duke Basketball's Ceiling and Floor ACC Finishes
Sports Illustrated

The general view among most insiders and fans in college basketball is that the Duke basketball program will enter the 2026-27 season as the top dog in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and for good reason. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff were…

si.com - Matt Postins - Oklahoma State Basketball Puts Future First with Latest Five-Star Offer
Oklahoma State Basketball Puts Future First with Latest Five-Star Offer
Sports Illustrated

Building a relationship with recruits takes time. Fortunately, Oklahoma State basketball has plenty of time to work on a five-star recruit. Tobias Bass of The Athletic on X (formerly Twitter) reported that 6-10 forward Alex Alexander received an…

si.com - Caden Handwork - USC Basketball, Eric Musselman Nationally Recognized With Latest Ranking
USC Basketball, Eric Musselman Nationally Recognized With Latest Ranking
Sports Illustrated

Entering their third season under coach Eric Musselman, the USC Trojans are primed to be among the most underrated teams in the Big Ten as they look to make an expanded 76-team NCAA Tournament in what would be the first time in four years. The…

salisburypost.com - Post Sports - College women's basketball: Catawba's Goodlett on the mend - Salisbury Post
College women's basketball: Catawba's Goodlett on the mend - Salisbury Post
Home - Salisbury Post

SALISBURY – Working at Dunkin' Donuts in Salisbury is just another test of North Rowan graduate Bailee Goodlett's mental toughness. She stays busy on six-hour shifts making coffees, Espressos and frozen drinks. “It's not too hard on…

bloomberg.com - Watch Business of Basketball, Private Debt Landscape Amid AI CapEx Surge | Bloomberg Deals 6/3/2026
Watch Business of Basketball, Private Debt Landscape Amid AI CapEx Surge | Bloomberg Deals 6/3/2026
Bloomberg

Business of Basketball, Private Debt Landscape Amid AI CapEx Surge | Bloomberg Deals 6/3/2026 A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market.

semafor.com - Jenny Vaughan - Rwanda wins Basketball Africa League Championship
Rwanda wins Basketball Africa League Championship
Semafor

Rwanda's RSSB Tigers were crowned winners of this year's Basketball Africa League Championship, capping off a record-setting season that looks set to buoy investor interest. Basketball, which for years has languished in football's shadow, has…

winnipegfreepress.com - Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press - The basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion when these NBA Finals are over
The basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion when these NBA Finals are over
Winnipeg Free Press

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abcnews.com -  TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer - The basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion when these NBA Finals are over
The basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion when these NBA Finals are over
ABC News

SAN ANTONIO -- No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over. New York's Jordan Clarkson and San Antonio's Dylan Harper — who'll face off in the Finals that start Wednesday…

peninsuladailynews.com - Pierre LaBossiere - GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders promote assistant Daniel Horton to head coach
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders promote assistant Daniel Horton to head coach
Peninsula Daily News

PORT ANGELES — Longtime Port Angeles assistant girls basketball coach and head soccer coach Daniel Horton has been picked to be the Roughriders' new head girls basketball coach. The decision is pending board approval. Horton has been an…

si.com - Alex Kirschenbaum - How New Northwestern Transfers Can Revive Women's Basketball Program
How New Northwestern Transfers Can Revive Women's Basketball Program
Sports Illustrated

The Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball program figures to look quite different under new head coach Carla Berube in 2026-27. Berube arrives to Evanston hot off a 147-29 run at Princeton, featuring five straight NCAA Tournament berths during…

theconversation.com - Tom Hartley - Game changers: how a stroke of paint transformed basketball, and the athletes who play it
Game changers: how a stroke of paint transformed basketball, and the athletes who play it
The Conversation

When basketball was invented by medical doctor James Naismith in 1891 – to keep American football players active during winter – all baskets were worth two points, regardless of where they were shot from. Games were dominated by tall…

heavy.com - Justin Grasso - Basketball Icon Sends Bold Message To Ex-76ers Star Ben Simmons
Basketball Icon Sends Bold Message To Ex-76ers Star Ben Simmons
Heavy

The future of Ben Simmons' basketball career is unknown. The former Philadelphia 76ers guard missed the entire 2025-2026 NBA season, as he remained a free agent all season long. If there is a desire for Simmons to get back to competing on the…

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