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si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball Star Lands With Celtics in Latest NBA Mock Draft
Iowa State Basketball Star Lands With Celtics in Latest NBA Mock Draft
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones have dominated the NBA draft talk recently, with so much focus on forward Milan Momiclovic. His decision went right down to the wire, but ultimately, he decided to withdraw from the 2026 NBA Draft and return to school. In…

si.com - John Hoover - Oklahoma Basketball Legend Stacey King Dead at 59
Oklahoma Basketball Legend Stacey King Dead at 59
Sports Illustrated

Stacey King, the equally affable and unstoppable big man who led Oklahoma's second college basketball renaissance under the late Billy Tubbs, has died. He was 59. King's passing was announced Sunday on the Chicago Bulls' official Twitter account.

si.com - Trent Knoop - Predicting Michigan Basketball's Rotation in 2026-27 With One Roster Spot Open
Predicting Michigan Basketball's Rotation in 2026-27 With One Roster Spot Open
Sports Illustrated

Following the departures of Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara to the NBA Draft, Michigan is left with one open scholarship for the 2026-27 season. However, the Wolverines' roster appears to bet set, and while Michigan could look to add another…

crooksandliars.com - Heather - NY Post Flack Conflates Trump's Ballroom Monstrosity To Obama's Basketball Court
NY Post Flack Conflates Trump's Ballroom Monstrosity To Obama's Basketball Court
Crooks and Liars

This is the same New York Post columnist that CNN feels compelled to constantly inflict on their viewers during their idiot panel discussion shows that usually ends up getting her ass handed to her when she spews nonsense on NewsNight or Table for…

si.com - Joey Dwyer - Vanderbilt's Top 67 Moments Of 2025-26. Featuring Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt Basketball and Martel Hight
Vanderbilt's Top 67 Moments Of 2025-26. Featuring Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt Basketball and Martel Hight
Sports Illustrated

NASHVILLE--It's June 7, and thus the time to perform the least serious analysis of Vanderbilt athletics all schoolyear. It's 6-7 day and a number of Vanderbilt athletes met the moment by embracing the viral trend. The rest of the summer will…

elevenwarriors.com - Chase Brown - Skull Session: Denzel Ward 'Definitely' Still Wants to Remain with Browns After Myles Garrett Trade, Paul Keels is Inducted Into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Skull Session: Denzel Ward 'Definitely' Still Wants to Remain with Browns After Myles Garrett Trade, Paul Keels is Inducted Into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Eleven Warriors

It was quite a week in Columbus, all thanks to Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament. J.T. Poston gets his moment @MemorialGolf. pic.twitter.com/08DobK3nNo — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 7, 2026 Have a good Monday. JEREMIAH SMITH — GOOD AT…

nytimes.com - Brooks Kubena - How rookie OT Markel Bell went from juco giant to Eagles' latest passion project
How rookie OT Markel Bell went from juco giant to Eagles' latest passion project
The New York Times

PHILADELPHIA — The sight was impossible to miss, and its significance. Markel Bell is the tallest player on the roster, after all. There the rookie stood, all 6 feet, 9 inches of him, already filling in at right tackle for the five-time…

nytimes.com - Ian O'Connor - At last, the Knicks are a greater attraction than the special building that houses them
At last, the Knicks are a greater attraction than the special building that houses them
The New York Times

Over the decades, no matter how dreadful the New York Knicks were on the court, they still had that court. Madison Square Garden. Nobody in the NBA could touch it. For too long, a rite of basketball passage in the big city went like this: Superstar…

nytimes.com - Doug Kezirian - Karl-Anthony Towns' Finals MVP odds are surging, but is the value on Jalen Brunson?
Karl-Anthony Towns' Finals MVP odds are surging, but is the value on Jalen Brunson?
The New York Times

Among the many layers to the New York Knicks' dramatic playoff run is who might win the NBA Finals MVP if they were to finish off the San Antonio Spurs and capture the long-awaited championship. Point guard Jalen Brunson is the team's best player…

nytimes.com - Jon Greenberg - Stacey King, catchphrases and all, was the voice, heart and soul of the Bulls
Stacey King, catchphrases and all, was the voice, heart and soul of the Bulls
The New York Times

It would be too boring, too trite, too easy to just call Stacey King “larger than life.” In King's English, he was too big, too strong, too fast and too good. The news of his passing is too awful to be true. King, 59, died Sunday. The…

nytimes.com - Jon Krawczynski - As Karl-Anthony Towns pushes for an NBA title, Minnesota watches with pride
As Karl-Anthony Towns pushes for an NBA title, Minnesota watches with pride
The New York Times

MINNEAPOLIS — Sitting at a high-top table in a downtown watering hole, it took longtime Minnesota Timberwolves fan Maggie Schultz a few possessions of watching Game 2 of the NBA Finals on the big screen before it truly sunk in. “This…

nytimes.com - Joe Vardon - Get ready, New York. The NBA Finals - with Trump, Wemby and the red-hot Knicks - are finally back
Get ready, New York. The NBA Finals - with Trump, Wemby and the red-hot Knicks - are finally back
The New York Times

NEW YORK — Get ready, Manhattan, even you haven't seen anything quite like this. Cometh Monday, the sporting world descends upon Midtown for its first NBA Finals game in 27 years. It's been a while, New York, but you've done this part…

bbc.co.uk - Elliot Deady - Peterborough litter pickers fund and install new bins
Peterborough litter pickers fund and install new bins
BBC

Litter picking volunteers frustrated at a lack of bins in parts of their city have paid for and installed their own. Members of the Peterborough Litter Wombles group have put up six bins made from upside-down basketball hoops on lamp-posts in the…

wwd.com - Riley Jones - A'ja Wilson's Latest Nike Sneakers Are Inspired by a Beloved Cartoon: 'It Gave Me a Chance to Dream'
A'ja Wilson's Latest Nike Sneakers Are Inspired by a Beloved Cartoon: 'It Gave Me a Chance to Dream'
WWD

Nike is continuing its nods to one of A'ja Wilson's favorite cartoon characters with a new player exclusive colorway of the A'Two. During the Las Vegas Aces' 84-79 win over the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday, Wilson laced up a follow-up style…

nytimes.com - Sam Vecenie - 2026 NBA mock draft: What I'm hearing about how the first round will go
2026 NBA mock draft: What I'm hearing about how the first round will go
The New York Times

We are about two weeks away from the 2026 NBA Draft, so it's time to dig into the intel and figure out where players may be selected. This draft is considered a strong one at the top and throughout the lottery, although withdrawals of college…

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