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si.com - Lucca Mazzie - New Commitment Gives Iowa State the Brightest Future in College Basketball
New Commitment Gives Iowa State the Brightest Future in College Basketball
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones are well-known as one of the better programs in college basketball. With history, passionate fans, and a bright future, Iowa State is clearly one of the premier programs in the sport. With that being said, there is still a…

rappler.com - Rob Andrew Dongiapon - Divine determination: Adili set goals beyond basketball
Divine determination: Adili set goals beyond basketball
RAPPLER

Divine Adili was more than just a bruising center for the Ateneo Blue Eagles. To basketball fans, he was the 6-foot-10 big man patrolling the paint for Ateneo in UAAP Season 88 last year. To teammates, he was a brother. To his professors, he was a…

hypebeast.com - Joyce Li - Nike Basketball Unveils Kevin Durant's New KD 19 'Candy Apple'
Nike Basketball Unveils Kevin Durant's New KD 19 'Candy Apple'
Hypebeast

Name: Nike KD 19 “Candy Apple” Colorway: Candy Apple/University Red Nike Basketball has officially unveiled the Nike KD 19 “Candy Apple.” Marking the nineteenth signature model for superstar Kevin Durant, the debut…

awfulannouncing.com - Matt Clapp - Charles Barkley clarifies Spurs 'dumbest basketball team' comments after NBA coaches call him
Charles Barkley clarifies Spurs 'dumbest basketball team' comments after NBA coaches call him
Awful Announcing

After the New York Knicks completed a historic comeback to take down the San Antonio Spurs 115-111 in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals, ESPN Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley unloaded on the Spurs. Barkley referred to San Antonio as “the…

napavalleyregister.com - VINCENT VITALE Napa Valley Register Correspondent - From pickup basketball to coastal Pinot: The story behind Salty Goats Wine
From pickup basketball to coastal Pinot: The story behind Salty Goats Wine
The Napa Valley Register

Some wineries begin with a family vineyard or a multigenerational estate. The story behind Salty Goats Wine Co. started somewhere far less predictable: a pickup basketball game in the Napa Valley. Joe Harden and Phil Holbrook met during a weekly…

salon.com - CK Smith - 'Knicks in 5!': NY fans predict first championship in 53 years
'Knicks in 5!': NY fans predict first championship in 53 years
Salon.com

“Knicks in five! Knicks in five!” For days, the chant echoed across New York City. Fans shouted it on subway platforms, outside bars and restaurants, and on sidewalks awash in orange and blue. After the New York Knicks dropped Game 3…

buzzfeed.com - Jada Gomez - This 2015 Jalen Brunson Tweet Predicted The Knicks Championship To The Day, And It's Gold
This 2015 Jalen Brunson Tweet Predicted The Knicks Championship To The Day, And It's Gold
BuzzFeed

digitaljournal.com - AFP - Tight housing market boosts New York office conversions
Tight housing market boosts New York office conversions
Digital Journal

New York real estate firms are increasingly converting office buildings into apartment complexes as an antidote to the city's housing crunch, tapping into tax incentives also designed to increase the supply of affordable homes. Water Street in…

scmp.com - Alexa Vernice Pacis - 8 collabs between star Western athletes and Asian sportswear brands
8 collabs between star Western athletes and Asian sportswear brands
South China Morning Post

Asian sportswear labels are steadily making a name for themselves, with Chinese giant Anta backing Olympic champion Eileen Gu and Li-Ning set to outfit the Chinese Olympic team for 2028. However, these Asian brands are no longer just domestic…

theguardian.com - Aaron Timms - Knicks in five and the NBA is alive: New York's era-defining title is a win for the believers
Knicks in five and the NBA is alive: New York's era-defining title is a win for the believers
The Guardian

The New York Knicks had been here before. As Jalen Brunson and his band of not-so-merry men stood at the top of this year's NBA finals, they confronted not just the San Antonio Spurs, their foe on the court, but the very idea of what the Knicks…

si.com - Jacob Davis - Arkansas Fans Should Love Latest 2027 NCAA Tournament Bracket Projection
Arkansas Fans Should Love Latest 2027 NCAA Tournament Bracket Projection
Sports Illustrated

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team is expected to contend for a top seed in the 2027 NCAA Tournament. A year after winning the SEC Tournament Championship to earn a No. 4 seed in March Madness, the Razorbacks…

si.com - Cem Yolbulan - Predicting Who the Pelicans May Be Trying to Trade into the Lottery For
Predicting Who the Pelicans May Be Trying to Trade into the Lottery For
Sports Illustrated

With less than ten days left until the 2026 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans are expected to be active in trade talks. HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reported last week that the Pelicans are trying to trade into the lottery and are 'believed to be…

espn.com - Ramona Shelburne - Inside a Knicks celebration a half-century in the making
Inside a Knicks celebration a half-century in the making
ESPN

SANDRA BRUNSON KNEW she was taking a risk by flying commercial to Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, instead of taking the team's charter from New York. But over the years, her family's tolerance for risk has risen. There was the original…

csmonitor.com - Aaron Short - New York blooms in orange and blue fellowship around Knicks
New York blooms in orange and blue fellowship around Knicks
The Christian Science Monitor

Before Saturday's NBA Finals game – in which the New York Knicks, a historic franchise beset by decades of failure since their last championship in 1973, could win the title – the city believed. It was awash in the Knicks' blue and…

si.com - Jared Feinberg - How Successful 2026 Changes Duke Football's Future
How Successful 2026 Changes Duke Football's Future
Sports Illustrated

It has been a long time since the Duke Blue Devils football team has enjoyed consecutive years of success. Not since the 1960s has the program been in the position they are now; reigning ACC Champions for the first time in roughly 60 years and a…

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