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nytimes.com - Mirin Fader - Meet the Spurs nuns: Inside the basketball-loving world of the Salesian Sisters
Meet the Spurs nuns: Inside the basketball-loving world of the Salesian Sisters
The New York Times

The Sisters stood inside the tunnel, waiting for the Spurs players to emerge from the locker room. They looked up in awe, as 7-foot-4 San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama began to walk toward them. It was a crucial Game 6 at home, a chance to…

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.

si.com - Hugh Straine - Predicting Duke Basketball's Biggest Surprise Breakouts Next Season
Predicting Duke Basketball's Biggest Surprise Breakouts Next Season
Sports Illustrated

If there's one thing the Duke basketball program has going for it heading into next season, it's depth. Head coach Jon Scheyer built what is likely the deepest and most complete roster in college basketball, as he can legitimately go 10 or 11 deep…

si.com - Hugh Straine - The Duke Basketball Returner Under Most Pressure Next Season
The Duke Basketball Returner Under Most Pressure Next Season
Sports Illustrated

Head coach Jon Scheyer and the rest of the Duke basketball staff have as championship-ready a squad as he has had since he took over at the helm. The Blue Devils are likely entering the 2026-27 season as the deepest team in college basketball, with…

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 - 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…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Projected Iowa State Basketball Starting Lineup Leaves Lot To Be Desired
Projected Iowa State Basketball Starting Lineup Leaves Lot To Be Desired
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team has several openings in its starting lineup for the 2026-27 season. Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson and Milan Momcilovic are not returning after stellar performances this past campaign. Lipsey and…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Duke Basketball Still Being Underrated Despite Stellar Offseason
Duke Basketball Still Being Underrated Despite Stellar Offseason
Sports Illustrated

It may only be June, but preseason rankings for the 2026-27 college basketball season are already in full swing. It's common knowledge at this point that the Duke basketball program will enter the 2026-27 campaign as a heavyweight national title…

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
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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.

si.com - Tim Capurso - How 'Nova Knicks Can Make Basketball History in NBA Finals vs. Spurs
How 'Nova Knicks Can Make Basketball History in NBA Finals vs. Spurs
Sports Illustrated

Not only do the Knicks have a shot at their first NBA championship since 1973 in the NBA Finals against the Spurs, but three Knicks players—Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart—have a shot at entering rarified air with a…

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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