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cbsnews.com - Kaley  Fedko - At Atlanta Hawks' Lady Ballers Summer Camp, young girls learn basketball and life skills
At Atlanta Hawks' Lady Ballers Summer Camp, young girls learn basketball and life skills
CBS News

At the Atlanta Hawks Lady Ballers Summer Camp, girls worked on their game and found out basketball can be about much more than scoring points. CBS News Atlanta followed 9-year-old Skylar Peoples on her summer camp journey this year. Peoples has big…

si.com - Arden Cravalho - Oregon Basketball's Past and Future Prospects Busy Competing in Summer
Oregon Basketball's Past and Future Prospects Busy Competing in Summer
Sports Illustrated

Wing TJ Bamba will get another shot at cracking an NBA training camp roster through two of the NBA Summer Leagues. The Oregon Duck will be spending his month of July with the Denver Nuggets in the Salt Lake City Summer League in Utah from July 4-7…

sfstandard.com - Jane Kenny - The growth of women's basketball gives Valkyries players a life-changing option
The growth of women's basketball gives Valkyries players a life-changing option
The San Francisco Standard

Less than 72 hours after the Valkyries' inaugural season fizzled with a first-round playoff loss to the Lynx, their players scattered across the globe. The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association's newly ratified collective…

onthebanks.com - Andrew Rice - Rutgers Basketball Head Coach Steve Pikiell Hosts 2026 Summer Media Day
Rutgers Basketball Head Coach Steve Pikiell Hosts 2026 Summer Media Day
On the Banks

Rutgers basketball head coach Steve Pikiell hosted the team's summer media day earlier in the week, where members of the media got the chance to ask him questions about how the team looks for next season. One of the major topics Pikiell covered…

bangordailynews.com - Cameron Levasseur - Aroostook's biggest celebration of the potato industry starts next week
Aroostook's biggest celebration of the potato industry starts next week
Bangor Daily News - Bangor Daily News

Amid the summer heat in a rural Aroostook town a stone's throw from Canada, where blossoms are poised to explode from fields, thousands of people will soon descend on Fort Fairfield to bask in northern Maine's chief agricultural export: the potato.

bleacherreport.com - Zach Buckley - Assessing Lakers, Luka Doncic's Real Timeline to Contend amid Latest NBA Free Agency Rumors
Assessing Lakers, Luka Doncic's Real Timeline to Contend amid Latest NBA Free Agency Rumors
Bleacher Report

The Los Angeles Lakers have reached the loose-ends portion of their 2026 NBA offseason. This roster is cemented, but the heavy-lifting part of its reshaping is. Austin Reaves is locked into his sidekick role next to Luka Dončić, Walker…

nytimes.com - Jon Krawczynski - Timberwolves ramp up LeBron James pursuit, believe they are real option: Sources
Timberwolves ramp up LeBron James pursuit, believe they are real option: Sources
The New York Times

The Minnesota Timberwolves have ramped up their push for LeBron James, with full belief that they are very much in the hunt to land one of the greatest players in NBA history, league sources told The Athletic. The sources, who spoke on condition of…

nytimes.com - Mike Vorkunov - Kyle Kuzma blasts NBA salary cap, says next CBA will be 'do or die moment' for players
Kyle Kuzma blasts NBA salary cap, says next CBA will be 'do or die moment' for players
The New York Times

Kyle Kuzma aired out his grievances with the NBA's current collective bargaining agreement Friday and shot off some fireworks before the July Fourth weekend. The 30-year-old Milwaukee Bucks forward warned that the NBA Players Association has to be…

foxnews.com - Bobby Burack - ESPN makes right decision by removing Rich Eisen from play-by-play amid NFL Network acquisition
ESPN makes right decision by removing Rich Eisen from play-by-play amid NFL Network acquisition
Fox News

Rich Eisen confirmed he will no longer call NFL games as a play-by-play commentator following ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network. 'I believe I am done,' Eisen told Sports Illustrated when asked if he would continue calling games this upcoming…

boston.com - Kaley Brown - Robert Parish not a fan of Celtics' decision to trade Jaylen Brown: 'If Red [Auerbach] was alive … I think this would have made him nauseated'
Robert Parish not a fan of Celtics' decision to trade Jaylen Brown: 'If Red [Auerbach] was alive … I think this would have made him nauseated'
Boston.com

Before the Boston Celtics decided to deal Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, legend Robert Parish said the trade rumors involving Brown “disturbed” him. “It would be a serious miscalculation on Brad Stevens, management and…

redstate.com - Nick Arama - Trump Delivers a Hilarious America 250 Storytime With Second Lady Usha Vance
Trump Delivers a Hilarious America 250 Storytime With Second Lady Usha Vance
redstate.com

President Donald Trump has had a packed schedule for America 250 and the Fourth of July over the last few days. He went to Mount Rushmore to ring in the start of the weekend with a rousing speech honoring our history and the men whose faces were…

heavy.com - Joey Haverford - NBA Pundit Predicts Lakers Will Trade Austin Reaves Next Year
NBA Pundit Predicts Lakers Will Trade Austin Reaves Next Year
Heavy

The Los Angeles Lakers are having a polarizing offseason after losing LeBron James and a few other players. Walker Kessler is the big offseason acquisition to start at center, but the other moves have left a lot to be desired. Collin Sexton and…

si.com - D. Allen Thompson - Ja Morant Was A Card Market Trail Blazer And Now He Plays For Them
Ja Morant Was A Card Market Trail Blazer And Now He Plays For Them
Sports Illustrated

Ja Morant will be taking his talents to the Portland Trail Blazers, and early indications in the card market are showing a hopeful spike since the trade. If there has ever been a time for a player needing a fresh start, this might be it. Morant…

sportingnews.com - Dharya Sharma - Heat predicted to sign former $251 million efficient 3-point shooter | Sporting News
Heat predicted to sign former $251 million efficient 3-point shooter | Sporting News
The Sporting News

The Miami Heat have been pretty quiet in NBA free agency, as the team has made just one signing since the legal tampering period began on Tuesday, which was guard Tim Hardaway Jr. Though the Heat still have a lot of time this summer to bolster the…

nytimes.com - Christian Clark - What does 'Macau' and 'Africa' have to do with LeBron James and the Mavericks?
What does 'Macau' and 'Africa' have to do with LeBron James and the Mavericks?
The New York Times

In an episode of the “Game Over” podcast published Friday morning, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul ran through a long list of teams that LeBron James could play for in his 24th NBA season. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors…

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