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chicagotribune.com - Bob Goldsborough - Malik Murray, Ariel exec and former St. Ignatius and Blue Demon basketball player, dies at 50
Malik Murray, Ariel exec and former St. Ignatius and Blue Demon basketball player, dies at 50
Chicago Tribune

Chicago native Malik T. Murray was a longtime executive at Chicago-based Ariel Investments. He served on the board of trustees of DePaul University, where he had played Division I basketball, and he was on the board of directors for St. Ignatius…

globalnews.ca - The Canadian Press - New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots
New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots
Global News

The rise in patriotism prompted by the U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport of basketball belongs on that list. Story continues below…

chicagotribune.com - Colleen Kane - How Jill Pizzotti aims to honor Doug Bruno's basketball legacy while getting DePaul back on a winning track
How Jill Pizzotti aims to honor Doug Bruno's basketball legacy while getting DePaul back on a winning track
Chicago Tribune

Jill Pizzotti thought she was retiring from coaching 20 years ago. Her 10-year stint as a young head coach at Saint Louis University ended in 2005 after a pair of rough seasons, and while she had plenty of assistant coaching job offers, one…

nola.com - Toyloy Brown III - Learn where two former top 40 high school basketball recruits land after transferring from LSU
Learn where two former top 40 high school basketball recruits land after transferring from LSU
NOLA.com

LSU men's basketball junior Tyrell Ward and redshirt junior Daimon Collins are among the six players to enter the transfer portal after the 2024-25 season. Ward is heading to VCU in the Atlantic 10 and Collins to South Florida of the American…

dailyorange.com - sports - Detailing SU women's basketball's roster after portal additions
Detailing SU women's basketball's roster after portal additions
The Daily Orange

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. After an underwhelming 2024-25 season, Syracuse women's basketball experienced a complete roster overhaul. Four of its five primary starters are…

journaltimes.com - PETER JACKEL peter.jackel@journaltimes.com - All-County boys basketball: Park's Robbins oversaw dramatic resurgence
All-County boys basketball: Park's Robbins oversaw dramatic resurgence
Journal Times

RACINE — It almost seemed as if this was ridiculously easy for Casey Robbins. It was in 2022 when a 29-year-old Robbins was hired to take over a troubled Park High School boys basketball program. The Panthers were coming off a 4-22 record…

nytimes.com - Simbarashe Cha - Bunnies, Bonnets, Brights and Blooms at New York's Easter Parade
Bunnies, Bonnets, Brights and Blooms at New York's Easter Parade
The New York Times

|Bunnies, Bonnets, Brights and Blooms at New York's Easter Parade https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/style/nyc-easter-parade-bonnet-festival.html A steampunk interpretation of the spring season.Credit... The hats were back out at the Easter Parade…

independent.co.uk - Louis Chilton - How Leonardo DiCaprio started - and abandoned - his 'bad boy' era
How Leonardo DiCaprio started - and abandoned - his 'bad boy' era
The Independent

Leonardo DiCaprio may have been born in 1974, but he was made in the 1990s. Over the course of just a few years, DiCaprio went from total unknown to household name. Everyone remembers the Oscar-nominated turn as a learning-disabled child in What's…

nypost.com - Doug Kezirian - Warriors vs. Rockets prediction: NBA Playoff picks, odds, best bets
Warriors vs. Rockets prediction: NBA Playoff picks, odds, best bets
New York Post

Perhaps the most intriguing NBA playoff series is the final one of the opening weekend. Steph Curry and the Warriors advanced through the play-in tournament and next face the No. 2 seed Rockets, yet the Warriors are -175 series favorites. I…

wwd.com - Rhonda Richford - Les Deux Scores With Sporty, Preppy Menswear and Yale Collab
Les Deux Scores With Sporty, Preppy Menswear and Yale Collab
WWD

PARIS — Danish menswear brand Les Deux Is continuing its growth streak with big expansion plans for both Europe and the U.S. The privately held Copenhagen-based company released its 2024 numbers in early April, reporting gross profit was up…

nypost.com - Bryan Fonseca - Dwight Howard makes wild Celtics-Magic NBA playoff prediction
Dwight Howard makes wild Celtics-Magic NBA playoff prediction
New York Post

Dwight Howard is putting the Boston Celtics on upset watch. The former Orlando Magic star center is picking his old team to upset the Celtics in seven games during their first-round series in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Howard says on his podcast…

heavy.com - Adam Taylor - Bulls' Nikola Vucevic Makes Eye-Catching Comments on Future
Bulls' Nikola Vucevic Makes Eye-Catching Comments on Future
Heavy

Nikola Vucevic is entering the final year of his three-year $60 million deal. He will become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2026. As such, Vucevic's tenure with the Chicago Bulls will likely become a discussion point throughout the…

nypost.com - Dylan Svoboda - BetMGM bonus code POSTBET: Magic vs. Celtics NBA playoffs Game 1 odds, prediction
BetMGM bonus code POSTBET: Magic vs. Celtics NBA playoffs Game 1 odds, prediction
New York Post

Oddsmakers are giving the Magic virtually no chance at upsetting the reigning NBA champion Celtics. The matchup for their best player is a big reason why. BetMGM is bringing the heat for the NBA playoffs this year, offering new users $1,500 in…

cleveland.com - Drew Norton | Advance Local - Cavaliers vs. Heat series NBA Playoff picks, prediction and best bets
Cavaliers vs. Heat series NBA Playoff picks, prediction and best bets
cleveland

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, will begin their championship quest with a home game against the No. 8 seed Miami Heat. The Heat won back-to-back road games in the Play-In Tournament to squeak…

nytimes.com - Kate Selig - The Face of Catholicism in the United States Has Changed. Here's How.
The Face of Catholicism in the United States Has Changed. Here's How.
The New York Times

A lively Mass with mariachi music in San Antonio. A monthly potluck for Filipino Catholics in New York City. Parishes in Las Vegas so crowded that some attendees must stand. These are some of the faces of the Catholic Church in the United States…

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