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the-digital-reader.com - Johannes Gottwald - The Greatest Basketball Powers Outside of the United States
The Greatest Basketball Powers Outside of the United States
Empowering Relationships - The Digital Reader

Although the United States has traditionally dominated international basketball, several nations have built remarkable basketball traditions of their own. The NBA remains the absolute pinnacle when it comes to professional basketball, and by…

si.com - Jackson Langendorf - Analyzing EvanMiya's 2026-27 Projections for Illinois Basketball
Analyzing EvanMiya's 2026-27 Projections for Illinois Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Comparing the predictive analytics to the general consensus of experts – the preseason version of the eye test – is always an intriguing proposition. The vast majority of pundits slot Illinois in college basketball's top five heading…

si.com - Randall Sweet - NBA Draft: Florida Trio Ranked Among Best Players in College Basketball
NBA Draft: Florida Trio Ranked Among Best Players in College Basketball
Sports Illustrated

With college basketball less than two months away, Evan Miyakawa has revealed his list of the top 30 players in the NCAA entering the 2026-27 campaign. Unlike other analysts, Miyakawa's rankings are largely determined by data and analytics.

noozhawk.com - Mark Patton, Noozhawk Sports Columnist - Mark Patton: Former UCSB Basketball Star Gabe Vincent Carries the Wait of NBA World
Mark Patton: Former UCSB Basketball Star Gabe Vincent Carries the Wait of NBA World
Home | Noozhawk

Gabe Vincent ranked 10th on UCSB's all-time scoring list with 1,441 points after leading the Gauchos to a 23-9 season in 2018 The toughest game for any athlete is … the waiting game. Gabe Vincent now finds himself languishing in the longest…

thehill.com - Dominick Mastrangelo - College sports bill faces uphill battle in post-midterms House
College sports bill faces uphill battle in post-midterms House
The Hill

Bipartisan legislation to regulate the growing business behind college sports appears primed to clear the Senate this week, but it faces a much tougher road in the House when lawmakers return in the fall. The Protect College Sports Act, championed…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery
Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery
The Guardian

The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X…

heavy.com - Ryan Stano - Nuggets' Future Contract Situation Given a Bleak Outlook
Nuggets' Future Contract Situation Given a Bleak Outlook
Heavy

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 30: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets reacts during the third quarter of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game Six of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Target Center on April…

si.com - Aiden Reed - Big 12 by the Numbers: Early Trends in Turnovers and Penalties
Big 12 by the Numbers: Early Trends in Turnovers and Penalties
Sports Illustrated

The first three weeks of the 2026 season have provided just enough data to begin separating meaningful trends from single-game outliers across the Big 12. These early Big 12 football statistics reveal several notable differences across the…

si.com - Cem Yolbulan - Assessing Ty Lue's Future With the Post-Kawhi Clippers
Assessing Ty Lue's Future With the Post-Kawhi Clippers
Sports Illustrated

The Los Angeles Clippers are entering a new era. After seven years of playoff contention in the Kawhi Leonard era, the Clippers will begin the 2026-27 season without serious postseason aspirations. As long as Steve Ballmer and Lawrence Frank are in…

newyorker.com - Charles Bethea - Inside Shaq's League of Dunkers
Inside Shaq's League of Dunkers
The New Yorker

Shaquille O'Neal first messaged Mac McClung a decade ago, when McClung was a seventeen-year-old living in Gate City, Virginia, scoring sixty points in a game and doing reverse-windmill dunks over future accountants and insurance adjusters. O'Neal…

cbsnews.com - Megan  Cerullo - Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery
Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery
CBS News

Sneaker company Converse has pulled an ad that was criticized for evoking racist imagery. Shared on Instagram, the image featured K-pop singer Karina wearing a long white skirt and holding a pair of classic Chuck 70 X hi-top sneakers. Online…

si.com - Cem Yolbulan - 3 Clippers Whose NBA Futures Are On the Line This Season
3 Clippers Whose NBA Futures Are On the Line This Season
Sports Illustrated

It's time for Clippers fans to focus on the present and the future of the team. The Kawhi Leonard saga and the investigation are behind us. As frustrating as that process was, it's better to leave it behind and shift our attention to the 2026-27…

bleacherreport.com - Joseph Zucker - Jimmer Fredette Wins MVP Award At FIBA 3x3 Tournament After Ending Retirement
Jimmer Fredette Wins MVP Award At FIBA 3x3 Tournament After Ending Retirement
Bleacher Report

Former NBA guard Jimmer Fredette made quite a return to competition over the weekend. Fredette was the MVP of a two-day FIBA 3x3 tournament in Phoenix. He helped Team Miami go 5-0 and beat Amsterdam 22-16 in Sunday's final. The 2011 national…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Torpey - Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts
Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Nearly 500 Polymarket US users were hit in late July by a fraud attack that did not require a password, a username, or a compromised phone, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday. A person who tried to create a new account…

si.com - Pat Benson - The Air Jordan 4 'Comic' Is 20% Off Online
The Air Jordan 4 'Comic' Is 20% Off Online
Sports Illustrated

Earlier this summer, Jordan Brand kicked off back-to-school shopping with a superhero-inspired theme on one of its most iconic sneakers. The Air Jordan 4 'Comic' dropped in full-family sizing, complete with extras and accessories. The playful…

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