#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Donald “Slick” Watts, an unheralded, undersized, patchy-haired point guard who turned his obstacles into springboards, endearing himself to fans of the Seattle SuperSonics long past the team’s existence and helping to invent the headband as a basketball fashion signature, has died. He was…
#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Al Trautwig, who brought sports fans along with him to New York’s Canyon of Heroes, champagne-doused locker rooms and the medal podium at the Olympics over a broadcast career that spanned more than three decades, died at his home on Long Island on…
#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One day last summer, Harrison Barnes, a longtime N.B.A. veteran, was finishing up an off-season workout with Victor Wembanyama, his 7-foot-4, then-20-year-old San Antonio Spurs teammate and one of the league’s most dazzling young stars. Barnes was new to the team — he…
For more than a century, college athletes couldn’t make a dime off their exploits — at least not above the table. That changed overnight in 2021, and “NIL”–the new rules allowing athletes to profit off their own name, image and likeness — opened up a massive new marketplace for college…
Ayesha Curry gave fans a glimpse of her “incredible” trip to the Paris Olympics after an emotional confrontation with the police. “A huge thank you to @airbnb for making our Paris stay so incredible,” the mom of four wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “We had the best time celebrating and cheering…
Which basketball teams are playing at the Olympics, when are the games and who are the favourites? Al Jazeera explains. Basketball became an official Olympic sport at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin although it first featured as a demonstration sport at the St Louis 1904 Olympic Games. As the…
Ashland, Oregon – Inside the gymnasium at Ashland Middle School, basketballs are bouncing off the backboards and freshly waxed floors, footballs are being kicked between clumsily erected goalposts, and a group of girls is playing ping-pong in the corner. But it is not a usual school day. Somali music blares…
Paris, France – Diaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) at 17, she went on to play in the national youth teams in three major tournaments, reaching the finals of the U18 European Championship and the Youth Olympic Games in…
West was one of the greatest players in NBA history, redefining the modern day shooting guard position in basketball. Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the…
If Minnesota win the playoff series, they will become the first team in NBA history to advance after trailing 3-0. The Minnesota Timberwolves stay alive in the NBA Western Conference finals, riding on Anthony Edwards’ game-high 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns’s long-range shooting form for a 105-100 victory over the…
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