The Knicks Beat the Celtics (Again), and New York City Loves It
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The Knicks Beat the Celtics (Again), and New York City Loves It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A woman dragging a roller suitcase across Seventh Avenue in Manhattan stopped in front of a wild sight Wednesday night: hundreds of people, jumping up and down, shouting and cheering in unison. She asked a group of police officers what was going on….

A’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?
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A’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A’ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is something like the league’s on-court answer to LeBron James or Michael Jordan. “I don’t shy away from having conversations…

Dick Barnett, Champion Knick With a Singular Jump Shot, Dies at 88
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Dick Barnett, Champion Knick With a Singular Jump Shot, Dies at 88

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dick Barnett, who helped propel the Knicks to their glory days in the 1970s with his strange jump-shooting style, and who played on the only two N.B.A. championship teams in the Knicks’ history, died in his sleep last night in Largo, Fla. He…

Slick Watts, N.B.A. Fan Favorite and Headband Pioneer, Dies at 73
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Slick Watts, N.B.A. Fan Favorite and Headband Pioneer, Dies at 73

#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…

Al Trautwig, a Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies at 68
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Al Trautwig, a Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies at 68

#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…

Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the N.B.A.
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Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the N.B.A.

#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…

Ayesha Curry gives glimpse of ‘incredible’ Paris Olympics trip with her sons after confrontation with police
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Ayesha Curry gives glimpse of ‘incredible’ Paris Olympics trip with her sons after confrontation with police

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…

Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s basketball: Team USA, format, matches, venues | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s basketball: Team USA, format, matches, venues | Paris Olympics 2024 News

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…

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

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…