Tag: basketball

Selection Sunday

Happy Selection Sunday! Green beer and lucky leprechauns aside, today is one of America’s great (unofficial) holidays. It’s the day the 68-team brackets for the N.C.A.A. men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are revealed. Tonight’s unveiling of the matchups may bring back a feeling you haven’t had since digesting the prompt for that 10th grade U.S. […]

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Thursday hoops: Grace Christian and Kenai Central girls, Grace Christian and Seward boys move to championship

Class 3A Peninsula Conference Grace Christian and Kenai Central girls and Grace Christian and Seward boys moved to the championship in Thursday games. The No. 1 seed Grace girls got to the final by defeating No. 5 Nikiski 51-7. For Grace, Sophie Lentfer had 19, MJ Van der Horst had 12, Poppy Wiggers-Pidduck and Molly […]

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Friday hoops: Grace Christian sweeps Peninsula Conference titles

Grace Christian swept the Peninsula Conference titles Friday at Homer High School. The top-seeded girls defeated No. 3 Kenai Central 51-7, while the top-seeded boys topped No. 2 Seward 50-40. The Grizzlies each earned automatic berths to the Class 3A state tournament with the victories. Also Friday, the Homer girls worked their way back into […]

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Homer girls, Seward boys take 2nd in Peninsula Conference to earn state berths

The Homer girls and Seward boys basketball teams took second place Saturday at the Peninsula Conference tournament in Homer to earn berths to the Class 3A state basketball tournament. The Homer girls, the No. 2 seed, defeated No. 3 Kenai 48-43. The Mariners (18-9) qualified for state for the first time since 2021, while the […]

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Katt Williams’ Recent 40-Yard-Dash Time Explains Why He’s Likely Way Faster Than You

Among the (very few) subtler moments from the now-legendary “Club Shay Shay” interview with Shannon Sharpe is Katt Williams’ claim that he can run a sub-4.5-second 40-yard dash. Even Sharpe, a former NFL tight end, pushed back at that claim. Oscars 2024: The Outstanding Black Performances Nominated This Year at the 96th Academy Awards Off […]

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Katt Williams’ Recent 40-Yard-Dash Time Proves That He’s Likely Way Faster Than You

Among the (very few) subtler moments from the now-legendary “Club Shay Shay” interview with Shannon Sharpe is Katt Williams’ claim that he can run a sub-4.5-second 40-yard dash. Even Sharpe, a former NFL tight end, pushed back at that claim. Oscars 2024: The Outstanding Black Performances Nominated This Year at the 96th Academy Awards Off […]

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When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town

What happens when Caitlin Clark comes to town? Everyone else does, too. The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament, which starts Wednesday in Minneapolis, has sold out for the first time, at least in part thanks to Clark, the star point guard for Iowa and new record-holder for career scoring in Division I. Clark began her […]

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LeBron James and Drake Invest in Professional Golf’s PGA Tour

Golf’s new power players Just over a month ago, a group of financiers and sports team owners, led by Fenway Sports Group, said it would invest up to $3 billion in the PGA Tour, a watershed deal that gave players equity in the league as it fends off competition from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. What […]

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Oh Lord, Sheryl Swoopes Says ‘Black People Can’t Be Racist’ And Conservatives Lose Their Minds

Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) For some reason, conservatives continue to insist that Black people are racist even though it’s not true. The latest target for their outrage: legendary athlete Sheryl Swoopes. Earlier this month, Swoopes questioned Iowa guard Caitlin Clark and her ability to break the Division I career scoring recording that was previously […]

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Why Women Outnumber Men in South Korea’s Sports Stadiums

Each time the South Korean men’s soccer team scored against Singapore during a recent 5-0 rout in a World Cup qualifier, the roar from the home crowd came largely from women, who held nearly two-thirds of the tickets to the match. In the Seoul stadium that November day, a billboard-size banner for the star striker […]

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Trump Gets a Trial Date, and Fani Willis Fights Back

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists […]

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Endless Range, Boundless Swagger: Why Caitlin Clark Is Different

When Caitlin Clark moves — weaving through defensive traffic; waving unsubtly for a teammate’s pass; wriggling free enough to catch, fire, catch fire — people tend to follow. This instinct informs every opponent’s scouting report, to the extent that anybody can prepare one with confidence: a triple-underlined directive to shadow Clark, the biggest star in […]

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Amazing HBCU Basketball Team Seeks Recognition That’s 65 Years Overdue

The late 1950s were a time of racial segregation, discrimination and inequality in America. But in the middle of all that despair, the men’s basketball team at Tennessee A&I University was making history. The Tigers were the first HBCU team to win a national championship and the first college team to secure three consecutive championships […]

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Tasteful or Tacky? A Look Inside Shaquille O’Neal’s Recently Sold $11 million-Florida Mansion

Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal (Getty Images) NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s storied career embodies an athlete that is literally larger than life on and off the court. With the Lakers, and with a lot of help from Kobe Bryant, he shined like a superhero in the game and entertained fans with his antics outside of […]

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A Peek Inside Michael Jordan’s Huge Mansion

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) There are homes fit for a king or queen, and then there are homes fit for the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. The legendary Chicago Bulls player has been trying to sell his mansion in Highland Park, Illinois for a while—12 years to be exact. Advertisement However, […]

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Why Do You Think Michael Jordan Can’t Sell This Huge Mansion? A Look Inside …

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) There are homes fit for a king or queen, and then there are homes fit for the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. The legendary Chicago Bulls player has been trying to sell his mansion in Highland Park, Illinois for a while—12 years to be exact. Advertisement However, […]

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Homer varsity basketball teams travel to Bethel for the Donlin Gold Tournament

Homer Mariner varsity basketball teams participated in the Donlin Gold Invitational Basketball Tournament in Bethel over the weekend from Jan. 18-20 . The Homer Lady Mariners took first place. Other schools competing at the tournament included Unalakleet and Valdez. The boys team took fourth place. The Lady Mariners won all three of their games. The […]

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SZN Opener: USC Forward Vince Iwuchukwu Talks Joining The Big Ten, Cardiac Recovery & More

NewsOne Featured Video USC Trojans forward Vincent Iwuchukwu (3) looks to make a pass during the college basketball game between the UC Irvine Anteaters and the USC Trojans on November 14, 2023, at Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty SZN Opener is back with new episodes dropping every week. […]

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