Articles filed under Basketball
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Van Breda Kolff dies at 84Oct 31, 2021 6:11 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. -- Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long ill...
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Connecticut wins opener over Indiana in 3 overtimesOct 31, 2021 6:19 pm - UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Nykesha Sales scored 25 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 93-88 triple-overtime victory against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night in the fir...
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Ratay will return to coach HE girls basketballOct 31, 2021 6:18 pm - Alicia Ratay, who earlier in the year resigned as the Hoffman Estates varsity girls basketball coach to pursue a career in the WNBA, is now expected back to lead the Haw...
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Illini basketball gets early jump on practicingOct 31, 2021 6:15 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Most Division I men's basketball programs must wait seven more weeks to conduct their first official practice. Not Illinois. Because the Illini scheduled a ...
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NBA fines Sonics' co-ownerOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - SEATTLE -- The NBA fined SuperSonics co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 two weeks after he said his group didn't buy the team to keep it in Seattle. League spokesman Mar...
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Illini guard Smith to sit out seasonOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - Jamar Smith has served time in jail. Spent time in substance-abuse counseling. Performed community service. Now Illinois' junior shooting guard must spent a season as a ...
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Continental opts out of arena name gameOct 31, 2021 5:56 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Continental Airlines Inc. has decided to opt out of its deal for its name to appear on the home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and the NHL's New Jersey Dev...
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Attorneys to oversee NBA referees reviewOct 31, 2021 5:55 pm - The NBA on Tuesday chose former federal prosecutor Lawrence B. Pedowitz to oversee a review of its policies regarding gambling and its referees in the wake of the Tim Do...
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Briefs: Griffin killed in fiery crashOct 31, 2021 5:59 pm - Griffin killed in fiery crash: Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery...
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Troubled NBA player killed in fiery auto carshOct 31, 2021 5:54 pm - HOUSTON -- Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris C...