Articles filed under Basketball
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Top five basketball moments from Naperville Central’s Candace ParkerApr 30, 2024 5:21 pm - With Naperville Central legend Candace Parker retiring from the WNBA, this week’s High Five looks at her top five basketball moments.
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Bucks and 76ers, who had high expectations this season, face early elimination Tuesday in Game 5sApr 29, 2024 8:14 pm - NEW YORK — Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would've been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA's best record. The Bucks and 76ers surely n...
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Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central, announces retirementApr 28, 2024 7:54 pm - Candace Parker — a three-time WNBA champion and two-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central High School — announced Sunday she's retiring after 16 seasons in the WNBA. “...
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Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana FeverApr 28, 2024 3:58 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark got back to the basics Sunday — working out on a basketball court. Here, as the newest member of the Indiana Fever, she's learning how she'll...
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Bulls summer improvement plans may meet harsh realityApr 27, 2024 7:11 pm - Bulls VP Arturas Karnisovas talked about making changes this summer, but the reality is his past mistakes will be tough to overcome.
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James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home winsApr 26, 2024 5:42 pm - There's a quadrupleheader of playoff games in the NBA on Saturday. Cleveland is at Orlando, Oklahoma City is at New Orleans, Boston is at Miami and then the first possible elimination game of this opening round happens when Denver takes a 3-0 series lead into Los Angeles and tries to sweep the Lakers for a second straight season.
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WNBA training camps open with Reese, Clark, the rookie class and free agency moves in the spotlightApr 26, 2024 5:25 pm - There is a buzz around the opening of WNBA training camps with the arrival of Caitlin Clark, the rest of her heralded rookie class and major off-season free agency moves that included former All-Stars Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith landing in Seattle.
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IHSA boys basketball state tourney to remain in Champaign through 2029Apr 25, 2024 3:39 pm - The IHSA announced Thursday that the boys basketball state tournament will remain in Champaign through the 2029 season.
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Reese arrives in Chicago ready to be marketableApr 25, 2024 8:45 am - The Sky introduced first-round pick Angel Reese, who talked about having big dreams both on and off the court.
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The best of the worst: The White Sox have plenty of company among Chicago teams with bad starts to their seasonApr 20, 2024 5:32 pm - With the White Sox mired in a miserable start to the season, Mike McGraw pores through some bad memories to select the worst starts in Chicago sports history.