Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney — the first African-American coach in college hoops history with 700 wins — has died, according to multiple reports. He was 89 years old. Details surrounding his death have not been released. Chaney was an icon in the game — especially at Temple
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ARGENTINA captain Luis Scola slid into journalist Sofia Martinez Instagram DMs to apologise for taking his 'frustrations out on her'. Scola took to social media to express his regret for the blunt interview he had with Martinez after the Argentinean basketball team lost to Slovenia with a score of 118-100.
Read moreBrooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was nearly hit with a water bottle thrown by a Celtics fan in Boston on Sunday, marking the latest incident of abusive spectator behavior during the NBA playoffs. Irving said fans were “treating people like they’re in a human zoo” and hinted at “underlying racism.”
Read moreLeicester, London, Bristol and Cheshire will fight it out for the first two places in the BBL play-off semi-finals on Wednesday night. https://youtube.com/watch?v=bDQBpdp7CtU%3Ffeature%3Doembed Monday’s first legs saw the higher-ranked teams come away with the early advantage meaning Bristol and Cheshire have work to do. Table-toppers Leicester and Bristol get the
Read more5:44 AM PT — 4/23 — NBA star Donovan Mitchell was super close with Clarke and considered him a “little brother.” Mitchell posted a video of one of their last conversations, which happened to have been captured by Slam Online, showing how they would joke with each other about basketball
Read moreAnything Usain Bolt can do, Abby Wambach can do. Twenty-three years after Mia Hamm and Michael Jordan faced off for Gatorade Zero's "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" commercial, Wambach, 40, and Bolt, 34, are going head-to-head in a revamped version of the iconic spot. "This was just
Read moreKyrie Irving made his first return to TD Garden since leaving the Boston Celtics to sign with the Brooklyn Nets in July. Before the preseason matchup on Friday tipped off, the superstar point guard burned sage and walked the court's perimeter in an apparent attempt to rid the court of
Read moreStanford Cardinal sophomore Fran Belibi is one of the few players in women's college basketball who can dunk. Against the Cal Golden Bears, Belibi picked off a pass, dribbled the length of the court, and threw down an impressive slam. Stanford's star finished the day with 14 points, 8 rebounds,
Read moreMinnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns spoke about his mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, and her death in an emotional YouTube video posted to his channel on Monday. Cruz-Towns died on April 13 due to complications from COVID-19. The video titled "THE TOUGHEST YEAR OF MY LIFE," features Towns in a one-on-one interview where
Read moreFollowing the Lakers game, LeBron James said he hoped they “made Kap proud,” referring to the former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick who started the #TakeAKnee movement during pro football’s 2016 preseason. Silver seemed to support the players' decision to kneel, telling The New York Times, “I respect our teams’ unified act
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