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AP player of the week: North Carolina's RJ Davis sets Smith Center scoring record

Mar. 05, 2024 15:02 PM EST

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s basketball for Week 17 of the season: RJ DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA The 6-foot senior guard broke the 38-year-old Dean Smith Center record by scoring 42 points in a 75-71 win over Miami on Monday. Davis scored the...

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference continues to make strides in data acceptance

Mar. 01, 2024 11:01 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman sharpened her basketball skills in pickup games at YMCAs growing up in suburban Chicago, rocking her black sneakers just like Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls. Sure, the future co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference wanted to play like...

1 icon, 6 shoes, $8 million: An auction of Michael Jordan's championship sneakers sets a record

Feb. 03, 2024 18:41 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has fetched $8 million at auction, setting a new record for game-worn sneakers, Sotheby's said. The six Air Jordan shoes — one apiece from the last...

Bulls fans boo when Jerry Krause honored during Ring of Honor ceremony, leaving widow upset

Jan. 13, 2024 00:49 AM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls fans booed former general manager Jerry Krause on Friday night during a halftime ceremony to honor the organization's greats, seemingly moving his widow to tears and drawing criticism from former players. Krause was one of 13 members of the inaugural...

Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and the dominance of the Tar Heels and Hoyas in the 1980s

Jan. 10, 2024 12:20 PM EST

Dean Smith returned North Carolina to national prominence in the 1970s, regularly taking the Tar Heels on deep NCAA Tournament runs. But it was in 1982 that he took them to the March Madness mountaintop — with a little help from Michael Jordan. Before becoming one of the greatest...

The AP Top 25 basketball poll found plenty of chaos in 1983 and 2020 with 7 different No. 1 teams

Jan. 10, 2024 12:18 PM EST

One season ended with an surprise team making an unforgettable run to the national championship. The other never found resolution due to a global pandemic. As The Associated Press marks the 75th anniversary of its Top 25 men's college basketball poll, the 1982-83 and 2019-20 seasons...

Young has 30 points, 14 assists as Hawks down Rockets 134-127

Dec. 21, 2023 00:12 AM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Trae Young had 30 points and 14 assists as the Atlanta Hawks withstood a late charge by Houston to get a 134-127 victory Wednesday night, ending an 11-game home winning streak for the Rockets. It’s the fifth straight game in which Young has had at least 30 points...