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Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain West
Rebuilding the Pac-12 Conference centered around football. It'll be a pretty good basketball conference, too, after landing one of the perennial hoops powers on the West Coast. Gonzaga will become the latest member of the rebuilt Pac-12, the conference and school announced Tuesday,...
Pelicans star Zion Williamson still has Brandon Ingram as a wingman -- for now
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans star power forward Zion Williamson still has Brandon Ingram as a wingman for now. They’re entering their sixth straight training camp as Pelicans teammates this week after an offseason in which their NBA paths appeared to be diverging. ...
Clemson University to open arena, outdoor wellness center for area residents after Hurricane Helene
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University is opening its basketball arena and its outdoor recreational facility Sunday for area residents who need a respite from the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene. The school said that Littlejohn Coliseum and its outdoor fitness and...
Wojnarowski leaves behind high-profile job at ESPN to return to his roots at St. Bonaventure
OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrian Wojnarowski was dogged in cultivating relationships over the past 37 years that distinguished his peerless basketball reporting. Leveraging those connections with the same drive and passion that introduced the phrase “Woj bomb” into the basketball...
Movie Review: Native sports drama ‘Rez Ball’ follows formula but wins out with heart and poignancy
A scrappy young team of underdogs — in both sports and life — must find a way to unite and win that big championship. Can they do it? How many times have we seen that story, and who among us couldn’t write the ending right now? That may be just what you’re thinking as you...
California-born Brian Goorjian leaves as head coach of Australian men's basketball team
SYDNEY (AP) — California-born Brian Goorjian is leaving as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team after four Olympics and two stints in charge of the Boomers. Basketball Australia said in a statement Wednesday that Goorjian would continue his coaching career with the...
Skylar Diggins-Smith hits clutch free throws and Storm edge Sparks 90-87
SEATTLE (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 19 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and the Seattle Storm edged the Los Angeles Sparks 90-87 on Sunday night. The Storm (24-14) led by double digits for most of the game until Los Angeles (7-31) rallied in the second...
Canadian hoop star Natalie Achonwa heads to Michigan to continue her basketball career
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa is taking the next step in her hoop career. The four-time Olympian was named the assistant coach of player development for Michigan's women’s basketball team earlier this week. Achonwa said that while...
Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored 2024 NCAA basketball champions South Carolina and Connecticut on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating the two powerhouse programs’ most recent national title runs. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women's title. It...
Boston's career day, Clark's double-double help Fever beat Dream 104-100 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark added 26 points and 12 assists to help the Indiana Fever beat Atlanta 104-100 in overtime Sunday and spoil the Dream’s Rhyne Howard's third consecutive game with more than 30 points. ...
