Tag: Professional basketball
Sue Bird officially re-signs with Storm for 20th season
<p>SEATTLE — Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird re-signed with the Seattle Storm on Monday for what will be her 20th season with the team....
Rodney Billups out as head coach at University of Denver
<p>DENVER — The University of Denver is parting ways with basketball coach Rodney Billups after five seasons.</p>
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As Tokyo nears, the plans for USA Basketball continue
MIAMI — Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant coach Lloyd Pierce had a one-day coronavirus scare a few weeks ago and...
Sue Bird officially re-signs with Storm for 20th season
SEATTLE — Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird re-signed with the Seattle Storm on Monday for what will be her 20th season with the team....
Rodney Billups out as head coach at University of Denver
DENVER — The University of Denver is parting ways with basketball coach Rodney Billups after five seasons.
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Hawks’ Bogdanovic progresses in recovery from fractured knee
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has progressed to one-on-one drills with contact as he recovers from a fractured right knee.
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Noel scores 23 to lift UMass Lowell over Stony Brook 64-62
<p>DURHAM, N.H. — Obadiah Noel scored 23 points as UMass Lowell erased a 16-point deficit to edge Stony Brook 64-62 in the opening round...
Longtime assistant Spinelli makes head coaching debut for BC
BOSTON — The last time Scott Spinelli took over a basketball team was a decade ago, when he was an assistant at Maryland and...
Squires, Kansas’ first Black men’s basketball player, dies
<p>LAWRENCE, Kan. — LaVannes Squires, the first Black men's basketball player at Kansas and a member of the Jayhawks' 1952 national title team, died...
AP interview: Silver lays out reasons for NBA All-Star Game
MIAMI — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has heard all the reasons why the league should not have an All-Star Game in Atlanta next weekend.
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