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March Madness bubble watch: Boise’s blunder could open NCAA Tournament door for Stanford, Syracuse … someone

Life on the March Madness bubble is a challenge for a college basketball fan. Every game your team wins feels more like relief than achievement. Every defeat seems calamitous. Although this college basketball season is different in so many ways, that experience has not changed much this March for the teams involved. And that includes moments such as what went […]

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Creek’s brave back pain battle revealed

South East Melbourne Phoenix star Mitch Creek’s back has been so bad at stages this season that he couldn’t get out of bed. Creek hasn’t missed a game this NBL season, but he has endured a private battle with his troublesome back following surgery last year. He particularly struggled in the lead-up to South East Melbourne’s round 6 NBL Cup […]

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Basketball: Jeremy Lin won't 'name, shame' in racism claim

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jeremy Lin said Saturday (Feb 27) he won’t be “naming or shaming anyone” amid reports the NBA’s G League is investigating his claim he was called “coronavirus” during a game. “I know this will disappoint some of you but I’m not naming or shaming anyone,” Lin tweeted on Saturday. “What good does it do in this […]

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Broekhoff could face United in NBL debut

Boomers NBA swingman Ryan Broekhoff could fittingly make his NBL debut for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the Throwdown against cross-town rivals Melbourne United on March 10. Broekhoff will be out of quarantine in Sydney on Sunday, March 7, leaving him two- and a-bit days to prepare for the United clash on the Wednesday. The former Dallas and Philadelphia […]

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NBA: Sizzling Jazz extend Lakers' skid

SALT LAKE CITY (REUTERS) – Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points as the red-hot Utah Jazz smashed the Los Angeles Lakers 114-89 on Wednesday (Feb 24), sending the defending NBA champions to their fourth consecutive defeat. Utah’s Mike Conley finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Donovan Mitchell totalled 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in his […]

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Bubble Watch 2021: Creighton joins Villanova as Big East locks

ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Creighton has joined Villanova as an NCAA tournament lock atop the Big East. Congratulations, Bluejays. Greg McDermott’s team is projected as a No. 5 seed, a position that could improve over the next few days. With the notable […]

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Tennessee Republicans encourage state universities to prohibit players kneeling during national anthem

Tennessee lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to each of the state’s public Division I universities, encouraging them to enact policies to prohibit athletes from kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Each of the state’s 27 Republican senators, including Lt. Gov. Randall McNally, signed their approval of the notion in the letter, which was addressed to the universities’ […]

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