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In USA TODAY's latest WNBA mock draft, UCLA's Lauren Betts takes the No. 1 spot, her highest position yet, after March Madness.

Zeljko Obradovic has spoken again about his future and has not ruled out a return to coaching after leaving Partizan L'articolo Zeljko Obradovic: If I decide to do it, it will mean I have found the motivation proviene da Sportando.

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Balanced effort and timely defense push San Antonio closer to the postseason with authority.

Hall of Famer Michael Cooper is headed back to the sidelines. According to the City News Service via the Los Angeles Daily News, the longtime Lakers guard/forward has been named the next head coach at Cal State Los Angeles. Cooper, 70, brings decades of NBA and WNBA experience to the program. “I’ve always said it […] The post Lakers legend Michael Cooper named coach at Cal State LA appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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For a franchise that knows exactly how to spot greatness, the bigger question now is why can’t they keep it? The Chicago Sky recently traded Angel Reese just two years after drafting her. And while roster shakeups aren’t unusual in the WNBA, this one has raised eyebrows for a different reason.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander expresses his opinions on not making a single free throw against the Clippers tonight after having such a night for the first time in nearly five years.

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For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his defending champs became the seventh team in NBA history to finish with its conference's best regular-season record in at least three consecutive years when Oklahoma City wrapped up the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming playoffs with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The list of NBA teams who topped their conference standings in at least three ...

Defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder clinch top spot in the Western Conference and home court advantage through the NBA play-offs.

Depleted Dallas tried hard but did not have enough against the Suns

Sue Bird has held nearly every title in basketball — champion, All-Star, and front-office executive. Her next one, however, will come with a microphone and a national audience.

Michigan's win over UConn in the men's national title game on Monday night averaged 18.3 million viewers on TBS, TNT, truTV and HBO Max. It is the most-watched final since 2019. The overall tournament averaged 10.9 million viewers, a 7% increase from last season. The Final Four averaged 14.2 million viewers, up 11% from last year. The tournament also featured the most-watched first and second rounds since 1993. The women's national title game between South Carolina and UCLA averaged 9.9 milli...