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Dom Amore: For CT Sun and fans, the love affair was good to Ashlon Jackson’s last shot

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UNCASVILLE — The serendipity of sport always seem to hover over moments like this. When emotions are high and history of the strangest kind is in the making, who will be chosen by fate? Maybe the unlikeliest candidate on the floor on Thursday night was Ashlon Jackson, who’d already had her moment in 2026. But there she was with the ball, and the hot hand with time running out on Connecticut ...

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Tobin Anderson Ready To Embrace a New Challenge at a Success Starved Program

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EMMITSBURG, MD - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Tobin Anderson of the Iona Gaels signals to his players in the second half during a college basketball game against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at the Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images “Dark night and bright future” is the title of a song of late legendary country star Dolly Parton, but it adequately describes the state of Tennessee Tech’s basketball program at the end of the John Pelphrey...

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More WNBA drama as security shut down anti-trans billboard at Fever game

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The ongoing debate surrounding the WNBA and transgender athletes hit another wall outside the Fever game. The transgender debate in the WNBA boiled over at an Atlanta Dream game when arena security forced fans wearing both pro- and anti-trans shirts to change or leave, driving the league to issue an apology.

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Player Preview: Miles Bridges enters Phoenix with plenty to prove

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ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 17: Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets passes the ball during the game against the Orlando Magic during the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament on April 17, 2026 at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Im...

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Daily Thread: Feel Good Friday

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You hear that sound? That’s the sound of the Minnesota Lynx restarting their engines heading into the postseason. After an extremely exciting and overachieving regular season where they finished the number one seed, they had hit their worst skid in the last two years in the last handful of games. Thankfully, they got their get right game last night against the Fever. Minnesota’s journey for title number five begins at home against the New York Liberty this Sunday 9/27 (Time TBD). This could b...

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Ranking the Roster: AJ Green shoots the lights out at 9

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At number nine with a bullet, we have the beloved sharpshooter and the pride of Cedar Falls, Iowa: AJ “Dairy Bird” Green. In one of the few great moments from last season, fans who were still watching games in April got to see Green break a 25-year-old franchise record when he hit his 230th three of the season, finally pushing past the previous record set in 2001 by Jesus Shuttlesworth himself, Ray Allen. Hitting 232 for the season, Green certainly proved “He Got Game” (couldn’t resist), but ...

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Mavericks announce 19-player roster for training camp - TalkBasket.net

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The Dallas Mavericks have finalized their 2026-27 training camp roster, with 19 players set to compete under head coach Dusty May. The group is headlined by Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford and Zaccharie Risacher. Veteran center Dwight Powell is also included after recently signing with Dallas for another stint […] The post Mavericks announce 19-player roster for training camp appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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Open Thread: The NBA world mourns the passing of Bob Pettit

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CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 20: Bob Petit of the 75th Anniversary Team is introduced during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on February 20, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Ge...

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The Dream are real contenders this season

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COLLEGE PARK, GA - SEPTEMBER 17: Atlanta forward Angel Reese (5) reacts during the WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and the Atlanta Dream on September 17th, 2026 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Atlanta Dream will be heading to the playoffs for the fourth straight season, but this time has a different aura surrounding it. Everyone seems to be playing some of their best baske...

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Cavs season preview: Craig Porter Jr. - Can he be a quality backup point guard?

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SACRAMENTO, CA - FEBRUARY 7: Craig Porter Jr. #9 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on February 7, 2026 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images P...

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What would a title do for Paul George’s legacy?

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BRIGHTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 15: Head Coach Joe Mazzulla, Paul George #13, Mike Conley #45 & General Manager Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics pose for a photo during a press conference on September 15, 2026 at The Auerbach Center in Brighton, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Ph...

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‘Built For This Moment’: Analysts Reveal What To Expect From Paige Bueckers In Her WNBA Playoff Debut

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Paige Bueckers has already accomplished plenty in her first two WNBA seasons. Now comes the part she hasn’t experienced before: the playoffs. Bueckers will join Angel Reese and Olivia Miles as three of the WNBA’s young stars entering the postseason for the first time. But while all three will be getting their first taste of […]

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Is A’ja Wilson due for her fifth MVP trophy? Our experts pick the All-WNBA teams

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This was a season of parity in the WNBA. No team pulled away from the pack, and the depth of talent across the league continues to expand. Several players made the jump from good to great or from All-Star to superstar, making the selection of the top 10 players an even more precarious exercise than in most years. Consider that the league has expanded by 25 percent in the past two seasons, but the number of All-WNBA selections remains the same. Even so, there wasn’t much disagreement among our fo

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‘It would only pigeonhole’ – What the WNBA mustn’t do with Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, reveals Kelsey Mitchell

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Kelsey Mitchell has spoken on what the WNBA needs to avoid doing with young stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in order to help the game reach new heights. The Indiana Fever star has been in the league for 9 years and has seen how things have completely changed since Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have made their way into the league.

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