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Welcome back to Part 2. Part 1 covered the top of the Gonzaga alumni pipeline abroad: the EuroLeague headliners, the Italian Serie A veterans, and the two 2025 grads finding their footing in France and Italy. The nine in this half of the piece live somewhere different. The leagues are smaller, the countries are farther […]
There’s a case to be made that Caitlin Clark has faced some of the most aggressive plays and fouls of any player since entering the WNBA in 2024. After the latest incident involving Alyssa Thomas’ fist-to-throat contact in the Mercury-Fever game on June 24, Fox News added it to a list of 13 hard contacts […] The post Former NBA Doctor Sounds Alarm on Caitlin Clark’s Health if Hard Contact Doesn’t Stop in The WNBA appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Newcastle United lost its second member of last season’s XI with Sandro Tonali going to Tottenham less than three weeks into the summer transfer window. The deal is worth up to £100 million, roughly €117 million, and will become a club-record signing for Tottenham if completed. Now that he’s a Spur and part of NUFC […]
Amid ongoing fan backlash and a one-game suspension for Alyssa Thomas for a flagrant-2 foul on Caitlin Clark last week, the Indiana Fever star issued her first public comments about the situation on Friday.
Eurolygos sezonas baigėsi, tačiau 2026 m. žaidėjų rinka tik pradeda intensyvėti ir ruošia dirvą dar vienam aktyviam tarpsezoniui Europos krepšinyje. Tinklalapis BasketNews pristato visų Eurolygos komandų situaciją – su visomis sudėtimis ir kontraktų statusais. Artėjančiais laisvųjų agentų mėnesiais šias lenteles kasdien atnaujinsime, papildydami naujais kontraktais, komandų susidomėjimu ar potencialiais išsiskyrimais. Pilkai pažymėtose eilutėse esančių krepšininkų kontraktai pasiba...
Syracuse women’s basketball continued to build their 26-27 squad by adding guard Elif Çayir to the roster. Çayir is 5’10” guard from Turkey who has been playing in the Turkish KSBL for Nesibe Aydin. Çayir appeared in 10 games in the 25-26 season, playing 47 minutes and scoring 8 points for Nesibe Aydin. The 20-year old has […]
Rutgers men’s basketball hosted its summer media day on July 1st, where members of the press got to attend a practice and ask head coach Steve Pikiell questions about how the team looks so far this summer. One important question that Pikiell was asked had to do with how they plan to fill out the […]
Caitlin Clark will miss a second straight game when the Indiana Fever face the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, according to USA Today's Meghan L. Hall.
Kevin Willard has been busy this offseason building a roster that can compete right away next year. While preparing for the 2026-27 campaign, the Wildcats also have their eyes on the future. 247Sports ranked the Class of 2028 and Villanova has offers out to nine players currently ranked in the Top 25: One similarity that […]
Shouts to Andrei at Paint Touches for realizing that Marquette men’s basketball incoming transfer Sananda Fru is on the Germany roster for this weekend’s World Cup Qualifying games! This appears to be the last two games of the first round of European qualifying for the 2027 FIBA World Cup, which will be in Qatar in […]
Interview recorded March 13, 2024 This the story of Faye Perkins, a multi-sport athlete (basketball, track and softball) at Iowa State in the 1970s. Perkins was enshrined into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. These days, Perkins resides in the Equality State. “(I’m in) Teton Village, Wyoming, which is just 12 miles […]
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Interim Michigan men’s basketball head coach Mike Boynton is doing everything in his power to keep the band together. Concurrently, he is also proving he is the right man for the job long term. And thus far, job well done! Boynton has already secured the returns of Trey McKenney, Elliott Cadeau, Moustapha Thiam and J.P […]
It wasn’t the must fulfilling year for Syracuse Athletics, but several individuals had outstanding seasons. Syracuse fans determined that Joey Spallina’s year stood out above the rest as 65% of the votes went to the Orange’s new All-Time points leader. The ending wasn’t what 22 wanted, but he certainly left his mark on the program […]
We’re still a long way from basketball — but there’s a non-conference schedule update worth getting into, a moment happening right now with Country Roads that feels worth talking about, and Mountaineer Paul from Locked On West Virginia is here to do a fantasy draft of WVU point guards from the 2000s. Powered by RedCircle Subscribe […]
Nikola Jokic is still showing a concerning issue after the first game of Serbia's summer schedule.
The Boston Celtics reportedly locked up center Neemias Queta on a long-term extension on Friday.
Welcome back to another rousing and thought-provoking edition of “You’re Nuts” where our basketball writers pick a hoops-related or hoops-adjacent topic, defend their respective sides, and then shake hands with their dignity still intact. There was not a ton of Ohio State basketball news this past week, but the media was allowed in to practice […]
The month of July will be busy for IU basketball. The Hoosiers, who are in full prep mode for a trip to Lima, Peru, for the FISU America Games, will play an exhibition in Bloomington in less than two weeks. ... The post Five takeaways from IU basketball’s two open practices in June appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The two legends were seen chatting after the match, and Ronaldo has revealed what he told his former teammate.
After having three players selected in the NBA Draft lottery for the first time in school history, the Michigan Wolverines will be well represented in the 2026 NBA Summer League with five players set to make their professional debuts this month. Here’s a breakdown of the former Michigan players taking the court in the NBA’s […]
One of the themes we’ve stressed over the last few years is the need for better coaching in the ACC. It hasn’t been a problem for Duke, obviously, but at UNC, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and Louisville until Pat Kelsey took over, it’s often been a disappointment. In general, ACC […]
Taking a look back at my 2025-26 early-season observations on all 30 NBA teams. Atlanta Hawks I like what Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker bring on both ends. However, I think the Hawks have to figure it out on defense and also try to get 2024 No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher […] The post Looking Back At 2025-26 NBA Early-Season Observations appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Independence Day for Colts, Pacers, Fever, and IU! Dolson “SUPER CONFIDENT” in DeVries! Cubs v Cards
Helping Indiana win the national championship in the 2025-26 season did not buy Curt Cignetti an open lane to every top high school recruit. In this new era of NIL, banners do not automatically translate into signatures. It’s money that sets the pace, but the Hoosiers are sticking to a simple plan. They are chasing […] The post “Got to Have Money”: Curt Cignetti Admits Rising Costs Have Forced Tough Decision on Indiana appeared first on EssentiallySports .
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