Apr 17 NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The NBA has banned Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games. Continue reading
Apr 07 South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75 By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:07 LeBron James, Caitlin Clark break all-time records in NBA and NCAA basketball By John Yang, Harry Zahn This weekend saw two historic milestones in basketball. Saturday night, LeBron James became the first NBA player to score more than 40,000 points in his career. And on Sunday, Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa became the new all-time… Continue watching
Feb 17 Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92 By David Ginsburg, Associated Press Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. He was 92. Continue reading
Jan 21 Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory when No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 65-56. Continue reading
Nov 01 Controversial coaching legend Bob Knight dies at 83 By Associated Press The brilliant and combustible coach won three NCAA titles at Indiana. Continue reading
Aug 26 Bronny James' cardiac arrest caused by congenital heart defect, spokesperson says By Beth Harris, Associated Press The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect, according to a family spokeswoman. Continue reading
Jul 25 Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice By Greg Beacham, Associated Press A family spokesman said USC medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on Monday at Galen Center and he was transported to a hospital. Continue reading
Jun 22 AP report: Wizards trading Porzingis to Celtics and Smart headed to Grizzlies By Kyle Hightower, Associated Press The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade center Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade that also includes Marcus Smart heading to the Memphis Grizzlies, two people with knowledge of the deal said Thursday morning. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: Bidens host NCAA basketball champions LSU and UConn at the White House By Associated Press The visit had once appeared in jeopardy after Jill Biden suggested that the losing Iowa team be invited, too. But none of that was mentioned as Biden heralded the players for their performance and the way they have helped advance… Continue reading