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Courtesy Mad Ants/NBAE Mad Ants guard Cassius Stanley, who will participate Sunday in the NBAs dunk contest, dribbles Tuesday for Fort Wayne against Salt Lake City in Orlando, Florida.  Previous Next Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:20 pm Stanley to NBA dunk contest; Mad Ants out of playoff contention JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette The Mad Ants were eliminated from playoff contention with their 109-93 loss to the Salt Lake City Stars on Tuesday at Orlando, Florida, so t...

PBA cancels Draft Combine due to pandemic

PHOTO: PBA Images | Marlo Cueto | Dante Peralta REALITY once again dawned on the PBA as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to cancel the traditional Draft Combine. The annual two-day event is a proving ground for recruits, levelling the playing field for top prospects and unknowns as coaches and scouts alike get to see the applicants up close and test their mettle against each other. Day One is usually allocated for anthropometry tests, while Day Two, for the better part of the pa...

February 8, 2021 | 5:49 pm Font Size AAA THE INAUGURAL WNBL draft set for Feb. 13 will be unique in the sense that the teams in the first-ever women’s professional basketball league in the country will not be picking in every round. — WNBL A WEEK before the first-ever draft of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) takes place, the league held a virtual draft lottery to pick the order of selections on Sunday evening. The inaugural draft set for Feb. 13 though will be uniqu...

Lafreniere finds silver lining in ‘tough’ NHL debut No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere took control of his perspective Thursday in his NHL debut, finishing with one shot, one hit and a minus-1 rating in 15:27 of ice time for the Rangers in a 4-0 loss to the Islanders. But it’s his “next game will be better” positive attitude that continues to keep him buoyed during unprecedented times, Frank Seravalli writes. NEW YORK — Alexis Lafreniere stepped out of the tunnel and skated on...