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Michael Jordan came sprinting and bouncing through the door first, pumping his fist. His smile seemed to me more about satisfaction than accomplishment. Finally, the Finals.

G League Ignite gave top prospects an alternative to college and produced two likely top-five NBA draft picks.

The Lakers-Pacers rematch showcases many changes, but none harder to believe than Mike Penberthy.

SLATE: Wicks honored; Myers to retire Share this story Richard W. Rodriguez/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s awards day, as several baseball players were honored and a former K-State basketball coach got a posthumous Hall of Fame induction. Baseball The All-Big 12 baseball squad was announced on Monday, highlighted by the inclusion of Kansas State left-handed starting pitcher Jordan Wicks on the first team. Wicks was the preseason Big 12 pitcher of the year...

Q&A: Rudy Tomjanovich on his long-awaited Hall of Fame call After 15 years, the legendary Rockets player and coach is glad to finally call himself a Hall of Famer. Steve Aschburner May 12, 2021 1:54 PM Rudy Tomjanovich is one of only three coaches to win an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal. Rudy Tomjanovich had gotten so used to the “Sorry, maybe next year” phone calls from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he almost looked forward to the “silver lining” of hearing from ...

Antron Pippen, the eldest son of former NBA star Scottie Pippen, has passed away at the age of 33. Scottie, who shared son Antron with ex Karen McCollum, announced the devastating news in a series of tweets on Monday, April 19. “I’m heartbroken to share that yesterday, I said goodbye to my firstborn son Antron,” he wrote alongside photos of Antron. “The two of us...

SLATE: McGuirl makes more memories Share this story Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Today’s Slate starts with celebration. Because you can never get too much of this kind of fun: Behind the heroic late efforts of Mike McGuirl, who connected on three consecutive three-point shots to turn a 5-point Cat deficit into a 4-point lead in the closing minutes, K-State upset No. 7 Oklahoma Tuesday night in a win that would have seemed beyond improbable at the beginning of this season. Or, you know, ev...

Is that old-fashioned Coin We spurned– Merton’s goal for the CASBS and other creative institutions brings into focus a central issue missing from much of the discussion on team performance. The terms proposed for group performance in the ‘success equations’ hide complexity that, if it can be exploited, offers a meaningful edge. This hidden complexity – whether you favour explanations that stress individual players, team dynamics, training or cultural forces – captures precisely how ...

Could this new offensive philosophy change ultimate? Laura Cincotta contributed to this article. “You guys wanna see something new? Pass me that empty pizza box.” A novice’s early attempts to describe Hex–and someone actually saved it for posterity in their garage. Photo credit: Francesco Ricci Bitti I was in Italy for a fun reunion tournament, during a break between games with my old teammates on Canieporci Imola. As I started sketching an ultimate field and seven dots on a greasy card...

December 21, 2020 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers plan to use Kawhi Leonard in the same ways the Chicago Bulls used legend Michael Jordan and the Los Angeles Lakers used legend Kobe Bryant. Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue spoke with members of the media prior to Sunday’s practice, where he said he has been implementing more sets of the triangle offense, which was created by coach Tex Winter and made famous by coach Phil Jackson. “We have put in two or three sets from the triangle an...