Page 8 - Val Ackerman News Today

Jay Wright dominated the league for years before retiring. Can other programs — including legacy brands — step up and add depth?

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said the conference is likely to eventually feel the impact of college sports' widespread realignment despite so far holding...

SYDNEY — Thirty minutes after Australia knocked off Canada in the preliminary round of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Lauren Jackson was back on the court signing autographs and posing for selfies with hundreds of adoring fans.

Australian Lauren Jackson says nothing can top playing in what is likely her final international womens basketball competition in front of adoring fans at the World Cup Sydney

Thirty minutes after Australia knocked off Canada in the preliminary round of the womens basketball World Cup, Lauren Jackson was back on the court signing autographs and posing for selfies with hundreds of adoring fans.

SYDNEY — Thirty minutes after Australia knocked off Canada in the preliminary round of the women’s basketball World Cup, Lauren Jackson was back on the court signing autographs and posing for selfies with hundreds of adoring fans.They couldn’t get...

SYDNEY — Thirty minutes after Australia knocked off Canada in the preliminary round of the women’s basketball World Cup, Lauren Jackson was back on the court signing autographs and posing for selfies with hundreds of adoring fans.They couldn’t get...

NEW YORK, NY – Florida State men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton received the Joe Lapchick Character Award presented by the Joe Lapchick Foundation during a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club.  Hamilton was honored with the award which celebrates the life and career of Joe Lapchick, a Hall of Fame coach at St. John’s University (1936-47) and the New York Knicks (1947-56), who was well known for his compassion and integrity off the court.  The award is given to coaches who exhibit...

Homeless advocates stumped by tree-cutting decision that leaves the unhoused without shelter from the sun

As Sue Bird brings her career to an end in the only WNBA home she’s known in 19 seasons, the impression she’s left on Seattle is unlike any other athlete.