Lakers to retire five-time NBA champion George Mikan’s jersey
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U.S. women’s basketball team wins FIBA World Cup opener missing players
SYDNEY — It’s been a whirlwind week for Alyssa Thomas.
‘Proving myself right’: With Vegas, Becky Hammon finally won her title
As Becky Hammon‘s prolific collegiate basketball career was nearing its end, a headline in the Denver Post proclaimed that “No one will underestimate Colorado State’s Becky Hammon ever again.”
LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard cleared for full participation, but team to take 'cautious' approach
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard has been cleared to participate fully in training camp next week but the LA Clippers will proceed with «step-by-step» caution.
Use Of Rigid Tape By Doctors After Head Injury Affected My Focus: Bajrang Punia
Star wrestler Bajrang Punia remains baffled by the on-spot doctors' decision to use 'rigid tape' on his bleeding head, which severely hampered his focus ahead of the quarterfinal clash against USA's John Michael Diakomihalis during the World Championship. Bajrang, gunning for his maiden world title, suffered a head injury in his opening bout against Cuba's Alejandro Enrique Vlades Tobier in the very first minute of the clash in Belgrade.
NCAA places LSU football on probation, accepts school's self-imposed penalties over recruiting violations
The NCAA placed LSU's football program on one year of probation and issued a three-year show cause against a former assistant coach, who it says admitted to meeting with a prospect and giving him team gear during a COVID-19 recruiting dead period.
Team USA players 'honor' teammate Brittney Griner at FIBA Women's World Cup
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN