basketball

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Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But Sole said weaker NBA Finals TV ratings since the Chicago Bulls’ dominance of the 1990s suggested consumers weren’t as focused on basketball today.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

With help from a basketball scholarship, he majored in biology at Seattle University, a Roman Catholic school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined indefintely, coach JJ Redick says “taking care of the basketball and boxing out. That’s the series.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

About the size of a basketball, Neptune, according to those who have seen it in action, “can get into some really tight places.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler