basketball

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Former Stanford University basketball coach Mike Montgomery told US media that it was a "sad day" and that Collins was one of the school's "greats".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I’ll question why the Lakers would invest so heavily on an aging, oft-injured star whose game is predicated on athleticism and not the out-of-this-world basketball IQ like 41-year-old LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

This academic year, more than 36% of transfers are in football, 21% basketball and 10% baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

For Vince, who spoke with AFP at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, the audience reception to news of the latest production, which sees the canine hero back on the basketball court, has been "overwhelming."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“The school is huge, but a girl asked me to sit with her and her friends at lunch. And I played basketball pretty well.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko