basketball

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He has served as head coach at Sotomayor for boys’ basketball and volleyball, and is interim head coach for baseball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Finch had emerged from the lowest level of college basketball imaginable, playing at Division III Franklin & Marshall before decamping to the steel town in Yorkshire to keep his playing career alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

After playing college basketball at San Jose State and then Gonzaga, he was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and traded to the Grizzlies soon after.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

"Air Bud Returns," slated for release in US theaters in 2027, is the latest chapter in a franchise that began in 1997 featuring a runaway circus dog who has an extraordinary ability to play basketball.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Then I’ll convince Mom to get an apartment in the McNuts school district so I can be on the basketball team.

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