hoop
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Rice has played more of a shooting guard role this season with Leger-Walker taking over at point guard, which has opened her up to shoot more and drive to the hoop without facilitating as often.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
They watched Caden hoop with Crean Lutheran fighting for a spot in the Open Division playoff field, as there’s interest in having him join his older brother on the Wildcats’ football team.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
I can go hoop with anybody,’” BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, a top NBA draft prospect, explained in a 2024 podcast interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
When she’s done opening presents, Legend, Quincy, Charlotte, and I drift back to the basketball hoop.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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