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Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm walks off the court after the game against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

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The WNBA playoffs begin tonight with eight teams chasing the title

5:26pm August 17, 2022

by Matt Adams

The Chicago Sky are attempting to become the first team in 20 years to win back-to-back championships. And Seattle Storm star Sue Bird will be retiring after a 19-year career in the league.

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Wake Forest hires Gebbia as women's basketball coach

1:57pm May 27, 2022

by Associated Press

Wake Forest has hired American's Megan Gebbia as its new women's basketball coach.

The North Carolina Tar Heels react after defeating the Duke Blue Devils 81-77 on Saturday, advancing to the final game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Kansas and UNC will face off in the title game, and Coach K's career comes to an end

11:42pm April 02, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The Jayhawks and the Tar Heels advance to the final of the men's NCAA basketball tournament. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

Chet Holmgren #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Sweet Sixteen round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

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This is (March) Madness! Top seeds Gonzaga and Arizona are toppled

3:12pm March 25, 2022

by Saeed Ahmed

Gonzaga gone. Arizona adieu. Baylor busted. That's leaves Kansas as the only No. 1 seed left.

A Russian court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. Griner was detained at a Moscow-area airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggag

We're not hearing much about jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner. Could that be good?

9:00am March 18, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Media coverage of Griner's arrest on alleged drug charges in Russia has remained somewhat muted. Some say it's because of her skin color, but others say it's part of a bigger strategy to get her home.

Gonzaga players celebrate after defeating Saint Mary's in an NCAA college basketball championship game at the West Coast Conference tournament on March 8 in Las Vegas.

Gonzaga is coming in hot to March Madness. But what's behind the name?

5:28pm March 16, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The first round of the NCAA tournament kicked off this week, and Gonzaga University's Bulldogs sit at the top of the rankings. Here's what's behind the school's name.

Loyola of Chicago's Aher Uguak (30) heads to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on March 6.

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Get your brackets ready. March Madness is about to begin

5:00am March 13, 2022

by Wynne Davis

March Madness officially begins this week with the First Four rounds in the men's and women's tournaments. The final selections for both the men's and women's tournament will be made Sunday evening.

WNBA players Brittney Griner (right) of the Phoenix Mercury and Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky compete during the WNBA Finals in Chicago in October 2021.

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

6:27pm March 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.

Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000.

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Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

9:15am March 05, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

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U.S. center Lusia Harris finishes a basket in a game against Bulgaria during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

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Remembering legend Lusia Harris, the only woman to be officially drafted by the NBA

3:48pm January 19, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades. She turned the NBA down in 1977.