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Basketball
UNLV went on a 25-4 run late in the first half to assume to control in its 86-71 victory over Purdue-Fort Wayne on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
About a quarter-century ago, Juwan Howard and Jerry Stackhouse were two of the biggest names in college basketball. Now, they’re trying to succeed as coaches.
Kerry Blackshear Jr. isn’t the only transfer who could have a big impact this season, potentially reshaping what the NCAA Tournament could look like in March.
There doesn’t appear to be anyone of Ja Morant’s caliber in the mid-major and low-major ranks this season, but there remain plenty of productive performers and pro prospects from outside the largest conferences.
James Wiseman isn’t the only freshman that figures to be part of the conversation this season.
Some other teams that missed out on the most recent NCAA Tournament have reason to feel optimistic about their postseason prospects this year.
Kansas apologized for its risque event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the floor and fake money was shot over the heads recruits.
The Aces played most of the second half without All-Star center Liz Cambage, who sustained a lower leg injury and had ice taped to her left ankle.
The Aces resumed their suspended game against the Washington Mystics on Monday, and fell 99-70 at T-Mobile Arena.
USA Basketball is going through a transition period starting with its Las Vegas training camp this week, after several star players pulled out of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
Free-agent forward Kawhi Leonard plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, who also landed Paul George in a trade with Oklahoma City on Friday night.
Bets on the first quarter and first half will stand because they were completed when the Pelicans-Knicks game was suspended in the fourth quarter.
An earthquake Friday night in the fourth quarter halted the Vegas Summer League game between the New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks at the Thomas & Mack Center and sent both teams to the locker rooms.
The 7-foot center is on the Timberwolves’ roster but didn’t play Friday in Minnesota’s 85-75 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Cox Pavilion.
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