WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Shane Larkin noticed during warm-ups that something was off with No. 2 Miami. The go-go, up-tempo Hurricanes seemed a step slow, and not entirely ready to play.
Basketball
It took the Pahranagat Valley boys basketball team 26 minutes, 45 seconds to claim its first lead in Saturday’s Division IV state final.
The Pahranagat Valley girls basketball team relies heavily on its talent from the perimeter when things get tough.
Saturday night started as a nightmare for Desert Pines senior Julian Jacobs.
It could have been disastrous.
Lincoln County coach Lori Cheeney has witnessed her squad, time and again this season, fall flat at some point during the game.
When Ryan Rippetoe missed his first chance to put an exclamation point on the Division III boys basketball state final, the Lincoln County senior forward was confident he would get another chance to dunk.
One of the endearing traits of the Nevada state high school basketball championships is that unlike in other states, the big schools cut down the nets — in a manner of speaking — first, on Friday night. Then they step aside to consider their scholarship offers and shoe contracts while the little schools play title games on Saturday.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Khem Birch woke up Saturday morning expecting to play a part in a competitive college basketball game. UNLV’s sophomore center was happy to be only half right.
Chad Beeten wants to clear up a common misconception about this season’s version of the Clark boys basketball team.
Spring Mountain’s boys basketball team still had the lead Friday when some telltale omens began to surface.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Wendell West wasn’t pleased with the way his team played down the stretch Friday.
Taylor Hammer has been fantasizing about a shot at a state basketball title since she was in middle school.
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