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Bankruptcy, basketball, and bringing the dollar down

5:48pm July 19, 2024

It's Indicators of the Week! We cover the numbers in the news that you should know about. This week, we cover climbing corporate bankruptcies, J.D. Vance's potential to bring the dollar down, and the NBA's new super serious salary cap.

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Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

3:29am July 17, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Bryant played in the NBA for eight seasons, before taking his playing career overseas. He later coached at a his alma mater, La Salle University, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.

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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game

5:53am July 03, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Clark and Reese developed a rivalry after facing off in the 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship, and have played against each other since they both were drafted to the WNBA earlier this year.

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country.

Basketball is booming in Rwanda — and the NBA is there for the ride

8:36am May 28, 2024

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country, and some young players see it as a path to a bigger future.

Brittney Griner on the court in September 2023.

'I did not feel like a human': Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

5:00am May 06, 2024

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives past Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard (6) during their WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

Caitlin Clark shines in her WNBA debut, a preseason sellout

1:20pm May 04, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The NCAA's all-time leading scorer played in her first professional game in the Indiana Fever's match against the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Clark's 21 points were impressive but not enough to win.

Caitlin Clark, pictured autographing sneakers before the WNBA draft last Monday, is helping drive demand for the league's ticket sales and TV coverage.

Caitlin Clark and Fever frenzy hit the WNBA, boosting ticket prices and jersey sales

11:43am April 22, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Demand is skyrocketing to see Caitlin Clark play with the Indiana Fever. Ahead of her WNBA debut, ticket sales are soaring and some teams are relocating their games to larger venues.

The court for the women's ncaa basketball games

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Women's NCAA Tournament games in Portland played on court with mismatched 3-point lines

7:52am April 01, 2024

by Tim Booth, AP Sports Writer

The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

N.C. State celebrates basketball victory

Sports

N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke

7:44am April 01, 2024

by Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer

The Wolfpack (26-14) head to Glendale, Arizona, with the most losses ever for a Final Four team, but on a winning streak that began after losing their last four regular-season games, and seven of nine. They had to win five games against past national champions in five days in the ACC Tournament, including a win over Duke in the quarterfinal round, just to get into the 68-team NCAA Tournament field.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer talks to two players

Sports

It's a Tobacco Road showdown in Big D between Duke and N.C. State for a spot in the Final Four

2:06pm March 31, 2024

by Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer

The South Region final is Sunday in Dallas, about 1,200 miles from Tobacco Road where their campuses are within about a half-hour drive of each other.