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Connecticut Gov. calls Houston ‘butt ugly’ after visiting for Final Four; Texas does not take it well

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team was the talk of Houston after cruising to a national championship on Monday, but Houston’s attention has turned from the brilliance of the Huskies to the perceived ignorance of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont after comments he made about the host city.

Tribune News Service

LSU women’s basketball team accepts invitation to White House

University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team not visit Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times

Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House

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Former UConn, NBA player Ben Gordon arrested on weapons charges following ‘bizarre’ incident at Connecticut juice shop

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former UConn men’s basketball star Ben Gordon was arrested Tuesday, just a day after his former college team won the national championship, following a bizarre incident in which he allegedly threatened multiple people with a knife at a juice shop in Stamford.

Tribune News Service

Ben Affleck Recalls Meeting With Michael Jordan And How His Airness Helped Him To See How Air’s Story Should Go

Affleck says his meeting with the NBA legend made him decide to change the focus of his sports film.

Cinemablend

Report: Ohio State basketball adds Minnesota transfer forward

A huge pickup for the BasketBucks #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bronny James Has Honest Response to Recruiting Efforts by Other Top Prospects

The eldest son of the Lakers' superstar weighed in on pitches from other top recruits wanting to play with him at the next level.

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Former Michigan State basketball big man Nick Ward signs with Vancouver Bandits of CEB League

Nick Ward will be playing in Canada this summer

USA Today Sports Media Group

Who plays Michael Jordan in AIR?

Though he is not a central character in AIR, who is the actor that plays Michael Jordan in the movie based on the basketball legend?

WhatToWatch

Fact vs Fiction: AIR — did Michael Jordan prefer Adidas to Nike?

Plus, how accurate was AIR about a particular NBA rule and a character’s link to a historic figure. We give you the specifics.

WhatToWatch

Mark Kiszla: Is this Denver team ready for championship fight, or are they chicken Nuggets?

After an eight-year experiment in extreme basketball patience, the Nuggets have 10 scant days to grow up and become a legitimate championship contender.

The Denver Post

MSU basketball listed in top 10 of The Athletic’s 2023-24 way-too-early rankings

Michigan State basketball will be battling it out for the Big Ten title next year, according to Seth Davis of The Athletic

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has no plans of retiring anytime soon

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self, who underwent a heart catheterization procedure on March 8 at Kansas Health System — a health “scare” that prevented him from coaching in the 2023 postseason — said emphatically on Wednesday he has zero plans of ending his Hall of Fame…

Tribune News Service

‘We’ll go to the Obamas’: LSU star slams Jill Biden despite apology over championship White House visit

Angel Reese is not over Ms Biden’s suggestion that Iowa should visit the White House alongside the Tigers

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The Independent UK

LSU's Reese on White House flap: 'We’ll go to the Obamas'

First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn't sit well with Angel Reese

Tribune News Service

Dieter Kurtenbach: The little things lifted the Warriors over the Thunder and hinted at bigger things in the postseason

SAN FRANCISCO — Basketball might be played by athletes of the highest order, but its games are still won with intelligence. And for most of the last decade, no NBA team has been more intelligent than the Golden State Warriors.

The Guardian - US

Angel Reese says LSU will not visit White House after Jill Biden comments

College basketball star Angel Reese says she and her LSU teammates will not visit the White House in the aftermath of comments made by first lady Jill Biden

Salon

The power of "Air" gotta be the views

The legendary line of sports apparel gets an easygoing '80s sports origin story that reunites Affleck and Damon

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Ben Affleck's playful sports drama Air tells the true story of the Nike executives who won over Michael Jordan

Ben Affleck's Air features an all-star cast, including Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Tucker. But we never see the basketball prodigy at its centre.

The Independent UK

LSU basketball star slams Jill Biden’s White House invitation over faux pas:’Not coming’

First lady raised eyebrows when she appeared to invite both the winning and losing teams from last week’s NCAA women’s championship to the White House

TV Tech

ESPN: Women’s Basketball National Championship Scores Record 9.9M Viewers

The game was the most-viewed women’s college basketball game on record and most-viewed college basketball game (men’s or women’s) ever on ESPN platforms

WEKU

Transy team, students and administrators celebrating national championship

The Transylvania University womens’ basketball team is the Division 3 national champion. The Pioneers knocked off Christopher Newport University Saturday night in Dallas, completing an undefeated season. Transy President Brian Lewis said he’s proud of the players as athletes and students.

Bristol Post

The Bristol basketball star who trained with LeBron James and won gold alongside Jayson Tatum

VJ King speaks to BristolLive about his early life, the toughest part of his career so far and getting used to driving in his new home city

The Conversation

How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points – first lady Jill Biden floated the idea of inviting both the winning and losing teams to the White House to celebrate because Iowa “played such…

USA Today Sports Media Group

MSU basketball listed in top 10 of ESPN’s way-too-early preseason top 25

Michigan State basketball is considered the favorite to win the Big Ten next year, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN

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