Pepsi said Monday that it had signed a new marketing deal with the National Basketball Association as the league’s exclusive food and beverage sponsor, replacing Coke, which held the sponsorship for 28 years.
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Roscoe Smith and Khem Birch are good enough to eventually find an NBA home. But it’s impossible to guarantee either will, because what the former UNLV players are discovering is that making it is as much about timing and opportunity as skill and upside.
Chris Jans, fired last week after one year as coach at Bowling Green, apologized Friday for the “inappropriate” behavior that led to his dismissal.
Lauren Hill, the Indiana native who scored the first basket of the Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball season in November while suffering from a rare inoperable brain cancer, died on Friday at age 19, officials said.
Roscoe Smith was named D-League rookie of the year by a website, with former UNLV teammate Khem Birch finishing second.
Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor surprised virtually no one on Thursday when he announced that he’ll enter the 2015 NBA Draft.
It took six months for Kentucky to lose its first basketball game during the 2014-15 season. Five days later, the Wildcats lost seven players from the roster to the NBA draft.
Vlade Divac, best known for his dramatic flops despite a solid NBA career, now appears to be the man charged with rescuing the Sacramento Kings for themselves. As vice president of basketball and franchise operations, Divac appears to be the man in charge of personnel for the beleaguered franchise.
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was recovering at a New York hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his abdomen and elbow from knife wounds and said he would “work hard to make a full recovery.”
On Wednesday, almost two months after a knee injury ended his season, UNLV shooting guard Rashad Vaughn officially declared for the NBA Draft. Projections place him somewhere in the second round, but one scout says Vaughn could move into the first round with impressive pre-draft workouts.
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose expects to return Wednesday night on the road against the Orlando Magic and play limited minutes.
Phoenix Suns twin players Marcus and Markieff Morris are being investigated for alleged felony aggravated assault.
NBA player Chris Copeland of the Indiana Pacers and his wife were stabbed during a dispute outside a New York City nightclub early on Wednesday and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and media reports.
This latest Final Four — won by Duke on Monday by a 68-63 score against Wisconsin at pristine Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — was my 20th straight covering the national semifinals and final. It is a stretch that began in 1996 and has included some unforgettable moments, on and off the court.
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