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Brittney Griner has been convicted by a Russian court of smuggling drugs with criminal intent, CNN reports. According to ESPN’s T.J. Quinn, she has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony and fined 1 million rubles, which is about $16,500. The Mercury star was arrested at a Moscow airport in February and accused of having hashish […]
Bill Russell, stalwart of the Boston Celtics’ dynasty of the 1950s and 60s, the only NBA player to win 11 championships and the league’s first Black head coach, died on Sunday. He was 88. Russell is widely considered one of the best to ever play the game. As a 6-foot-10 center, he was the face […]
2K Sports announced that Michael Jordan will grace the cover of NBA 2K23, with additional cover athletes to be released later this week, per Bleacher Report. For now, Jordan will grace the cover of the NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition and the NBA 2K23 Championship Edition. No other way to do it for 
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Golden State Warriors won their fourth title in eight seasons and the team’s first since 2018, with 103-90 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals. Stephen Curry finished with 34 points and seven assists in game 6 and 1st Finals MVP award after he averaged 31.2 points, five assists, […]
LeBron James is now in the billionaire club. According to Forbes’ Chase Peterson-Withorn, the Los Angeles Lakers star’s net worth is estimated to be $1 billion. James is now the first active NBA player to accumulate a billion-dollar net worth during his playing career. Basketball icon and current Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is also […]
J. Cole will be play pro basketball a little closer to home. Cole, who played with the Rwanda Patriots in the Basketball Africa League in 2021, is heading to Canada. The Canadian Elite Basketball League tweeted Thursday night that the 37-year-old rapper will join the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the coming season as a guard. […]
With The NBA’s 2022 LA Lakers done for the season. The 1980’s Lakers Are Coming Back. HBO has renewed Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for season 2. Based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman, “the fast-break series chronicles the […]
Bishop Kearney, East Rochester, Pittsford Mendon and Waterloo were four of five Section V champions who qualified for the state tournament this upcoming weekend in Troy. BISHOP KEARNEY KINGS (20-3/Private-Parochial Division I) vs. CORNING-PAINTED POST HAWKS (15-4/Southern Tier West Division) PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS (24-1/Monroe County Division II) vs. TAPPAN ZEE DUTCHMEN (24-1/Conference II League E) […]
The latest on Olympic gold medalist Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia is, Unknown. The WNBA center was detained at an unclear date about a month ago. Her physical location is still unknown, mounting on the heightened fear that she may become a political pawn. Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, and multiple U.S. representatives have […]
One of the top high school boys basketball players in greater Rochester Damani Barley, has a deal in place to profit from the use of his likeness and image by a local business. The agreement will allow the Rochester City School District senior to receive compensation for promoting Salvatore’s Pizzeria. “Damani has a huge social […]
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