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45 posts tagged "basketball"

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Yturralde: Watch out, NBA G League is on rise

Inigo Yturralde | Friday, April 17, 2020

The NBA G League is the new kid on the block when it comes to minor league affiliates. Founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), the league comprised eight teams. In 2005 the league was called the NBA Development League or NBA D-League for short.  Different to most major leagues, drawing comparisons

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Biggio: Five sports for everyone stuck at home

Quinn Biggio | Friday, April 3, 2020

In times of extreme hardship, people from all over the world have turned to one thing to unify them — and that one thing is sports. No matter the level of turmoil people are facing, nations all across the globe have always turned to sports to uplift them in times of trouble. In 2001, only

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Round of 64, West Region

Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 30, 2020

We are back with the third of four regions in the Round of 64 for the Observer March Madness Bracket. Last edition saw a 12-seed advance in our first major upset –– will any underdogs prevail today? Read below to find out. No. 1 Gonzaga def. No. 16 North Carolina Central 89-66 No one sees

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The Sixth Seat (Ep. 6): Katie Cole

Ashton Weber, Jackie O'Brien, Julianna Conley, Bridget Kelley and Adriana Perez | Sunday, March 1, 2020

This week’s sixth seat is Katie Cole, a pre-med senior who walked on the Notre Dame women’s basketball team her sophomore year and is now a scholarship athlete. Tune in to learn what it’s like to be coached by the legend herself: Muffet McGraw, and to hear about the amazing things Katie is doing on

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Think before you tweet

Thomas Diehl | Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Sitting at home on my couch, watching the Notre Dame basketball game against Indiana, I could not help but continually yell at the television. Things like, “Juwan, why would you do that?!” and, “Hubb is a turnover machine,” flew out of my mouth at a constant rate. Was there extra pressure for Notre Dame to

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Adams: The most unstoppable moves in basketball

Hayden Adams | Friday, September 27, 2019

In the sport of basketball, there are numerous legends, and many of them had an iconic, go-to move that only added to their fame. Michael Jordan had his cradle dunk, Kobe Bryant had his fadeaway and Allen Iverson had his crossover. However, there are only a select few moves ever deployed in basketball that have

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University to begin using metal detectors at all reserved-ticket events

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 11, 2019

Metal detectors will be used at all reserve-ticketed events at Notre Dame beginning this fall, the University announced in a press release Thursday. The decision comes following recent efforts to enhance security at campus events, including enacting a clear-bag policy at all home football games. The policy will primarily affect major sporting events on campus including

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New ND women’s club basketball encourages athleticism, camaraderie

Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, April 5, 2019

The new Notre Dame women’s club basketball team has competed in four tournaments in their inaugural semester. The team is comprised of a fluctuating 15 to 20 members and coached by Rob Coloney, the director of Graduate Career Services.  Two of the four tournaments were in Chicago, and one was for regionals at Dayton University,

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2 Chainz shoots his shot on ‘Rap or Go to the League’

Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 20, 2019

“We’re gonna introduce now the North Clayton Eagles / Coached by James Gwynn / His starters, number 21, Tauheed Epps.” The announcer’s voice cuts out, but you can watch, or just imagine, the rest. A tall, lanky high school kid strides past his teammates — receiving high fives as he goes — then shakes hands

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Lakers season of high hopes is falling apart

Peter St. John | Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Editor’s Note: This column was found to have uplifted information from a previously published column. The author is no longer with The Observer. The NBA regular season officially ends April 10. But in reality, the season finishes at different times for different teams. For the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, it barely retained any meaning

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After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Ba After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Basement Breakdown, The Observer’s sports podcast, is back with some Pittsburgh predictions.  Some highlights from the stream include:

🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

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