Their knees are bent, palms outstretched, eyes darting and alert. The young women of Lady Train, a high school basketball team in rural Arkansas, are training for every possibility on the court — which, in the beloved tradition of sports-powered coming-of-age stories, also means preparing for adult life. Perhaps it should be no surprise, then,
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LOS ANGELES — Jorge Mendez waited impatiently as the Los Angeles Kings’ fate hung in the balance late Friday night. Their N.H.L. first-round playoff game against the Edmonton Oilers had already gone into overtime, robbing Mendez’s crew of several precious minutes they would need to get Crypto.com Arena ready for the Clippers’ N.B.A. playoff game
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers took a half-beat to assess the situation during a late-season game against the Boston Celtics. As is often the case, he sensed an advantage. Embiid, a 7-foot, 280-pound center, cradled the ball near the top of the key as he faced up against the Celtics’ Grant Williams, a 6-6
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Escorted by a masked police officer with a dog, her wrists handcuffed, the American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court on Tuesday for another hearing in a trial that is likely to end with her conviction in the middle of this month, her lawyers said. One of the best players of her
Brittney Griner, the American basketball star detained in Russia on drug charges, told a courtroom Wednesday that she had been tossed into a bewildering legal system with little explanation of what was happening and what she might do to try to defend herself. Ms. Griner described arriving in Russia after an exhausting 13-hour flight —
Wearing a black and gray sweatshirt with the slogan “Black lives for peace” printed on the back, Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges, appeared in a court near Moscow on Tuesday as her defense team continued to present evidence that she had not intended to break the
In a landmark court ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization), the Supreme Court removed constitutional protections for those seeking an abortion. For nearly a half-century seeking an abortion was legal nationwide. In recent years, states sought to place severe limits and, in some cases, outright bans, on the medical procedure, including Texas, the site
The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner this season with her initials and jersey number to be featured on the sideline of all WNBA courts. Griner has been detained in Russia since mid-February after Moscow airport authorities claim to have found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The 6-8 center plays
This wasn’t Jordan Poole’s finest moment. The Warriors guard launched a half-court shot while double-teamed with four seconds still to go in Wednesday’s 107-103 loss to the Suns — which left fans wondering why he’d take a Hail Mary shot early on in the possession. Poole — who recorded a career-high 38 points to go
A Russian court extended the detention of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner by two months on Thursday, and denied an appeal from her legal team, who had hoped to have her transferred to house arrest. Griner, 31, has been held in Russia since mid-February on drug charges that could carry a sentence of up to
This was the price Big East foes knew they would be paying when UConn was invited back to where it belongs after its seven-year hiatus. Husky fans streaming into the Garden, turning it into their house again, just as they did in the good old days when they celebrated Kemba Walker’s legendary step-back and five
In the Golden State Warriors’ 130-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Dubs’ third in a row, Klay Thompson made his return to the hardwood after missing the last due to injury maintenance. The 31-year-old All-Star came back and showed some new tricks up his sleeve, not only scoring 15 points on 6-12 shooting from
The Knicks are losing the battles they can win and continuing to fight the ones they cannot. Their blowout loss to the Pelicans on Thursday was their third straight defeat. That funk has dropped them out of the top 10 in the Eastern Conference and firmly into lottery range. They have lost big (102-91 Thursday,
Kyrie Irving said he’s still learning how to be a part-time NBA player, a major adjustment he insisted he is still trying to figure out. His play of late suggests otherwise. That was particularly true Wednesday, two weeks to the day since he returned to an NBA court, when the superstar guard carried the Nets
The Knicks spent the early part of their season struggling to defend their home court. Now they are beginning to feast on home cooking at the Garden. After starting the season 7-10 at home, the Knicks have won five straight at the Garden, the latest their 108-85 win over the Mavericks on Wednesday. “Just daily