Daily Archives: June 16, 2026

Jose Alvarado’s high school coach lauds ‘loyal’ Knicks champion: ‘Proud is an understatement’

The Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years had a local flavor. Traded deadline acquisition Jose Alvarado, a Brooklyn native, offered his Christ the King in Middle Village, Queens coach a moment of reflection nearly a decade after the freshly minted champ played for him. Advertisement “I wasn’t thinking in this picture that Alvarado would one day win an NBA …

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Kentucky Basketball practice notes and highlights from opening week

The Kentucky Basketball team officially began summer practice on Monday, but fans got an early preview of the Wildcats’ new-look roster thanks to videos posted by the program over the last two days. On Sunday, Kentucky’s social media team shared footage of players going through various athletic tests, including agility challenges and vertical jump measurements. It served as a nice …

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June P&T mailbag invite – Yahoo Sports

48ish hours later and still feeing . . . altered. In a good way. The best way. Saturday night, millions of Knicks fans finally caught that dragon we been chasing most if not all our lives. I’m still kinda in a daze. You? Advertisement I bring it up because for this mailbag invite, I need you to know I could …

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Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Lands Italian Prospect Francesca Baldassarre

Virginia Tech women’s basketball garnered a commitment from international product Francesca Baldassarre, who enters the program as a 5-foot-9 freshman. The 5-foot-9 guard from Brindisi, Italy, will presumably have a full four years of eligibility. The 18-year-old spent two seasons with Afora Givova Battipaglia in Italy’s top league Serie A1. In her first season, she logged 2.2 points per game, …

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Despite the painful ending, the Spurs’ season was a success

The Finals are over, and the Spurs lost. If you could describe how you feel about how they went in one word, what would it be and why? Marilyn Dubinski: The first word is “excruciating,” considering how easily the outcome could have been reversed if the Spurs simply could have executed down the stretch of games. But I made the …

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The pre-playoff James Dolan speech delivered to the Knicks — ‘I know you can do it. . .You know you can do it’

Mike Brown sat to the right of James Dolan, Knicks players seated in front of them at the club’s practice facility. It was before the April 3 shootaround when Dolan gave an impassioned 15-minute speech, recorded on video, that implored his Knicks to sacrifice everything with an unyielding commitment across the next 10 weeks of the playoffs to compete a mission …

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How Gonzaga’s lineup could change after adding Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs made an international splash on Sunday, securing a commitment from 18-year-old French guard Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa. Ekanga-Ehawa has been a star in France’s youth leagues and has seen his stock rise over the past few months. He joins a Gonzaga roster that had virtually zero depth in the backcourt behind returners Mario Saint-Supery and Davis …

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Jalen Brunson: How I resisted retaliating after Wemby shove

Following the Knicks’ closeout Game 5 on Saturday that gave the franchise its first title since 1973, captain and NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson made a special guest appearance on ABC’s “The View.” Host Whoopi Goldberg asked Brunson how he resisted retaliating against Victor Wembanyama after the Spurs star shoved Brunson to the ground in Game 3. Advertisement “I think …

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Gophers Men’s Basketball to Face SMU in Neutral-Site Nonconference Matchup

The Gophers have added a neutral-site nonconference matchup with SMU to their 2026-27 schedule, according to college basketball analyst Rocco Miller. The game is expected to be played on Dec. 12 in Frisco, Texas. Minnesota has recently added notable showdowns with St. Thomas and California to its nonconference slate for next season, and the Mustangs will now provide another formidable …

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Knicks owner James Dolan told players to make sacrifices, including intimate ones, before NBA championship run

In the days, weeks, months and years following the New York Knicks’ winning their first NBA championship since 1973, plenty of moments, stories and anecdotes will likely become the stuff of legend. OG Anunoby’s tip-in to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, completing a comeback from a 29-point deficit? Undoubtedly. Jalen Brunson’s 45 points in Game 5 to lead …

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