The New York Times – Sports:
Players in women’s basketball are styling themselves how they want, because they can. Their choices also can be lucrative.
Category: Basketball (College)
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Looking for Aces Guard Jackie Young? She’s Probably in the Gym.
The New York Times – Sports:
Young, set to start in her first W.N.B.A. All-Star Game, is known for her competitive drive. “She’s going to try to beat everyone,” one teammate said.
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Xavier Booker, a Prized Recruit, Shows the Shoe Circuit Isn’t the Only Path
The New York Times – Sports:
Xavier Booker, in an unusual move, is sidestepping the carnival of tournaments put on by shoe companies to showcase elite men’s basketball players.
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The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party
The New York Times – Sports:
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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Recruiting Trail Puts Basketball’s Changes on Display
The New York Times – Sports:
Young prospects in men’s basketball have numerous ways to impress college coaches (and options to bypass them). But the way coaches are looking for new talent has changed, too.
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He Saw. He Believed. Now He Can Be an N.B.A. Star.
The New York Times – Sports:
The former Duke center Mark Williams is expected to be picked at the N.B.A. draft this week. He’s quickly learning what going pro really means.
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Derrick White’s Celtics’ Run Has His Group Chat Going Crazy
The New York Times – Sports:
There was lots of talk about “beautiful basketball,” said one friend of the Boston Celtics guard, who is competing — improbably — in the N.B.A. finals.