The collective bargaining agreement, which is said to create a new in-season tournament, must be ratified by the players and team governors.
Category: Basketball
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The Beach Boys Making a Final Four Run
Florida Atlantic has seemingly come out of nowhere to make a deep run in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament. The university’s ambitions are relatively young, too.
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Women’s Sports Are Raking in Investments. The Final Four Shows Why.
With stars, story lines and skill, the TV rights for the women’s Division I basketball tournament could be worth over $80 million, part of a larger wave of investors flocking to women’s sports.
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The Way You Watch Sports on TV Is Changing. Here’s Why.
The slow collapse of regional sports networks that broadcast baseball, basketball and hockey games has implications for viewers and for the sports themselves.
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Grizzlies Guard Ja Morant Moves Toward ‘Redemption’ After Gun Video
Back from an eight-game suspension, the Memphis Grizzlies guard said he had more work to do to improve himself. But there was also a hint of defiance in his approach.
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NBA ‘Bad Boy’ Wants Players to Do as He Says, Not as His Teams Did
Joe Dumars was on the 1980s Detroit Pistons teams known for their hard fouls. But players and coaches who step out of line today can expect fines and suspensions — from him.
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Tyger Campbell Is the Calm as U.C.L.A. Storms Into the Sweet 16
The senior guard, whom the Hall of Famer Bill Walton called “one of my favorite all-time Bruins,” has become one of the most recognizable faces in college basketball.
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Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80
He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.
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Yes, They Are Tall. No, They Do Not Play Basketball.
For the vertically gifted, every day of the year means standing out. But March can be particularly maddening.
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Fairleigh Dickinson Hopes to Be the Next March Madness Fairy Tale
It was quiet at the Fairleigh Dickinson University campus in New Jersey the day after its basketball team pulled off a stunning upset in the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament. But it’s often quiet there.