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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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The channel, which along with the other SI assets is managed by New York-based Minute Media, will also carry live sports coverage including college basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Moon will appear to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length," Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

After years of learning and building UCLA’s women’s basketball program, Cori Close is ready to prove she belongs among the elite coaches in the sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

At the far end of the gym, under one of the basketball hoops, Mr. Palmer saw a group of people in National Guard uniforms.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret