basketball

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That intensity is evident to anyone who watches a single second of UConn basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Hip-hop star J. Cole is taking his basketball dreams overseas — again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Coinbase has made sports a central focus of its prediction market strategy, prompting users to “trade the madness” as the college basketball tournament got under way this month.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Multiplatinum rapper J. Cole started his career with basketball-themed mixtapes and just announced “The Off-Season” album to continue the basketball narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Usually if he got mail, it was just postcards or brochures, reminding him about school events or basketball leagues or Boy Scout camp-outs.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix