basketball

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After years of battling cancer, legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale said in a statement that he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

These two of the most prolific scorers in high school basketball history in Ohio are cut from the same cloth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

In other words, basketball appears to have gotten every football owner a raise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There were also lighter moments, with Vatican footage showing Macron presenting the pope with a jersey signed by members of the French national basketball team.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Later, when I started playing basketball, same thing happened. I practiced and I got better. So that’s my tip. Remember the piccolo,” he says as we pull up to the park.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko