basketball

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Given its deep ties with the trend-setting US basketball and American football leagues, the NBA and NFL, it feels apt streetwear styles are included in this year's North American World Cup kit collections.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Many of today's footballers have grown up "looking up to basketball players", says British football content creator Tiannah Pedler.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

With revenue sharing joining the fray, some teams have been able to recruit top transfers with various perks that were once impossible to imagine be available for women’s basketball players.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

They also lay the groundwork of perhaps the most sophisticated attack in college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m sure we can find a basketball team in Tucson, if that’s what you’re worried about. And it will be way better than the one here. You’ll see.”

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