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Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks,  was named MVP of the NBA All-Star Weekend after scoring 39 points.

A competition filled weekend for the NBA

Jacoba Jones, Asst. Sports Editor February 22, 2024

The 73rd NBA All-Star Weekend, held Feb. 16-18 in Indianapolis, Indiana, showcased 24 of the league's star players competing in skill challenges, games and contests. The weekend resulted in multiple record-breaking...

Kyrie Irving raising his fist in the air at a basketball game.

OPINION: NBA off-season excitement

Collyn Cowles, Reporter July 4, 2023

As the final buzzer sounded on the NBA Finals, marking the end of another exhilarating season, a different kind of excitement swept through the basketball world. Excitement for the NBA off-season, a time...

Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green (23) hands Portland Trailblazers' Gary Payton II (00) his 2022 NBA Championship ring during a pre-game ceremony before their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.

OPINION: NBA playoff potential

Collyn Cowles, Reporter April 13, 2023

With the 2023 NBA regular season officially over, the hunt for a championship begins for the league's top teams, and it’s time to look at who has the most potential to reach the NBA Finals. Eastern...

The MLB shutdown was meant to put urgency in reaching a compromise.

Opinion: The MLB ripple effect

Simon Mortensen February 18, 2022

The 2021 MLB season was crazy! Fans saw the Atlanta Braves win a title without their star player as well as a scandal involving some of the league's best pitchers.What’s even crazier is that an...

The Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan (6) battles the Utah Jazz' Gordon Hayward for a rebound in the first half of Game 1 in the Western Conference quarterfinals at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 15, 2017. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Not so thank you, Utah

Cydnee Green July 10, 2017

Over the last few weeks, the Utah Jazz have made more changes to their roster than most fans are used to seeing in the NBA off-season. While some changes have been heartbreaking, others have been a breath...

Los Angeles Lakers President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson, left, and general manager Rob Pelinka flank the Lakers' first-round draft pick, second overall, Lonzo Ball at the team's training facility in El Segundo, Calif., on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

2017 NBA Draft: Number one, Daddy knows best and the Jazz

Jake Mcmahon June 27, 2017

The clock ticks down. The first pick must be made. The Philadelphia 76ers, eager to make the perfect No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, submit their selection to NBA commissioner Adam Silver. “With...

Guard Deeshyra Thomas brings the ball down the court against Cal State Northridge last December. (Abby Van Ess / The Signpost)

Athlete of the Week 3-3-2017

Daniel Ray March 3, 2017

Weber State Athlete | Deeshyra Thomas | Women's BasketballSenior Deeshyra Thomas has spent the past four years at Weber State University carving out her legacy. After two fairly productive seasons as a...

President Barack Obama holds a personalized team jersey presented to him by Los Angeles Lakers guards Kobe Bryant, center, and Derek Fisher, left, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House honoring the 2009 NBA basketball champions, Jan. 25, 2010. (Source: Lawrence Jackson / Wikimedia Commons)

Athletes split on newly elected president

Harrison Epstein January 19, 2017

With a new president in the Oval Office, professional athletes and teams will continue to visit the White House despite rumors of protests.While these events are ceremonious and have significant press...

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) drives against Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (35) in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Oracle Arena on May 16, 2016 in Oakland, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

The decision 2.0

Harrison Epstein July 11, 2016

With less fanfare than LeBron James making his famous decision in 2010, Kevin Durant has decided where he will play next season. In a shocking move, Durant announced on The Players Tribune that he has...

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) holds up the Larry O'Brien Trophy after defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

All hail the King

Harrison Epstein June 20, 2016

With the Game 7 victory over Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions. The clinching win over the Warriors gave LeBron his third career championship...

Marc’s Remarks: 3-pointer, the new layup

June 23, 2013

Recently I attended a youth basketball game, and I was extremely surprised at something I saw there. Something that, if I had done it in my youth playing time, I would have gotten an earful from my coach. One...

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