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USA beats Canada in FIBA AmeriCup semifinal
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith What a difference setting the opening tone can make. In this case, for the USA, it carried them throughout and put them in a position in the fourth where they could defend their lead until the final buzzer. In a thrilling ending, USA took the 67-63 victory and advanced to…
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Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…
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Represent the North; Kayla putting on for her city
Jacob Smith Kayla Deschatelets is an assistant coach with the Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball program under head coach Jason Hurley, and her journey to get there is one of unrelenting passion and desire to maintain the highest standard. The Start In Elementary School, Kayla’s basketball team was held for strictly grade seven and eight, but…
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Hoopqueens Season 2 A Buzz
Jacob Smith A double header of professional paid women’s basketball took over the Humber College North Campus gym on Sunday afternoon when Hoopqueens started its second season. Four teams of 10 Canadian players featuring some of the best of U SPORTS and the CCAA, put on a show for a passionate crowd and one word…
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Fog Move to 5-2 After Win Over Hornets
Jacob Smith The Port City Fog beat the Halifax Hornets 83-68 at SMU in Halifax on Saturday afternoon and despite a mid game push from the Hornets, they maintained control throughout. Kaylee Kilpatrick is having a MVP season leading the MWBA in scoring, and it continued today with another double-double. Shooting threes, dominating the glass,…
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Previewing the Weekend in MWBA
Jacob Smith We only have two weekends left until the Legacy Cup championship tournament. Six games over Saturday and Sunday in Halifax, action throughout the week and the final regular season play next weekend before the Cup is played at TD Station in Saint John. Every team wanted to stay hot throughout the season, but…
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NYSL Major Five Champs Back In Form
Jacob Smith The New York Subliners took a while to get back to the form they were in during the first stage, but they’re back. Completing the losers bracket run that Optic tried during Major 3, they go from losers round one all the way to the grand finals and a 4-3 victory over the…
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BlackJacks Take Season Opener Over Champs
Jacob Smith The Ottawa BlackJacks kicked off their 2023 CEBL season the best way they could, getting a win over the defending champs. The 95-93 victory came with a big fourth quarter rally to erase a double-digit deficit, and now the BlackJacks are 1-0. The game started out well for the Brampton Honey Badgers, specifically…
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A One Time Thing or One Thing To Come?
Jacob Smith You see what the Washington Mystics did to the New York Liberty on Friday night and you think, is there not as clear a division between the top teams? Then you see what the Liberty and Aces did the rest of the weekend and you think nah the top are the top, at…
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NBA Conference Finals Preview
Jacob Smith Whoever said the bubble wasn’t real basketball is kicking themselves right now because we’re back. The LA Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are on to the conference finals and in about two weeks time two will emerge to play for the NBA championship. The Lakers took down the dynasty Warriors…
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