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• Austin bombings: Community left in shock and fearful of more explosives after death of suspect Mark Conditt

  21-03-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  For residents of Pflugerville, the fear brought on by the spate of recent bombings will take some time to disappear, not least because their quiet suburb about 20 miles from downtown Austin has become the centre of a massive police operation.Detectives and federal agents have flooded two streets connected to the serial bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt, one containing his home and the other his parents’.One neighbour, Debbie Alexander, who has lived in the hamlet for nearly 20 years, ha
  
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• Hemel Storm defend NBL D1 Playoff title in thriller

  28-04-2024 20:06 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Hemel Storm defended their NBL Division 1 Playoff title with an 87-84 win over Reading Rockets on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Elijah Maynard’s three-point attempt to force overtime rimmed out as the buzzer sounded and the Hemel celebrations started as they claimed a second straight playoff victory, coming from behind after trailing by as many as nine.
  Sam Newman was named MVP, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds, eight assists and five steals, Taylor Johnson finished with 26 poin
  
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• CoLA claim WNBL D1 Playoff title with dominant finals performance

  28-04-2024 16:42 via hoopsfix.com
  
  City of London Academy reclaimed the WNBL Division 1 Playoff title with a 72-56 win over Ipswich on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  It is yet another chapter of youthful dominance for the CoLA side, who continue to win titles at senior level despite being a roster of teenagers, bar one, having built a fierce rivalry with their Ipswich counterparts.
  .@CoLABasketball win the @NBLengland D1 playoff title with a 72-56 win over Ipswich in the final!
  Felicia Jacobs named MVP with 12 points, 13 rebou
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Ipswich vs CoLA – D1 Women’s Final (1pm)

  28-04-2024 11:59 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live from 1pm as two of the most successful teams in the women’s game go at it to start Sunday’s schedule, as Endeavour Ipswich Basketball and CoLA Southwark Pride clash at Manchester’s NBPC in the WNBL Division 1 final.
  Follow the live stats.These teams have met a number of times across multiple competitions in recent years, with contests never failing to captivate the attention for one reason or another.With a youthful slant to both their rosters, the contest will invol
  
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• Milton Keynes secure NBL Division 2 Playoff title over Solent

  27-04-2024 21:31 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Milton Keynes completed a spectacular season with a 86-68 win over Solent Kestrels to claim the NBL Division 2 Playoff title at the NBPC in Manchester on Saturday.
  Jordan Spencer completed his NBL Division 2 Player of the Year season with a Finals MVP after finishing with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, as the Breakers will now look ahead to Division 1 promotion next season after working their way up from Division 3 in consecutive seasons since the inception of the men’
  
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• Sheffield Hatters’ streak continues for third straight WNBL D2 title

  27-04-2024 19:19 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Sheffield Hatters II made it a three-peat of playoff titles, with a 77-66 win over Cobham Cobras in the final on Saturday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  It marked the 48th consecutive win in the NBL for Hatters, dating back to 2022, as the group of former pros and GB internationals continue to make their mark in the lower divisions.
  Steph Gandy was named MVP with 24 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals on 9/12 shooting, while Sarah Cooney had 25 points and Lisa Riches had 11 reboun
  
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• Essex Rebels II take NBL Division 3 Playoff crown

  27-04-2024 16:41 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Essex Rebels II completed a perfect season as they were crowned NBL Division 3 Playoff champions with a 85-62 win over Barnet Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Going 18-0 through the regular season and 22-0 including the playoffs, they’ve steamrolled through the season, winning games by more than 30 points on average, adding a 23-point victory in the final.
  DJ Wol picked up MVP honours with 23 points, nine rebounds, and three assists, preventing Barnet Bulldogs from
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Essex Rebels II v Barnet Bulldogs – D3 Playoff Final (1pm)

  27-04-2024 13:53 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live from 1pm as Essex Rebels II and Barnet Bulldogs face off in the NBL Division Three playoff final at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Follow live stats.Both teams bring a winning pedigree with them to the NBPC, with Essex sporting a perfect 18-0 as East conference winners, whilst Barnet went 19-1 across a strong South conference schedule to beat second-place Oxford Hoops by six points.The Rebels points difference of 540 (+30ppg) and the Bulldogs’ 592 (+29.6PPG) both indicate how strong th
  
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• Tosan Evbuomwan: “I’m by no means done”

  22-04-2024 11:22 via hoopsfix.com
  
  “Did you hear about Tosan?” I heard, as I anticipated the arrival of Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams, in a Barclays Center conference room.
  The news slowly spreading around the room involved British breakthrough talent Tosan Evbuomwan, who had reached the limit of playable games under his two-way contract with the Pistons. With nothing but pride left to play for, Detroit sat the Newcastle native for the remainder of the season, rather than committing further.
  After going un
  
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• WBBL Run-In 3.0: Lions close on title, two spots left in playoffs

  19-04-2024 20:21 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions have the opportunity to clinch a third successive WBBL regular season title this weekend, while the playoffs race looks set to go down to the final weekend.
  The recent European champions are just one result away from another league triumph going into the penultimate weekend of the regular season.
  The title countdown:
  London Lions can clinch the title with victory against Sheffield Hatters (14-4) on Sunday after winning three games in four days to move to 17-0. If they were to suffer
  
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• “Our ambitions are way bigger”: Aaron Radin talks league growth at BBL All-Star

  18-04-2024 12:39 via hoopsfix.com
  
  In the shadow of the British Basketball League (BBL) All-Star game, a symbolic centrepiece of Aaron Radin’s tenure as CEO, the league’s narrative is one of ambition tempered with reality.Radin, with his grand vision, has undoubtedly pushed the league to new heights as he seeks to elevate its status within the UK’s football-dominated landscape but the path continues to be fraught with challenges.
  The All-Star game, a new addition this season in replacement of the Cup competition
  
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• USA Basketball announce star-studded London-bound Olympic squad

  18-04-2024 10:51 via hoopsfix.com
  
  USA basketball have announced a star-studded 2024 Men’s National Team roster, who will come to London for exhibitions this summer before competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  The 12-man squad – led by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry – will have two showcase fixtures at London’s O2 Arena against South Sudan on July 20 and Germany on July 22, while the USA women face Germany on July 23.
  Joining the trio will be Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix
  
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• GB Women to compete in World Cup Pre-Qualifiers

  18-04-2024 08:47 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Women are set to compete in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments, to be held in Mexico and Rwanda in August.
  The inaugural events, being held from August 19 to 25, 2024, will take place in Mexico City and Kigali, with GB being one of 16 teams vying for a spot in the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments slated for March 2026.GBannounced as one of 16 teams to compete in the @FIBAWWC 2026 pre-qualifying tournaments in either Mexico or Rwan
  
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• NBA Store in London relocates to Oxford Street

  13-04-2024 11:16 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Lids, a Fanatics company and global leader in licensed sports merchandise, today announced that the NBA Store in London has relocated from its original location at Foubert’s Place in London’s Soho district to a larger location on the capital’s iconic Oxford Street. 
  The new flagship store, located at 267-269 Oxford Street opened on Friday April 12. The three-floor, nearly 9,000 square foot interactive retail and community
  
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• WBBL Run-In 2.0: Giants, Palatinates still alive in playoffs race

  12-04-2024 23:53 via hoopsfix.com
  
  It’s the final month of the Women’s British Basketball League regular season with lots to be determined over the coming weeks.
  London are closing in on another league title in the midst of their historic European title, while there are still three places up for grabs in the race for the playoffs.
  Here’s the latest outlook for each of the 11 teams:
  [Q] 1: Caledonia Gladiators (15-2)
  The Gladiators may occupy top spot, but any hopes of winning the title were all but squashed in a
  
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• Ingrained in history: The London Lions European title winners

  12-04-2024 10:34 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions are European champions. That statement certainly won’t grow old any time soon.
  15 wins out of 16 in just their third EuroCup campaign. This is the team that pulled off an incredible achievement in British history and secured legendary status:
  #44 Karlie Samuelson
  
  Let’s start with the Finals MVP. It’s no exaggeration to say that Karlie is one of the deadliest shooters in world basketball. The smoothest shooting motion was on full display in the Finals, spri
  
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• London Lions’ final dance: a European title before the curtain falls

  11-04-2024 15:43 via hoopsfix.com
  
  It was the strangest of juxtapositions.In amongst the electric atmosphere of the Copper Box, as a near packed out arena celebrated London Lions women’s clinching of the EuroCup title – becoming the first British team to win a European championship in the process – there was an undercurrent, a recognition from everyone that it is the last time we’ll see this team together.Their 81-70 win over Besiktas (149-145 on aggregate) was more than a game; it was a historic moment fo
  
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• GB Senior men & women to play South Sudan & Germany

  11-04-2024 10:27 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Men and Women will play exhibitions in London for the first time since 2017, as it has been revealed the men will face South Sudan and women Germany sandwiched around the USA games in the summer.
  The games, likely to be at the Copper Box Arena a source told Hoopsfix, will see the men take on South Sudan on Thursday July 18 and women face Germany on Sunday July 21.
  They come as a result of USA basketball being in London to prep for the Olympics, with the men taking on Sou
  
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• USA Women to take on Germany in London

  11-04-2024 10:24 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The USA Women’s National Team will play the German Women’s National Team at London’s O2 Arena on July 23, as part of the 2024 USA Basketball Showcase ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.It adds another hot ticket item to the USA Basketball Showcase in the capital that sees the USA Men’s National Team play South Sudan and Germany at O2 Arena on July 20 and July 22, respectively.
  “USA Basketball is looking forward to adding our women’s national team to the USA
  
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• Karlie Samuelson lands EuroCup Finals MVP award

  11-04-2024 08:20 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Karlie Samuelson was crowned EuroCup Finals MVP after helping London Lions deliver a special title.
  The sharpshooter contributed 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the second leg 81-70 triumph over Besiktas as the British side overturned a seven-point deficit.
  Samuelson overcame a tough start to the Finals to finish with 16 points in the first leg defeat – with all of those points coming in the second half, including during a pivotal 12-0 run after London had trailed by 18 points.
  Despite wi
  
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• London Lions capture EuroCup title with Finals comeback triumph

  10-04-2024 22:10 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions are European champions after claiming the EuroCup title with an 81-70 victory over Besiktas sealing a four-point aggregate triumph.
  Holly Winterburn hit the huge three inside the final 20 seconds to help secure an unbelievable achievement with jubilant scenes at the buzzer at the Copper Box Arena, on Wednesday evening.
  “Crazy,” Winterburn said.“Basketball is a game of runs, they made some big shots at the end and we had to lock in. But we earned this, we deserve th
  
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• LIVE: London Lions go for EuroCup glory in Finals second leg

  10-04-2024 08:10 via hoopsfix.com
  
  It all comes down to this. London Lions need to beat Besiktas by at least eight points to complete a truly astonishing achievement, and become EuroCup champions.
  After 14 consecutive victories in the competition, the Lions dropped the first leg 75-68 last Wednesday, but are back in familiar territory with the second leg taking place at the Copper Box with a 7pm tip.View this post on InstagramA post shared by London Lions (@londonlionsw)
  London pride
  Down, but not out. That’s the key theme
  
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• WNBA & TNT announce multi-year agreement to broadcast live games in UK

  09-04-2024 11:39 via hoopsfix.com
  
  TNT Sports has become the new broadcast partner for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the UK & Ireland as part of a new multi-year agreement.Fans will be able to watch at least 16 regular-season WNBA games each season live and on-demand via TNT Sports and discovery+ as the 12 teams battle it out for the WNBA Championship.
  The collaboration also features select games from the WNBA Playoffs, WNBA Finals and the WNBA All-Star Game. OFFICIAL: TNT Sports is now the premi
  
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• How the Milton Keynes Breakers took the NBL by storm – with Pete Taylor & Josh Merrington – Ep. 116

  07-04-2024 15:16 via hoopsfix.com
  
  In episode 115 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Pete Taylor (Chair) and Josh Merrington (GM) of the Milton Keynes Breakers basketball club.
  Over the past seven years, Breakers have gone from 40 kids to over a 1000, while adding a Senior National League side that has got promoted every year and will be in Division 1 next season.
  Not only that, but they’ve built a large fan base – with over 400 travelling to the National Cup Finals in January – and a thriving business, s
  
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• London Lions stay alive in EuroCup Finals, despite suffering first loss

  03-04-2024 22:06 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions fell to a 75-68 defeat against Besiktas in the first leg of the EuroCup Finals, in Istanbul, on Wednesday evening.
  Stella Kaltsidou’s side will need to overturn a seven-point deficit in London next week if they are to be crowned champions – but it could have been worse having trailed by as many as 18 points.
  Box score.
  London missed their opening four shots in front of over 3,000 passionate supporters at the Besiktas Akatlar Arena before Kat Snytsina settled any possible
  
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• London Lions ready for EuroCup Finals: “We’re looking to win the whole thing”

  02-04-2024 21:55 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions are 80 minutes away from a huge achievement – not only in British Basketball, but British sport as a whole.
  The EuroCup Finals begin in Istanbul on Wednesday evening before the return leg takes place at the Copper Box the following week, with London also in contention to match the best-ever season in the competition’s history.
  “We’re looking to win the whole thing, you know,” said Temi Fagbenle. “That’s been the goal since we lost the EuroLe
  
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• Stella Kaltsidou leading London into uncharted territory

  01-04-2024 13:30 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The rise of London Lions into European contenders has been emphatic, and the rise of Stella Kaltsidou should not be understated either.
  Re-wind 13 months and the start of the reign in the capital would begin with the end of London Lions’ record-breaking domestic win streak. And now, a historic European Finals tie is on the horizon off the back of yet more silverware accrued in the WBBL in Birmingham at the start of 2024.View this post on InstagramA post shared by London Lions (@londonlions
  
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• Paris end London Lions’ historical EuroCup campaign

  29-03-2024 23:10 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions suffered a heartbreaking 85-93 defeat at the hands of Paris Basketball to bring their EuroCup campaign to an end at the Copper Box Arena on Friday evening.
  The Paris victory sealed a 2-0 sweep of their best-of-three semifinal series following the London Lions’ Game one defeat in France.
  London head coach Petar Bozic praised his team for a gritty performance which encapsulated a fine season in the EuroCup, as the Lions became the first British team to reach the last four i
  
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• Charnwood hold off CoLA to take EABL title

  27-03-2024 21:48 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Charnwood College Riders won their fourth EABL title but were made to work for it by City of London Academy – Southwark, as they held off a late rally to win 64-59 on Wednesday evening at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester.
  Oscar Curran picked up MVP, finishing with nine points, five rebounds 10 assists, and four steals, meanwhile Lewis Malcolm had a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, Lewis Gleason had 14 and Edward Oniya had seven points, 10 rebounds, four assists a
  
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• CoLA win fourth consecutive WEABL title

  27-03-2024 17:32 via hoopsfix.com
  
  City of London Academy asserted their dominance of women’s academy basketball in England with a fourth consecutive WEABL championship on Wednesday afternoon in Manchester.
  CoLA took down rivals Copleston 89-84 in a game that went down to the wire. Ayla Habbal was named MVP after coming up clutch down the stretch to finish with 17 points and seven assists.
  Felicia Jacobs continued her dominance inside with a 16-point, 16-rebound double double, as CoLA saw five players reach double figures,
  
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