basketball players develop in different stages and at different rates, and Jakucionis is still a teenager playing almost 5,000 miles from home. "He just turned 18 years old," Underwood said.

Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Kankakee sheriff said he hopes a lawsuit by the Department of Justice over Illinois' sanctuary laws can resolve ongoing frustration in the law enforcement community.

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In a battle of the top two teams in the Southland Athletic Conference, the Kays never recovered from their slow start.

UCLA’s turnover margin of plus-5.6 ranks fifth in the country and first in the Big Ten. The Bruins force turnovers at a high rate (16.3 per game), led by Kobe Johnson’s 1.9 steals per game.

Hubie Brown took to the sideline to call his last NBA game on Sunday at 91 years old. A Basketball Hall of Famer, Brown has been a fixture on NBA sidelines either as a coach or a broadcaster since ...

You cannot miss Pat Riley’s name after you walk into the Schenectady High School basketball gym that’s named for him.

And they disagree, especially about Illinois. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a dry spring for the Prairie State, with varying temperatures. The Farmers' Almanac expects a wet and cool spring ...

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