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    June 15, 2019
    Mitchell Head Coach Todd Neuendorf watches as Ben Helleloid brings the ball up the court during a summer league game against Tea on Wednesday at the Mitchell Recreation Center gym. (Matt Gade / Republic)play button
    Starting from scratch: Mitchell hoops reshaped in early stages of the Neuendorf era
    EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is the first in a series examining the status of the Mitchell High School boys basketball program. Todd Neuendorf...
    sports/basketballJune 15, 2019 - 7:00am
    June 13, 2019
    Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) and guard Kyle Lowry (7) celebrate beating the Golden State Warriors in game six of the 2019 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Oracle Arena. Cary Edmondson / USA TODAY Sports
    Raptors beat Warriors to win their first NBA title
    OAKLAND, Calif. -- Fred VanVleet gave Toronto the lead for good on a 3-pointer with 3:46 remaining, and the Raptors took advantage of another...
    sports/basketballJune 13, 2019 - 11:10pm
    DWU women's basketball to host two individual skills camps
    The Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball team will hold its annual individual skills and drills camp for girls basketball players twice...
    sports/basketballJune 13, 2019 - 8:42pm
    Mitchell girls basketball coach Cole Knippling watches as players take part in dribbling drills during open gym on Monday morning at Dakota Wesleyan Univers'ty Christen Center. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    Kernel girls finding new roles in Knippling’s first off-season
    This summer is more important than usual for Mitchell. The Kernel girls basketball team is in the midst of a roster overhaul, which sees Cole...
    sports/basketballJune 13, 2019 - 7:05am
    June 12, 2019
    Nurse, Durr lead Liberty past Lynx
    NEW YORK -- Kia Nurse scored 26 points, and rookie Asia Durr added 20 to lead the New York Liberty to a 75-69 home win over the Minnesota Lynx...
    sports/basketballJune 12, 2019 - 8:51pm
    June 11, 2019
    Former North Dakota State head coach Saul Phillips has been named the head men's basketball coach at Northern State. He was the head coach at Ohio University previous to Northern State. Brett Davis / USA TODAY Sports
    Former NDSU coach Phillips says it was a 'really easy decision' to take Northern State job
    ABERDEEN, S.D. — Former North Dakota State head coach Saul Phillips is back in the Dakotas. He was named the head men's basketball coach at...
    sports/basketballJune 11, 2019 - 10:36am
    Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant walks to the locker room during the second quarter Monday, June 10 against the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena. Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
    Warriors fear Durant's right Achilles ruptured
    TORONTO — Kevin Durant was lost in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday and likely for months to come with a ruptured right Achilles. Durant,...
    sports/basketballJune 11, 2019 - 9:46am
    June 10, 2019
    Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins (0) shoots the ball against Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green (14) and Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the third quarter in game five of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena. Dan Hamilton / USA TODAY Sports
    Durant exits, but Warriors edge Raptors to stay alive
    TORONTO -- Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for three 3-pointers in the final three minutes, and the Golden State Warriors held on to...
    sports/basketballJune 10, 2019 - 11:01pm
    Lynx adjusting to life without injured rookie Jessica Shepard at power forward
    MINNEAPOLIS -- As the Minnesota Lynx wrapped up Monday’s practice at Mayo Clinic Square, rookie Jessica Shepard was in the middle of the team...
    sports/basketballJune 10, 2019 - 8:55pm
    Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) leaves the court after an injury during the third quarter in Game 5 of the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs May 8 against the Houston Rockets at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
    Warriors' Durant a game-time call for Game 5
    TORONTO — Golden State forward Kevin Durant will be a game-time decision as the Warriors face elimination Monday night in the NBA Finals, coach...
    sports/basketballJune 10, 2019 - 1:24pm
    June 7, 2019
    Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka (9) reacts after a play during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the 2019 NBA Finals Friday, June 7, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
    Raptors rally to take 3-1 stranglehold on NBA Finals
    OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kawhi Leonard scored 17 of his 36 points in a decisive third quarter, and Serge Ibaka scored 20 points off the bench Friday...
    sports/basketballJune 7, 2019 - 11:05pm
    Augustana University's Shelby Selland, left, tries to get around a defender for a basket during the 2015-2016 season. (Gene Smith/Augustana athletics)
    Augie's Selland honored by state's trainers for knee injury comeback
    SIOUX FALLS—Augustana senior women's basketball player Shelby Selland has been honored by the South Dakota Athletic Trainers Association...
    sports/basketballJune 7, 2019 - 9:41pm
    June 5, 2019
    Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors during the second quarter in Game Three of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
    Raptors crush shorthanded Warriors, take 2-1 lead
    OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors defeated a shorthanded Golden State Warriors squad 123-109 in Oakland on Wednesday, June 5, to take a...
    sports/basketballJune 5, 2019 - 10:55pm
    June 2, 2019
    Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins (0) and Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol (33) go for a loose ball during the first quarter in Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, June 2. Dan Hamilton / USA TODAY Sports
    Warriors finish strong against Raptors to even series
    TORONTO -- Klay Thompson scored 25 points and added five rebounds and five assists as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors...
    sports/basketballJune 2, 2019 - 9:57pm
    May 30, 2019
    Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) shoots the ball against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in game one of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena. Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
    Raptors beat Warriors in NBA Finals opener
    TORONTO -- Pascal Siakam scored his career playoff best 32 points and added eight rebounds and five assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the...
    sports/basketballMay 30, 2019 - 10:55pm
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