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L’esclusione di Cnn e altri due media dalla Casa Bianca 21 Sep 2026 - Corriere della Sera DALLA NOSTRA CORRISPONDENTE Viviana Mazza © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA NEW YORK - Betsy Klein , corrispondente della Cnn dalla Casa Bianca, passa ogni giorno dal checkpoint dei servizi segreti, mette la borsa e tutto ciò che ha addosso in uno scanner come quello degli aeroporti, mostra il pass, inserisce il pin, e così può avere accesso nella zona dove lavorano i giornalisti, che include la briefing room e le postazioni da cui fare i collegamenti vicino alla West Wing. Ma sabato, dopo che Trump ha deciso di bandire la Cnn, come pure la tv MS Now e il sito Politico,è andata diversamente. «C’erano un gruppo di telecamere fuori a riprendermi mentre entravo. Entro, appoggio il badge, fa un paio di volte bip, poi diventa rosso, blu e verde e non accetta il mio pin. L’agente dei servizi segreti che era di guardia mi chiede di vedere il badge e mi dice che è stato disattivato. Gli chiedo se può darmi una spi...

GEOFF  BURKE/IMAGN IMAGES “I like lively crowds, active crowds,”  said Victor Wembanyama ,  whose 32-point effort helped San Antonio cut its NBA Finals deficit to 2-1. San Antonio thrived amid hostile atmosphere in Game 3 of NBA Finals 10 Jun 2026 - The Washington Post BY STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama likens home-court advantage to having six players on the court against five . On the road, it’s like five on six. Wemby likes it like that. Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs thrived in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden and are undaunted by the hostile environment and the series deficit they face against the New York Knicks. “I like lively crowds, active crowds,” Wembanyama said Tuesday, roughly 13 hours after his dominant 32-point, eight-rebound, six-assist effort to pick up his first career win in the finals . “At home, it’s an extra motivation because you want to give the people who support you a good show. On the road...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)  New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, left, and New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges,  right, pressure San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama Friday  during  the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio. Spurs aren’t conceding anything 7 Jun 2026 - Texarkana Gazette TIM REYNOLDS - AP BASKETBALL WRITER The New York Knicks are up 2-0. They say they’re unfazed. The San Antonio Spurs are down 0-2. They say they’re unfazed. Such is the state of things in the NBA Finals, where both teams were taking a travel day on Saturday. Practices resume Sunday and Game 3 of the title series is Monday night at Madison Square Garden, where President Donald Trump will be watching alongside fans who are willing to pay nearly $10,000 for seats so far from the court that 7-foot-4 Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will look tiny. The Knicks insist they’re not celebrating yet. The Spurs insist they’re not defeated yet. “Every single da...

6 Jun 2026 - Texarkana Gazette TIM REYNOLDS - AP BASKETBALL WRITER SAN ANTONIO — Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left after a turnover by Victor Wembanyama moments earlier, then Wembanyama missed a jumper at the end of New York’s 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. “What a ballgame,” Knicks coach Mike Brown marveled. Karl-anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 20 for the Knicks. They have won 13 straight, the second-longest streak by any team in NBA playoff history. “New York City showed up,” Towns said. “The fans showed up. The energy showed up. And we found a way to get it done.” The Knicks are now just the third team to win the first two games of a finals on...

ERIC GAY/AP  Karl-Anthony Towns, center, and the Knicks are on a 12-0  postseason  run and lead the Spurs 1-0 in the NBA Finals after Wednesday’s win. Adversity, yes: The Spurs trail again in a postseason series. No sweat. 5 Jun 2026 - The Washington Post BY TIM REYNOLDS — Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs. They had — and lost — homecourt advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing happened. In the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City, they trailed 2-1 before finding a way to oust the defending champion Thunder in seven games. And now, the Finals. They had home-court advantage and lost it in Game 1 against the New York Knicks. Adversity, hello again. “We’ve been consistent in that regard,” Spurs Coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday as his team prepares for Game 2 on Friday night. “I think one thing we have learned in...

(AP Photo/ Eric Gay) New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) steals the ball from San Antonio Spurs  forward Victor Wembanyama Wednesday during the second half of  Game 1  of the NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio. 5 Jun 2026 - Texarkana Gazette TIM REYNOLDS - AP BASKETBALL WRITER SAN ANTONIO — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs. They had — and lost — homecourt advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing happened. In the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City, they trailed 2-1 before finding a way to oust the defending champion Thunder in seven games. And now, the finals. They had home-court advantage and lost it in Game 1 against the New York Knicks. Adversity, hello again. “We’ve been consistent in that regard,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday as his team prepares for Game 2 on Friday night. “I think one thing we have learned in our...

(AP Photo/eric Gay) -  San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama shoots free  throws  during a workout prior Tuesday to the start of the NBA Finals basketball series  against the  New York Knicks in San Antonio. 3 Jun 2026 - Texarkana Gazette TIM REYNOLDS AP BASKETBALL WRITER SAN ANTONIO — For a few hours on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks held practices on a floor that had the NBA Finals logo painted at midcourt. They did interviews with the logo as a backdrop. They saw finals mentions basically everywhere they looked. It might have seemed normal. It wasn’t. This stage — the NBA Finals — is new to just about everyone on the Spurs and Knicks rosters, meaning very few players on either side can have any real idea of how the moment will seem on Wednesday night when the 80th title series in league history gets underway in San Antonio. They have two big things in common : It’s going to be new, and it took them all forever to get here. “Falling i...

9 Feb 2025 - The Philadelphia Inquirer (South Jersey edition) By Brian Mahoney Associated Press The Sixers game Sunday at Milwaukee will be the longtime coach and broadcaster’s swan song. Hubie Brown had just taken his first college coaching job in 1968 and didn’t expect that he’d also be asked to teach. So, for his one year as an assistant at William & Mary, he taught two elective basketball courses. Brown, now 91 and set to work his final game as a broadcaster, never stopped teaching the sport in more than 55 years since. Only his audience grew from college students to players, coaches and TV viewers all over the world. “It’s the most remarkable thing and it’s not hyperbole: He has probably taught more people about the game of basketball than anybody that’s ever lived,” broadcasting partner Mike Breen said. Brown and Breen will work ABC’S telecast of Sunday’s game between the Sixers and Milwaukee, where Brown got his first NBA opportunity as an assistant coach with the Bucks team...

(Frank Gunn/the Canadian Press via AP, File) 8 Feb 2025 - Texarkana Gazette BRIAN MAHONEY AP BASKETBALL WRITER Hubie Brown had just taken his first college coaching job in 1968 and didn’t expect that he’d also be asked to teach. Hubie Brown makes his debut as ESPN commentator on Oct. 19, 2018, before NBA basketball game action as the Toronto Raptors face the Boston Celtics in Toronto. So, for his one year as an assistant at William & Mary, he taught two elective basketball courses. Brown, now 91 and set to work his final game as a broadcaster, never stopped teaching the sport in more than 55 years since. Only his audience grew from college students to players, coaches and TV viewers all over the world. “It’s the most remarkable thing and it’s not hyperbole: He has probably taught more people about the game of basketball than anybody that’s ever lived,” broadcasting partner Mike Breen said. Brown and Breen will work ABC’S telecast of Sunday’s game between Philadelphia and Milwaukee,...

30 Dec 2024  The Day  By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regularseason minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him. “They told me I’m old as hell,” James quipped. By NBA standards, they’re not wrong. He was dubbed “The Kid from Akron” when the Ohio native entered the league with a limitless future nearly 22 years ago. He’s now the 40-year-old from Los Angeles with wisps of gray in his beard. His milestone birthday comes today, one that will make him the first player in NBA history to play in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. Such a feat has happened a couple of dozen times in baseball before. It has happened in hockey — Gordie Howe was a five-decade player, appearing in the NHL from his teens to his 50s — but never in the NFL or the NBA. Until now. James is making more basketball history and creating a club all of...