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Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Seattle, NBA Inch Closer To Reuniting

Kai Alexander, Sports Reporter April 17, 2026

For the first time in more than two decades, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is moving formally toward expansion, setting the stage for what could be the league’s most consequential structural...

Four Key Stories for the 2025-26 NBA Season

Kai Alexander, Sports Reporter October 31, 2025

As the NBA tips off its latest campaign, the league enters a season brimming with intrigue, rising talent and shifting power dynamics. Here’s a look at four key stories set to define the 2025-26 NBA...

NBA Season Preview

Conor Scanlon, Sports Reporter November 3, 2016

After three months of a shirtless J.R. Smith celebrating the city of Cleveland’s first National Basketball Association championship, the NBA season has finally arrived. The NBA offseason featured several...

Golden State setting new golden standard for NBA

Golden State setting new golden standard for NBA

February 18, 2016

Illustration by Luke Hampton. By Alec Rainsford and Mario Santos-Davidson   Heading into the all-star break last weekend, the Golden State Warriors, at 48-4, were off to the best start in...

What’s the Most Athletic Position in Sports?

Cole Anderson, Sports Editor February 11, 2016

MBeing an athlete requires so many things; a combination of hand-eye coordination, speed and strength are just a few things which earn one the title of athlete. Everyone at the professional level is most...

Back to sports: The summer in review

Cole Anderson, Sports Editor September 6, 2015

Though football season is undoubtedly the best time of the year, summer is a close second for various reasons. My personal favorite sporting event of the summer is the Stanley Cup Playoffs and subsequent...

NBA playoff preview

Dylan Snyder April 23, 2015

The NBA Playoff schedule, unlike its college equivalent, is the result of extreme exertion, coaching battles and a test of endurance rarely seen in other sports. It also puts a premium on being good...

NBA trade deadline brings big moves

Dylan Snyder February 26, 2015

The NBA has one of the most intense trade deadlines in all of sports. With a player movement system that caters to big moves and the increasing value of draft picks, this year had the makings to be an...

Thunder Look to Bounce Back

Dylan Snyder December 11, 2014

The early NBA season has been marked by several stories. From Lebron and the Cavalier's slow start in Cleveland to the historically efficient Dallas offense, there is plenty to talk about. One team likely...

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