Over the past few years, several NBA players have entered the Slam Dunk Contest hoping to recapture the magic of its golden era. Yet despite their efforts, fan interest continues to decline. The ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

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The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest came and went early Saturday evening before many had a chance to notice. That’s partly due to the odd early start brought on by NBC’s Winter Olympics broadcasts. But, it ...

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the backbone of AI, but mathematicians are also turning to these tools for tasks ...

Keshad Johnson celebrates after winning the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest. Jesse D. Garrabrant / Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. — You never know exactly what you’re going to see at All-Star Saturday ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. A second-year forward out of Arizona, Johnson was ...

NBA All-Star Saturday is in the books at the Clippers' Intuit Dome. Heat forward Keshad Johnson, who has played in just 37 career NBA games for Miami in the last two seasons, capped the evening by ...

A month ago, Florida State men's basketball sat four games below .500 and was fresh off a devastating late loss to Wake Forest that featured 16 turnovers. The top 14 teams in the conference advance to ...

The three-point contest is a staple of NBA All-Star weekend. Even in the years where the dunk contest got most of the glitz and glamour the three-point contest would deliver great competition and an ...

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