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Huuuuuuuuump Daaaaaaaaay! While we all anxiously await any potential Jermaine Samuels news, let's revel in the fact that Kyle Lowry continues to make headlines which could benefit the program (along with apparently continuing his 6am workouts, fresh off Olympic gold).
Love thy Lowry.
And now, the "news."
Kyle Lowry 'the best team player' on U.S. Olympic hoop squad | Philadelphia Daily News
You may have missed this at the end of Rio, what with all the talk of broken bathrooms and fibbing swimmers, but after the United States men’s Olympic basketball team won its third consecutive gold medal with an anti-climactic 96-66 thrashing of Serbia on Sunday, assistant Olympic coach Jim Boeheim called Kyle Lowry,"the best team player out of everybody."
Providence coach Ed Cooley has back surgery, expected to be back for season | CBSSports.com
Cooley will have a two-month rehab, but should be OK in time for the start of the season
How to do recruiting wrong: the Michigan edition | SBNation.com
A 4-star tackle says he decommitted from Michigan because they sent a thank-you card for an event he didn't attend and also spelled his name wrong.
Interesting alumni for top-25 college basketball teams | ESPN
Everyone knows where NBA stars went to school, but what about an institution's non-basketball alumni? From Burt Reynolds to Bing Crosby, we looked at one person from each top-25 team's school.
The BBC perfectly encapsulated the Rio Olympics in one bold video | SBNation.com
This is incredible.