Members of the 1972 Centennial Centaurs senior men’s basketball team that won the school’s only provincial championship recently reunited for a 50th reunion The Centennial Centaurs’ eighth-place finish at the recent BC High School AAAA Men’s Basketball Championships may not have lived up to the team’s second-place finish heading into the tournament. But several miles […]
The St. Gabriel the Archangel Guardians senior men’s basketball team won their second straight Division 3 Urban Championship on March 12. As they narrowly missed out on the chance to represent Chestermere at the 3A Provincial Championships this weekend, the St. Gabriel the Archangel Guardians senior men’s basketball team celebrates a second consecutive City Division […]
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The honors keep pouring in for Richardson superstar Cason Wallace. First, the five-star Kentucky signee was named a McDonald’s All-American. On Thursday, Wallace was named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Jordan Brand Classic All-American. The 6-4 guard averaged 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists for a 32-2 Richardson team that […]
Minnesota high school athlete Alex Bosacker was met with support when he came out as gay to his peers and coaches at Saint Peter High School earlier this winter. But as the news made its way to rival Minnesota New Ulm school, Bosacker began to be harassed on the basketball court. It started with the […]
Bergen Catholic leads Rutgers Prep for non-public basketball A title Bergen Catholic Boys Basketball play the final seconds of their 66-54 win over Rutgers Prep to win the NJSIAA Non-Public A title at Rutgers. Greg Mattura, NorthJersey.com All season people watched Bergen Catholic play basketball and whispered, “just think if they had their best player.” […]
Bowling Green 6-foot-6, 215-pound fifth-year senior Daeqwon Plowden had 19 points in his last game as a Falcon, taking his career total to 1,618 to become the eighth player in program history to eclipse 1,600 career points. There were at least four NBA scouts in attendance at that final game, which was a 96-56 loss […]
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Burlington Central’s Gavin Sarvis has scored a rare double in back-to-back years as he is a member of the Northwest Herald All-Area football and basketball first team. The Rockets eldest helped his basketball team to a 31-4 record, the best in school history, and to the Fox Valley Conference title with an 18-0 mark. Sarvis […]
Torrey Craig of the Phoenix Suns has been publicly silent on his tweets from a decade ago saying “I hate gay guys” and retweeting a message about gay people needing “a bullet” in the head. Outsports reached out to the Suns for comment from the team and Craig. The Suns in a statement appear to […]
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In nearly every game Kentucky has played to date, there have been one or two occasions where one of the Wildcats has gone out of their way to end an opponent’s possession and attempted to grab a rebound that fell in his area. Because every missed shot is in Oscar Tshiebwe’s area, however, many times […]
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The Anchorage Christian School basketball team huddles during a break against Colony Knights on March 3, 2022. (Josh Reed/DNA) After dominating Division 3A for more than half a decade, the Anchorage Christian School women’s basketball team is doing the same in its freshman year in Division 4A, the highest level of high school competition in […]
Voting ended in Local 4’s Winter 4Frenzy. Now our Kim DeGiulio is taking us to L’Anse Creuse High School to spotlight one of our basketball nominees. Watch their story Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. on Local 4 News Today. March is all about basketball, but for these players here at L’Anse Creuse High School in […]
WCCO Digital Headlines: Morning of February 25, 2022Jason DeRusha has the latest Friday morning headlines. 56 minutes ago Midday weather reportSaturday is a #Top10WxDay! 2 hours ago Prior Lake Girl’s basketball team ends season early after racist note found in player’s gym bagThe school is investigating, but says that given the circumstances, the girls’ basketball […]
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Click here to see the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Prosper’s Jaxson Ford What he did: Ford averaged 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as Prosper went 2-0 last week, wins the Eagles needed to qualify for the playoffs. He scored 17 points in a 73-67 victory at Denton Guyer – a 29-5 […]
When Hansel Enmanuel was 6 years old, a wall collapsed on him – he was trapped for two hours. His father found him and saved him, but he lost his left arm below his shoulder after being amputated. But, according to the Orlando SentinelHansel Enmanuel, whose full name is Hansel Enmanuel Donato Domínguez, does not […]
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Click here to see the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Richardson’s Cason Wallace What he did: Wallace averaged 22.3 points, 6.7 assists and 7.0 rebounds as Richardson went 3-0 this week. Wallace scored 33 points and added five steals despite three first-half fouls in an 84-78 win over a Lake Highlands side 29-4 – […]
It’s not common for a Division III program to get an athlete with Division I talent, but when the Ithaca College men’s basketball team landed senior forward Luka Radovich, the Bombers added one star to their starting lineup. After spending two seasons playing college basketball at the Division I level, Radovich transferred from Fordham University […]
Emoni Bates was the only player absent from the rowdy party the Memphis basketball team hosted inside the FedExForum on Saturday night. But the freshman winger is expected to join his teammates on Sunday, according to coach Penny Hardaway. What comes after that, however, is anyone’s guess. “He’ll be back in the fold,” Hardaway said […]
What is Kevin Garnett’s net worth? Kevin Maurice Garnett is a famous American professional basketball player who started his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Since 1975, he was the only player to be drafted straight out of high school. He spent the first 12 seasons of his basketball career with the Timberwolves, […]
Please share Morgantown, West Virginia – After West Virginia’s seventh straight loss, the sad fact that has come to light is that the Mountaineers just aren’t as talented as the top teams in the country. The other difficult reality is that Bob Huggins is an old-school coach in a rapidly changing world. Players, especially the […]
The 2022 Winter Olympics have begun in Beijing, just as China is repeatedly accused of massive human rights abuses, including the genocide of Uyghur Muslims. Great timing, huh? Yet all of this tends to be largely ignored by mainstream American media, which is often either in bed or downright terrified of China. U.S. Senator Marsha […]
Former Milwaukee Bucks player and general manager Ernie Grunfeld is believed to be the only athlete in NBA history whose parents survived the Holocaust. A longtime figure in the public eye, the public knows very little about the Jewish aspects of his life. His son, Dan Grunfeld, himself a former professional basketball player for eight […]
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Pocono Record in 2020. Kobe Bryant was a dominant force long before he embarked on a remarkable 20-year NBA career. Ken Lacey, now a Yonkers police lieutenant, played him one memorable night in high school. It was 1996. Lacey was a kingpin in the massive Mounted […]
By Robert Wilson Opponents at Lanier High didn’t stop talented senior guard Mark Drone last week. The only thing that slowed Drone down was a minute limit due to a pulled muscle injury. The 5-foot-11 drone averaged 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4 steals and led defending MHSAA Class 4A State Champion Lanier […]
Through: rebel gift Sunday January 16, 2022 | 7:10 p.m. Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review Montour’s Olivia Lyscik reacts during a 60-33 win over Quaker Valley in a Division 2-4A game on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 at Montour High School. Jenn O’Shea moved from Fox Chapel to Montour three years ago, taking over a women’s basketball […]
BUTTE – Raised by his brother during the South Sudanese civil war, John Dhuol’s search for education, basketball and peace took him to five countries on two different continents. He now finds himself in Butte playing basketball for the Orediggers and pursuing an engineering degree. After years of conflict between Sudanese groups, South Sudan became […]
Former Phoenix Desert Vista High School basketball coach Tony Darden admits he missed Adonis Arms when he played for the Thunder. “To be honest, I missed the kid,” Darden said. “Sometimes as coaches you miss a guy.” This week, Arms became a social media sensation after scoring 14 points, grabbing nine rebounds and providing five […]
WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) – Lexie Heinold has come full circle. The former Washington High School basketball player is back where she played college basketball. But in a different way with students. “Back on campus, I see them every day,” Heinold said. “I can interact with them when they come into the dining room.” Heinold helps […]
The American professional basketball player known as Bol Bol has a huge fan base as an athlete for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. Fans are intrigued to learn more about his personal life, including his current relationship status. Here we present Mulan Hernandez, the girlfriend of the NBA player with a large […]
The Sumter women’s basketball team started the season with high expectations. After an appearance in the state championship game last spring, the Gamecocks started this year as the top-ranked 5A team. While this recognition from the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association was nice, head coach Jeff Schaffer needed to make sure his team didn’t buy […]
RALEIGH, North Carolina, January 6, 2022 / PRNewswire / – BOA Nutrition announced it has signed a deal with Duke top scorer and captain, Wendell Moore, Jr. The player will be featured in the company’s new advertising campaign and on social media over the coming months. Moore was one of the many basketball players at […]
LYFORD, TX (ValleyCentral) – Harvest Christian Academy is a small high school in Edinburgh. Less than 100 students attend school. Despite its low enrollment rate, women’s basketball proves it can cling to some of the biggest schools in the Rio Grande Valley. “I’m really proud of these girls,” said Jaime Gonzalez, the team’s head coach. […]
Social media is a platform for sharing anything and everything with users all over the world and a lot of people love to discuss a trending topic on the internet and once again the day has started something fishy. One name, not maybe one name but two names has become a trending topic of the […]
Former Kansas basketball player Gethro Muscadin was injured in a car crash around 3:10 a.m. Thursday in Osage County, Kansas, according to details published in Friday’s online Accident Log. the Kansas Highway Patrol. The newspaper indicates that Muscadin, 21, was the passenger with a 21-year-old woman. It says the vehicle was heading south on the […]
By Terry Boehmkersports journalist NKyTribune Conner’s boys’ basketball team won three games at a vacation tournament in Louisville this week to win the championship trophy and take their record to 10-3 early in the New Year. Junior guards Daniel Campbell and Landen Hamilton were double-digit scorers in all three wins. In a first round victory […]
LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to reach 36,000 points on Tuesday. James is the third player to cross the threshold. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who retired in 1989 after 20 seasons, is the league’s all-time top scorer with 38,387 points. Karl Malone, who retired in 2004 after 19 seasons, is second with 36,928 points. And […]
jr-smith Théo Wargo / Getty JR Smith is still winning in his post-NBA life. The former basketball player, who won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, achieved a 4.0 GPA during his first semester at college. The 36-year-old broke the news in a post on his […]
He’s definitely taller than you, and he’s probably better than you too. American sports fans have fallen in love with the 213cm, 163kg college basketball player Connor Williams, who caught the internet’s attention this weekend. Playing for New York’s St John Fisher College’s Third Division, Williams dominated his opponents in his freshman year at college, […]
RICHLAND – The Walla Walla High School girls’ basketball team suffered two losses this weekend. On Friday, December 10, the Blue Devils opened the Mid-Columbia Conference game with a 75-32 loss to Kamiakin in the Blue Devil Gym. Wa-Hi had two double-digit players. Cami Martin scored a high of 14 points and Lauryn Bergevin added […]
Who is Cody Martin’s Girlfriend, All About the American Professional Basketball Player: Netizens are currently looking to find out more about a popular basketball player’s girlfriend and with readers’ taste in our minds we are covering her love life. Yes you are right, we are talking about Cody Martin who is currently in the limelight […]
Wisconsin goalie Kobe King (23) leads over Purdue forward Aaron Wheeler (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Indiana on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo / Michael Conroy) Former University of Wisconsin goalie Kobe King finally returned to the hard court on Tuesday, coming off the bench […]
Through: Bill Beckner Jr. Sunday 5 December 2021 | 4:21 p.m. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto practices a layup shot during team practice on Friday December 3, 2021 at Southmoreland High School. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Southmoreland’s Delaynie Morvosh practices free kicks with his teammate on Friday December 3, 2021 at Southmoreland High […]
It’s weekend basketball time. Hope everyone had a great week and are ready to make some money this weekend. We have some big games tonight in the NBA, headlining the Eastern Conference with the Nets against the Bulls and the Bucks against the Heat. I have provided an accessory for these two games for your […]
There are a lot of questions to be answered early in the season for the boys at Salina South. After earning seven senior degrees, including all five starters, the Cougars will discover each other early when they speak against Salina Central on Friday at South Gym. South, who finished 16-5 a year ago, sends just […]
As the Ithaca College men’s basketball team got off to a 3-1 start, several students worked behind the scenes to make sure the team was performing well. Student managers have several roles including obtaining equipment, setting up the dashboard, assisting with exercises and filming practices so that the team can review them later. Juniors James […]
Goodbye In light of the Morris / Jokic incident and the LeBron / Stewart ordeal, it’s pretty clear that things can get tough in the NBA. While it’s rare for things to get really violent on the pitch, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been more than a few close calls. However, some high school basketball […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif .– Azzi Fudd has been named Stephen Curry’s Splash Sister. Curry incorporates the first-year UConn basketball star into his SC30 Inc. brand in a multi-faceted name, image and likeness contract that will help him succeed on and off the court as the top rookie. of the country is building his academic career. […]
As Tamir Goodman sat in his living room in January 2021 with his family during another of several Israeli Covid-related lockdowns, he received an email from his children’s basketball coaches that would put him on the path to a new venture involving multiple NBA teams and upcoming sales at one of the largest sporting goods […]
After suffering an emotional 80-76 loss to Boise State in the Mountain West tournament championship game last year, the Fresno State women’s basketball program is hoping to use this difficult loss to learn from it and build on it to achieve greater success this season. The team are bringing the Caviinder Twins’ dynamic scoring duo […]
Glendale Dream City Christian’s loss this high school basketball season will be Kentucky’s win, after 6-foot-5 goaltender Shaedon Sharpe announced on social media Tuesday that he will be signing up early in Kentucky. In a tweet, Sharpe said, “I would like to announce that I will be enrolling in the second semester at the University […]
Gavin Baxter Height: 6-9 Weight: 228 Hometown: Provo, Utah High school: Timpview High School To classify: Senior Player preview Gavin Baxter Baxter has had a rotten shot at injuries over the past two years. He injured his shoulder just before Pope’s first season started, which kept him sidelined until the last 7 games of the […]
Caleb Lohner Height: 6-8 Weight: 235 Hometown: Dallas, Texas High school: Wasatch Academy To classify: Second year Career Statistics Year GP SG MIN MEAN FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-ALE FT% DISABLED FED CER MEAN AST MEAN BLACK LIST PF TO pls MEAN Year GP SG MIN MEAN FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-ALE FT% DISABLED FED […]
Mikey Williams, 17, has signed a landmark deal with Puma, according to ESPN. The deal makes him the first U.S. high school basketball player to sign a sneakers deal with a global footwear company. The deal comes as name, image and likeness agreements have become the norm in recent months for young athletes, including those […]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It was a familiar feeling when Jalen Suggs landed in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with his fellow Orlando Magic players. “As soon as we got off the plane, I think we got here at about one in the morning, but I had the biggest smile on my face, just knowing that I […]
Atiki Ally Atiki Height: 6-9 Weight: 213 Hometown: Mwanza, Tanzania High school: London Basketball Academy (Ontario, Canada) To classify: First-year student Atiki Ally Atiki Player Preview Atiki is a physical monster. He is 6 feet 9 inches tall and possesses elite athleticism and measurability. BYU had a combine harvester in early October, and a source […]
Holland College’s men’s basketball team dominated the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association championship for seven consecutive years. But this race ended in the 2019-2020 season. The Hurricanes lost in the semifinals of the championship tournament just before it was canceled due to COVID-19. With a return to the game this fall after a canceled 2020-21 season, […]
The recent changes to the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules for college student-athletes made many sportspeople very happy and some wealthy before signing professional sports contracts. According to ESPN, a 17-year-old basketball player, Mikey Williams, is the latest student-athlete to sign a very lucrative contract that makes him the first U.S. high school basketball […]
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The 2021-22 college basketball season is just around the corner, so let’s get into the Royal Eagles Marquette basketball roster and take a look at what to expect from each player this season. We’re going to go through the players one by one: first MU’s freshmen in alphabetical order, then the two subclass transfers, then […]
Chris Murray of Nevada Sports Net will break down each of Nevada’s 13 eligible stock players ahead of the Wolf Pack basketball team’s season opener on November 9 against Eastern Washington. We will count players alphabetically using their last names. Today’s player: Will Baker. Will baker To classify: Second year Number: 50 Position: Center Size […]
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UConn fans are getting a little nervous. After all, the Huskies haven’t won a National Women’s Championship since 2016. Connecticut comes in second this season, after adding America’s top rookie guard Azzi Fudd to a team that returns last year’s national varsity player Paige Bueckers along with all other starters who have. participated in the […]
The Michigan Wolverines Men’s Basketball Scouting Class of 2021 is one of the most talented in school history, headlining prospects with NBA potential like Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate. Thanks to the depth of Michigan’s roster, several of the 2021 class players are flying under the radar with all the media attention surrounding Houstan and […]
Cameron Brink is a Stanford basketball player, Team USA gold medalist, and aspiring basketball superstar. She’s already accomplished more before her 20th birthday than most athletes, but Cameron Brink is just getting started In this episode of “Days Off” from Whistle, Cameron Brink gives us a glimpse into the life of one of college basketball’s […]
Colorado State, which escaped with a 74-72 victory to Laramie on the way to a Border War sweep last season, is the 2021-22 preseason favorite. SDSU was screened second. Nevada, a team swept by UW, is ranked third. “I’m not really doing too much of a media poll,” Linder said. “Plus, perception is reality, and […]
As college sports teams prepare to begin their winter seasons, the Lady Commodores basketball team at Lorain County Community College is also set to begin its season, for the first time in two years. The Lady Commodores did not play last season due to COVID-19. “It’s really different to be back here,” said LCCC coach […]
La Jolla Country Day School playmaker Jada Williams has signed a multi-year partnership with Spalding to become the sporting goods maker’s latest brand ambassador for basketball equipment and sportswear. Jada, 16, has a long list of accolades including her participation in the NBA Junior Championship this year, her selection to sit on the Junior NBA […]
NEWLAND – If the recent offseason successes of local students on the basketball court are any indication, the future of the Avery High School hoops program is indeed bright. Coach Joe Ingham took his squad of players to Winston-Salem for a travel basketball tournament earlier this month, earning a second place overall in an area […]
As a young child, Kierra Moore was so drawn to basketball that she insisted on playing with older children. “She would come to her older brother’s training and say, ‘I want to play.’ And I would say you’re not old enough, ”said Arlena Wade, who coached the brother and went on to coach Moore at […]
Illini fans were thrilled last spring when Illinois received a 2021 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball engagement from Brandin Podziemski, and rightly so. Knowing that Illini legend Ayo Dosunmu was at the gate and in the NBA, it was essential for Underwood and Co to solidify the wing’s position for the future. The Illini get a good […]
As an NBA player, Pat Burke was indeed one of a kind. “Unique” is one of those words that is used too often in sports analysis, enough to lose meaning. Nothing can be “very unique” because to be unique is to be alone. If you think it’s foolish to call a woman “very pregnant” then […]
The basketball facilities at the Philadelphia Roman Catholic High School are modest. The field is on the third floor, and when the ball bounces, it reverberates around the school. But that hasn’t stopped the school from producing 13 NBA players, six All-Americans and University of Albany Paul Newman, a 6-foot-9 center, and assistant coach Matt […]
College athletes don’t have to be star players to enjoy their NIL (name, pictures, or likeness), and Wyatt Wilkes proves it. Wilkes is a fifth-year player on the Florida State University men’s basketball team. He doesn’t have high hopes for the NBA, but he makes NCAA history. The FSU athlete will be the first active […]
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WATE) – Former Tennessee center Major Wingate, team captain and major contributor in coach Bruce Pearls’ first year with the Flights, has passed away. He was 37 years old. Wingate and the 2005-06 Vols went 22-8, won the SEC Eastern Division regular season title and seeded No. 2 in the NCAA tournament, seeded […]
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Traveling to 28 countries during his professional basketball career, New Jerseyite Kevin Owens has enjoyed his homecoming over the past 10 years and a new career out of hardwood. Yet he begins to feel like traveling again after releasing a new book. Overseas Famous, the travels and tribulations of a basketball globetrotter. “I had traveled […]
VSN (admin) Published Friday 01 October 2021 – 15:00 SALEM, Oregon – With almost the entire 2020-21 roster returning for the Corban University women’s basketball team, the head coach Bill pilgeram has added six newcomers to the fold for the next campaign. “I’m really happy with our new recruiting class and delighted to see them […]
As the West Virginia men’s basketball fall practice opened last week, head coach Bob Huggins noted that he hadn’t seen many of his team during his sessions. limited summer training with the coaching staff. The recruiting, as well as the summer fundraising circuit, had taken him on the road for long periods of time, as […]
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – High school and college basketball opportunities did not exist for Billie Jean Moore. “I had all these doors open, all these paths open if I was a young boy, but I didn’t have those same doors and some paths opened if I was a young girl,” Moore recalls. But, her love […]
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas women’s basketball team had a momentous season that ended abruptly with a loss to Wright State in the first round of the NCAA tournament just six years ago. month. Amber Ramirez said in a Zoom interview on Wednesday on the first official training day for the 2021-22 season that […]
ST. JOHN’S, NL – His voice is that of a late night DJ on a radio station with an easy listening format, but everything else about him tells you that Jerry Williams is a basketball man. He’s 6-5 years old, with long limbs and big hands, and even in a suit and dress shoes, and […]
We’re approaching the day when a high school athlete could sign a NIL deal with a sports shoe powerhouse. Shams Charania, NBA insider with The Athletic and Stadium, broke news via Twitter Yesterday, Puma is reportedly set to sign a sponsorship deal with Mikey Williams, a high school basketball star with a massive social media […]
The Wisconsin basketball The squad always seems like a difficult bunch to figure out when it comes to previewing the squad. During the 2019-20 season, I ranked the Badgers near the bottom of the conference. That year, Wisconsin tied for first place in the conference, finishing 21-10 (14-6). With Greg Gard returning most of his […]
NBA player JaVale McGhee made golden history this summer at the Tokyo Olympics with the Team USA men’s basketball team. It was the Phoenix Suns center’s first appearance at the Games, and the first time a son and mother duo have won a gold medal at the Olympics. JaVale’s mother, Pamela McGhee, is a former […]
Strange as it sounds, some of the best players in the NBA didn’t grow up hoping to play in the Association. Some found themselves learning to play basketball late, realized they were good at it, and pursued it as a full-time job. Here are some of the players’ dreams and what profession they dreamed of […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced that women’s basketball assistant coach Jessie Craig has been promoted to interim head coach for the upcoming season. Craig replaces Kerri Nakamoto, who left for an assistant position at the University of Santa Clara. Craig is entering his fifth year with the Nanooks program. During this time, Craig […]
Chris Taylor, originally from Calais, sees similarities between his upbringing in Washington County and his work with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers organization in the nine years since joining the franchise as an assistant basketball operations. “Our core values here are called the three T’s – unity, tenacity and trust – and I think I fit […]
By Ryan Menzie Sports signal editor Mike Penberthy played for the Los Angeles Lakers and won the championship in 2001 with Hall of Fame Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. However, coming out of high school, Mike didn’t get as much exposure and Boy Scout looks as his son, Jaden Penberthy, the head guard at Hart […]
The University of Kentucky is on a roll right now when it comes to its athletic program. On September 15, Chris Livingston became the third five-star engagement in the 2022 class of the Wildcats, despite receiving offers from several other universities. The 17-year-old five-star rookie will join other engagements with the Wildcats such as Shaedon […]
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – Ronzell Evans dreamed of being part of a professional basketball team, but he started the sport late. “You can call it a late bloomer, so people would say to me oh, you can go to the NBA or play overseas and at one point it was so out of reach,” he said. […]
DILLON – Former NBA player Chris Herren shot heroin for eight years, which derailed his basketball career and his life in general. Now sober for 13 years, Herren has traveled across the country to prevent others from falling into the same trap. His last stop was at Dillon on Tuesday afternoon. As part of his […]
CHILLICOTHE – Outside the gymnasium at Chillicothe High School, a crowd gathered Monday night for the unveiling of a statue honoring hometown sports legend Neil Johnston. The Chillicothe High School graduate was part of the class of 1946, which played basketball and baseball at OSU, said Dan Ramey, who hosted the event. “Johnston left OSU […]
Frank Russell, a former college basketball star who played pro before making a bigger impact in Oakland County, died Monday at the age of 72. After playing high school basketball at Pontiac Central High School, Russell played three seasons for the University of Detroit Mercy Titans from 1969 to 1972, where he scored 1,188 points […]
When Walker Kessler entered the transfer portal on March 22, angry comments ranging from frustration to utter vitriol were posted on the UNC first-year basketball center’s Instagram and Twitter accounts. And KJ Smith, one of Kessler’s closest friends on the 2020-21 Tar Heels roster, couldn’t stand it. “I knew Walker had no bad intentions of […]
The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Baylor basketball player Mark Vital to their practice squad. In Pete Carroll’s day, the Seahawks had a proven track record of developing talent. Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas, DK Metcalf and Bobby Wagner were all drafted by Seattle and have made significant contributions to the franchise. The front office signed […]
Jerry Harkness, a former United States forward who led the integrated basketball team at Loyola University in Chicago in 1963 NCAA Championship, en route beating a Mississippi state team that previously refused to play against black athletes, died Tuesday in Indianapolis. He was 81 years old. The death, in a hospital, was confirmed by her […]
NORWALK, CT – As a young professional basketball team prepares to enter its first season, a veteran athlete and state favorite will take the helm. Former Fairfield University superstar and New Haven native Troy Bradford has been appointed coach of the new Norwalk-based Connecticut Cobras team, which will begin playing in the Basketball League from […]
Travis Jocelyn, star of VHS and TCNJ, goes pro in Germany. Travis Jocelyn, a 2017 graduate of Verona High School who was part of his state championship basketball team, has signed on to play professional basketball in Germany. Jocelyne, who had a strong college basketball career at TCNJ, joined Niners Chemnitz, a team from southeastern […]
Former NBA player JR Smith trades a basketball for a bag of golf clubs. Smith, a 16-year-old NBA veteran who won two championships in his playing days, will enter freshman and play for the North Carolina A&T Men’s Golf Team. Smith, 36, attended an online press conference on Monday and spoke about his future at […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Former Loyola player Jerry Harkness, one of the ABA’s early Indiana Pacers and a civil rights pioneer who played in college basketball’s 1963 Game of Change, has passed away. He was 81 years old. Harkness embodied the history of America itself. It came from nothing. What he did meant everything. He gave Jackie […]
Subscribe to our Policy NewsletterNY for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York Dyckman Park in Upper Manhattan – home of the legendary NCAA and NBA sanctioned Dyckman League and the “street basketball mecca” – hosted the first NYPD Blue Chips basketball championship in […]
LeBron James continues to move in Hollywood. According to a Thursday August 5 report from Hollywood journalist, King James recently signed on to produce a Netflix movie about a Native American basketball team. Title Ground ball, the film follows the journey of the Chuska Warriors, a Navajo team from New Mexico who are trying to […]