Central Michigan Player Narrowly Misses Being Squished By A Collapsing Basket
There are many things that can befall a basketball player. The entire basket collapsing on you probably doesn’t come first to mind. – H/T Deadspin
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LeBron James Wants College Coaches To Stop Recruiting His 10-Year-Old Son
LeBron James said Tuesday that his 10-year-old son, LeBron James Jr., has already received a number of offers to play college basketball, and he’s not pleased about it. “Yeah, he’s…
‘Little Ballers’ Documentary Teaches Us That Black Boys Aren’t Monolithic
Different players across the NBA have something in common: they once played basketball with the AAU, aka the Amateur Athletic Union, a non-profit organization that provides sporting activities for kids…
Nebraska Coach Tim Miles Bans Players From Lavish Locker Room After Blowout Loss At Home
Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles might as well have steam coming out of his ears. Following a 74-46 blowout loss at home to Iowa on Sunday — the team’s fifth…
An Ex-Coach’s Spirited Ascent of a 140-Character Soapbox
After winning 648 games as a Division I coach, Tom Penders now retreats to a winter home in Miami during college basketball season. Much to the chagrin of his wife,…
With Kiwi Charm, the New Zealand Breakers Master Australia’s National Basketball League
The SkyCity New Zealand Breakers, based in Auckland, warming up before a Feb. 7 game against the Townsville Crocodiles on the north coast of Queensland, Australia. The Breakers are the…
Bol Bol, 6-Foot-10 Son of Manute, Adjusts to High School Basketball
Bol Bol, center, during a junior varsity game at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan. Bol, the son of the former N.B.A. player Manute Bol, is a freshman.”…
Bol Bol, 6-Foot-10 Son of Manute, Adjusts to High School Basketball
Bol Bol, center, during a junior varsity game at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan. Bol, the son of the former N.B.A. player Manute Bol, is a freshman.”…
Bol Bol, 6-Foot-10 Son of Manute, Adjusts to High School Basketball
Bol Bol, right, with his teammates from Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan., before a home game. Bol, the son of the former N.B.A. player Manute Bol, is…
Division III Coach Applies His Ph.D. On the Sideline
ST. PAUL — Thirty-two students sat at long tables in a University of St. Thomas classroom one recent morning, reviewing notes or checking their smartphones, when John Tauer walked in….
10 NBA All-Star Highlights You Need To Watch If You Spent Your Presidents Day Weekend Away From The TV
If, like a well-balanced and healthy person, you decided to spend your Presidents Day weekend away from the computer and television, congrats! You are a better human than we are….
10 All-Star Highlights You Need To Watch If You Spent Your Presidents Day Weekend Away From The TV
If, like a well-balanced and healthy person, you decided to spend your Presidents Day weekend away from the computer and television, congrats! You are a better human than we are….
Spyware Embedded by U.S. in Foreign Networks, Security Firm Says
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage tools in computers and networks it has targeted in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan…
Kanye’s Yeezy Adidas sneakers sell out
Related: Kanye’s cashFrom hip hop to high fashion Related: Stephen Curry is the face of Under Armour’s new basketball shoe
A Lineup of New York Icons, With Carmelo Anthony on the Bench
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON Inside the Javits Center complex on the windy, frigid West Side of Manhattan on Sunday morning, there was genuine warmth for the N.B.A. legends…
Yale Forward Brandon Sherrod Takes a Break to Sing With Whiffenpoofs
Approaching 10 p.m. on the eve of a recent blizzard, the Rockwood Music Hall, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was running low on breathing room, packed so tightly…
Jerry Tarkanian Dead At 84
Son: Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV, has died.
University Of Oregon Violated Sexual Assault Victim’s Medical Privacy, Employees Claim
The University of Oregon illegally pried through the medical records of a female student who was expected to file a sexual assault-related lawsuit against the school, a staff therapist claims….
15 Inspiring Stories About Dean Smith That Prove He Was So Much More Than Just ‘Michael Jordan’s Coach’
This week the entire basketball world is mourning the recent passing of legendary University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith, a man who taught the game to many of its…
A Basketball Mind in Tune With the Social Fabric
Sports of The Times By WILLIAM C. RHODEN For the longest time, the only thing I knew about Dean Smith was his dreaded four corners offense, the system he popularized…
Obama: Dean Smith ‘Not Just A Coaching Legend But A Gentleman And Citizen’
President Barack Obama released a statement on Sunday commemorating the life of Dean Smith, the fabled basketball coach at the University of North Carolina who passed away Saturday evening at…
Dean Smith, Longtime University of North Carolina Basketball Coach, Dies at 83
Dean Smith, who built the University of North Carolina basketball team into a perennial national power in his 36 years at Chapel Hill and became one of the game’s most…
Bill Walton Went On An On-Air Rant Against The War On Drugs: ‘An Absolute Failure Across the Board’
Bill Walton is a basketball legend. He’s also known for supporting the general concept of marijuana. And on Wednesday, he did that once more. While calling a Washington-Oregon college basketball…
Fired Basketball Coach Says U Of Hawaii Owes Him $1.4 Million
HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii’s former basketball coach is disputing charges leveled against him in an NCAA notice of allegations and says the school owes him more than $1.4…
High School Basketball Team Scores One Basket The Entire Game, Wins 2-0
Remember the high school basketball game a couple weeks ago that ended with a final score of 161-2? This is the opposite of that. – According to Max Preps, the…
The NBA’s Best Shooter Reveals The 20 Things He Checks Before Each Shot
The Atlanta Hawks are the NBA’s best basketball team right now, and Kyle Korver is its best shooter. Korver is so good that if the season ended today, he would…
Pennyslvania Student Likely Died From Chewing Gum In Her Sleep
CALIFORNIA, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania university student and basketball player likely inhaled chewing gum into her lungs while asleep before being found dead in her dormitory over the…
Jennifer Garner Takes Daughter Violet To LA Clippers vs. Boston Celtics Game
Look who it is! – As for the Celtics? Garner clearly likes to get up close and personal with her favorite basketball team.