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NEW YORK  — Unable to reach a deal, NBA owners and players walked away from the table and don’t know when they will meet again. If it’s not in the next few days, they can forget about playing 82 games. Without an agreement by Monday, the beginning of the regular season will be canceled, and […]

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Chris Brown spewed anti-gay slurs at a man during a pickup game of basketball at a Los Angeles gym – simply because the guy didn’t pass him the ball. According to Star magazine, Brown called the player a “f*ggot” and said it was a “gay” move. Before that, Brown, 22, peppered his trash talk with […]

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The event – a foul-shooting contest for top academic students at Compton High School in Los Angeles – was created with a simple premise: Organizers wanted to show the kids at Compton how to create community spirit with college scholarship money as the incentive. Three months after winning the $40,000 top prize, Allan Guei donated […]

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The NCAA games are now over and it’s time to say thanks to the VCU Rams and The University of Richmond Spiders.  Join Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Thousands of  Fans of both schools Tuesday, April 12 for Hoopstown Celebration at The James Center Plaza, 10th & Cary Streets. It’s an opportunity to to acknowledge […]

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

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WEST VIRGINIA-WOWKTV Kenneth Ziegler, the father of NBA player O.J. Mayo was charged with attempted murder, possession, obstructing and fleeing in a vehicle and on foot after police officers attempted to accost him. WOWKTV reports: Huntington police arrested Kenneth Ziegler early Thursday morning after a brief chase. Chief Skip Holbrook said Ziegler was observed in […]

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When LeBron James left high school for the NBA, many felt he missed out on the privileges of being the top schoolboy recruit for the major college basketball powers. Well, his recruitment as a pro is even more exciting and unprecedented. “King James” is by far the most wanted free agent in NBA history with several teams […]

Via:  www.newsone.com // From The New York Times After the child support and the squandered millions, Kenny Anderson was the one who registered for college, who mastered the digital classroom, who studied in his spare time. “My son sees me with books in my knapsack and he says, ‘You’re 39 years old, you’re still going […]

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Via:  www.newsone.com // INDIANAPOLIS — The ball went sailing while the buzzer went off. Where it landed would be the difference between a shining moment for one team, a tearstained loss for another. Butler forward Gordon Hayward’s halfcourt shot hit backboard, then rim, then barely careened out. Duke beat Butler 61-59 on Monday night. What […]

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Via:  www.newsone.com // INDIANAPOLIS — Every good Hollywood film needs an underdog and a villain. With Butler and Duke playing each other, Monday’s national title game has all the makings of a blockbuster. Tiny Butler (33-4) is one victory away from finishing off its version of “Hoosiers,” taking down some of college basketball’s biggest names […]

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Via:  www.wtvr.com Richmond is joining CAA champion Old Dominion in the NCAA tournament, while Virginia Tech was left out of the field of 65. The Spiders (26-8), who lost 56-52 to No. 17 Temple in the Atlantic 10 tournament championship on Sunday, will travel to Providence, R.I. as a No. 7 seed to play St. […]