Basketball
U.S. NBA organizes basketball training in Senegal
March 15, 2010By Kate Thomas The U.S. National Basketball Association is organizing a Basketball Without Borders workshop in Dakar for youth groups in West Africa. A group of NBA players and coaches will travel to Dakar in August for the first Basketball Without...
NBA Top 10 Plays of 2009 Season (video)
July 15, 2009NBA TV Broadband has produced Top 10s of the greatest highlights of the 2009 season. These top 10s personify the greatest moments in the U.S. basketball of this season.
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Announced
July 01, 2009The fans have weighed in, the votes have been counted and the results are final. Today, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) announced the members of the Class of 2009 who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic...
Marbury's father dies after game
December 03, 2007The father of New York Knicks' point guard Stephon Marbury died after leaving his son's Madison Square Garden basketball game, reportedly with chest pains. No immediate cause of death was reported for Don Marbury Sr., who was taken by ambulance from...
Chicago teen dies after basketball game
January 24, 2007CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for an 18-year-old Chicago high school basketball player who collapsed and died after a game. Chicago Police Capt. Edward Lenti said Darius Gordon "began breathing heavily and went...
Basketball, NBA: Iverson gets the love, Kings get the win
December 24, 2006By Paul Levine Los Angeles - Allen Iverson got the love, but the Sacramento Kings walked away with the win. John Salmons had his first career triple double, with 21 points 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the visiting Kings spoiled Iverson's debut...
Billups hits bullseye late, Pistons throttle Cavs
December 23, 2006By Paul Levine Los Angeles - After missing the mark for most of the game, Chauncey Billups hit the bulls-eye when it mattered. Billups scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and handed out 10 assists, helping the visiting Detroit Pistons...
Spurs' Ginobili and Parker spoil Hornets' homecoming
December 15, 2006Los Angeles (dpa) - The New Orleans Hornets returned home for some rare home cooking, but the San Antonio Spurs left them with a bad belly ache. Argentine Manu Ginobili scored 24 points and Frenchman Tony Parker had 19 points and eight assists as...