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With lockout nearing end, basketball back in focus
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_NBA_LABOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-30-22-57-18NEW YORK (AP) -- These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for.Teams began talking to agents Wednes...
Hickory Boys Basketball Coach Faces Sex Charges
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested the boys basketball coach at Hickory High School and accused him of statutory rape and sexual activity with a student.Thirty-eight-year-old Shawnacie Antoine Johnson was arrested Tuesday morning.Johnson...
Connor Sport Court Providing Court For NBA All-Star Jam Session
Connor Sport Court International (CSCI) will provide more than 65, 000 square feet of Sport Court® products and a specially constructed Connor wood portable floor for NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Adidas at the Dallas Convention Center Fe...
Newell-Yow Among FIBA HOF Inductees
Pete Newell and Kay Yow are among this year's 11 inductees into the FIBA International Basketball Hall of Fame. Newell passed away last year and was the former coach of Cal, led the United States to a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics and was known for...
Saving Money To Save Sports
USA Today profiled what several schools are doing to save money in order to save their sports programs, including basketball. For example, the Palm Springs Unified School District has merged all of its junior varsity and freshman teams to save $140, ...