Stories By Dick Weiss
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoDay 2 a lot easier for Team USA in U17 Worlds
Life got a lot easier for Team USA in Day 2 of the U17 World Championship competition in Dubai. The Americans, who...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoUS national team gets by competitive Greece in first round of U17 Worlds in Dubai
The United States, which has won the first two U17 World championships, defeated Greece, 83-73, in the first round of the FIBA...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoJudge rules against NCAA in O’Bannon case
The NCAA took a financial hit and a blow to its image Friday when a federal judge ruled that the governing body for college sports can’t...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoDurant shocks USA basketball, withdraws from 2014 World Cup
Team USA took a giant hit Thursday when forward Kevin Durant from the Oklahona City Thunder withdrew from the U.S. senior national...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoNCAA Board passes new autonomy legislation that favor power conferences
The NCAA Division I board of directors voted 16-2 Thursday to allow the schools in the top five conferences to create their own...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoNCAA set to vote on allowing Power 5 conferences more autonomy
The richest football playing schools in the NCAA are on the verge of getting richer and becoming more powerful. A vote Thursday is expeced...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoBecky Hammon becomes first woman hired as full-time NBA assistant.
Becky Hammon , who will retire from a 16-year playing career in the WNBA at the end of this season, has always been a...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoNC State women bb accepts verbal from 13-year old
North Carolina State women’s basketball team got a head start on its Class of 2019 when coach Wes Miller accepted a verbal committment...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoUSA Basketball U17 World championship team finalizes roster
USA Basketball has announced its final 12-player roster for the U17 World Championships that begin Friday, Aug. 8, in Dubai. ...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoUS Senior World Cup team cuts roster to 16.
USA Basketball cut its World Cup roster to 16 players Monday night by waiving Washington Wizards’ guards John Wall and Brad...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoGeorge suffers horrific leg injury in USA intrasquad scimmage
LAS VEGAS– The U.S. national team’s intrasquad scrimmage here at the Thomas and Mack Arena on the campus of UNLV came...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoKevin Durant poised to become face of USA basketball in the future
LAS VEGAS– Kevin Durant introduced himself to the world stage as a young, 21-year old NBA star in 2010 when...
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/ 10 years agoRose blooms in World Cup training sessions
LAS VEGAS – Chicago Bulls’ point guard Derrick Rose officially returned from a 18-month layoff this week, showing no lingering after effects...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoSpurs refuse Ginobli permission to play in FIBA World Cup
Manu Ginobli, a key starter for the San Antonio S;purs’ 2014 NBA championship team, will not play for Argentina in the...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoTeam USA adds Millsap to roster
Team USA took steps to prop up its decimated front line for the upcoming World Cup competition this fall in Spain by...
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Dick Weiss
/ 10 years agoMudiay to play professionally in China
Point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who was considered the best prospect at his position in the Class of 2014, has opted to...
