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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoUnder Armour makes $250 mill shoe deal offer to Durant
Under Armour seems intent on entering the bidding war with Nike for the rights Kevin Durant’s shoe contract. The Baltimore-based...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoTeam USA slices up Dominican Republic, but no cuts before Friday’s game with Puerto Rico
NEW YORK — The fans began chanting Derrick Rose’s name late in the third quarter of Team USA’s 105-62 blowout over the Dominican...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoLooking back at Dubai
DUBAI– When FIBA awarded its U17 men’s World championship to this Gulf States country, it was the first time a major age group...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoSwanigan throws weight around at FIBA U17 Worlds
DUBAI, U.A.E.– Caleb Swanigan wasn’t even on the radar when coach Don Showalter and talent coordinator B.J Johnson started to put together...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoTalented Harry Giles looks healthy again at FIBA U17 World championship
DUBAI, U.A.E.- Harry Giles, who grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C., in the heart of Tobacco Road, has ACC blood flowing through his veins....
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoNewman developing his own brand with USA basketball success
DUBAI, U.A.E- It hasn’t take long for Malik Newman to make the transition from prodigy to future NBA star.. The exciting 6-4...
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Wendy Parker
/ 11 years agoTitle IX and the O’Bannon ruling
One of most-asked questions following last Friday’s decision in O’Bannon v. NCAA has been this: What does this mean for Title...
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Nike Skills
/ 11 years agoNike Skills Academy – Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. – After taking a year’s hiatus Nike brought back the Nike Skills Academy. Instead of multiple regional sites this...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 years agoUS U17 men roll through pool play unbeaten
DUBAI, U.A.E.– Whenever US. senior grass roots development coach Don Showalter talks about Diamond Stone, the 6-10 264-pound center on his...
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Wendy Parker
/ 11 years agoUSA cruises to women’s Under-18 FIBA Americas title
USA Basketball won the FIBA Americas Under-18 women’s championship for the seventh consecutive time on Sunday, trouncing Canada 104-74 in Colorado...
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Travel
/ 11 years agoMore from Georgia – Adidas Nationals
ATLANTA, Ga.- Georgia was the place to be the last week of the club basketball summer season and the young ladies...
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Wendy Parker
/ 11 years agoA Hall of Fame night for Immaculata’s Mighty Macs
“We loved the game, and more importantly, the game loved us back.” Near the end of her 15-minute enshrinement speech, Theresa...
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Travel
/ 11 years agoFourth Annual Rites of Passage
CHEVY CHASE, D.C.—Few people are more vested in the grassroots girls basketball of their area than Lisa Bodine. The longtime coach...
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Dick Weiss
/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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...