Dwayne Wade Attends High School Senior Prom
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A Florida high school senior got a huge surprise Friday night when basketball star Dwayne Wade surprised her at her senior prom.
Nicole Muxo, a senior at Archbishop Colman Carroll High in Miami, posted a YouTube v…
Obama Attends Daughter’s Basketball Game
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama tended to his duties as dad Saturday morning, making time to watch his 11-year-old daughter Sasha play in a basketball game in Chevy Chase, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.In an interview wit…
Dennis Rodman Is First American to Meet with Kim Jong Un
Jim Rogash/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — When Google CEO Eric Schmidt and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson visited North Korea last month, they did not get an audience with leader Kim Jong Un.Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, on the other han…
Seven More Schools Decide To Leave Big East
G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – The Big East Conference received a devastating blow on Saturday when seven schools that don’t play FBS football have decided to leave the conference and pursue something new.
The presidents of …
NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Offers Africa’s Children a New Start
ABC News(JOHANNESBURG, South Africa) — “NBA, we are coming! Africa, we are happy,” cheered the 60 boys selected from 20 countries across Africa, ranging from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast, and flown to Johannesburg for an opportunity of a lifetime.Baske…
Obama Hoops-Themed Fundraisers to Net Millions
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The campaign money trail for President Obama will cut through a basketball court in Manhattan Wednesday night.A trio of hoops-themed fundraisers, hosted by Michael Jordan and other current and former NBA stars,…
Xavier Expels Forward Dezmine Wells
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) – Xavier expelled forward Dezmine Wells Tuesday, for what the university called a “serious violation” of the Xavier University Conduct Board.
Wells, a sophomore, was the team’s top returning scorer…
2012 Olympics: Day 14 Recap
Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Sailing, Men’s 470: Gold: Australia’s Mathew Belcher/Malcom Page, Silver: Great Britain’s Luke Patience/Stuart Bithell, Bronze: Argentina’s Lucas Calabrese/Juan de la Fuente
Sailing Women’s 470: Gold: New Zealand’s Jo…
2012 Olympics: Day 13 Recap
Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Canoe Kayak, Flatwater: Men’s C-2 1000m: Gold: Germany’s Peter Kretschmer/Kurt Kuschela, Silver: Belarus’ Andrei Bahdanovich/Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Bronze: Russia’s Alexey Korovashkov/Ilya Pervukhin.
Canoe Kayak, Fla…
2012 Olympics: Day 12 Recap
Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Women’s Beach Volleyball: Gold: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States; Silver: April Ross & Jen Kessy of the United States; Bronze: Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Silva of Br…
‘Obama Classic’ Basketball Fundraiser to Star Michael Jordan
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama, Michael Jordan and a group of past and present NBA stars will appear together on a New York City basketball court Aug. 22 for the “Obama Classic,” a fundraiser and gra…
Team USA Survives Upset, Sneaks Past Lithuania
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(LONDON) – The U.S. Men’s basketball team survived a scare on Saturday and held on to beat Lithuania 99-94.
After setting several Olympic records and scoring 156 points in their win over Nigeria in their last …
2012 Olympics: Day 6 Recap
Mandatory Credit: Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Rowing, Women’s Eight: Gold: United States; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Netherlands.
Rowing, Men’s Double Sculls: Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan took home Gold for New Zealand. Silver: Italy; Bro…
Day 3 Recap Of The 2012 London Olympics
Adam Pretty/Getty Images(LONDON) – Basketball – Women’s Preliminary – Group A: The United States beat Angola, 90-38. Candace Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Stars and Stripes.Beach Volleyball – Men’s Gr…
Team USA Slams Dominican Republic in Exhibition
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The U.S. Olympic Basketball team destroyed the Dominican Republic 113-59 Thursday, in their first exhibition game before the Olympics.
“I was pleased with the unselfishness of our team,” Team USA head coach Mike …
Report: Blake Griffin Out of Olympics
Los Angeles Clippers/NBA(LAS VEGAS) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will miss the Olympic games after sustaining a medial meniscus tear in his left knee, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Griffin is expected to have arthroscopic su…
LeBron James Celebrates NBA Championship by Rapping with LMFAO
Kevin Mazur/WireImage via ABC(NEW YORK)– After Lebron James defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder and led the Miami Heat to the NBA Championship, Lebron rocked the night away with LMFAO.
The Entertainment Weekly reports that after Lebron and the Heat def…
Brittney Griner Breaks Wrist Longboarding
Justin Edmonds/Getty Images(Waco, Texas) — The Lady Baylor Bears center Brittney Griner is recovering from a broken wrist that she sustained while longboarding. She will reportedly be in a cast for up to four weeks.
The two-time All America center and…
UCLA Lands Top Recruit Tony Parker
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(LITHONIA, Ga.) — Center Tony Parker, the 26th ranked prospect in the ESPN 100, has committed to play basketball for the UCLA Bruins.
With the signing, UCLA overtook Kentucky as the school with top-ranked national recruiting cl…
Obama Puts Own Image on Basketball
Network Pool Photo(WASHINGTON) — Using a special basketball festooned with his own image, President Obama shot some hoops Monday with former NBA players, Harlem Globetrotters and kids attending the White House Easter Egg Hunt.The “Shoot for Stre…