During the spring, the DC Assault 17U basketball team set a goal to go undefeated in July. The Washington, D.C.-based powerhouse completed its mission Sunday at Bishop Gorman High.
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One glance into the bleachers provided Paul Jorgensen with some extra motivation Sunday afternoon.
During his growing years, all the way up to 6 feet 10 inches tall, Chase Jeter has faithfully attended UNLV basketball games as a fan. It’s too soon to say if he will do the same as a player.
A U.S. airman shocked Team USA members at the USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas Thursday by making a windmill dunk during a timeout.
It’s a unique name, one he figures to make more popular in the near future, and Goodluck Okonoboh smiled when asked about the story behind it.
It wasn’t just the coaches and players competing for a national championship. It wasn’t just the 70,000 college basketball fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis that 2010 evening.
The competition is going to be fierce for spots on next year’s USA Basketball squad that will compete in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. So Kyrie Irving decided he had better get a head start at making a positive impression.
His still is an imposing figure, towering on this particular day over those NBA players sitting on chairs and listening to his every word.
Marcus Smart knows firsthand the impact cancer can have on a family. He was just 9 when his 33-year-old brother, Todd, died after battling leukemia.
At this time a year ago, Shaquile Carr was regarded as one of the hottest prospects in the West.
Now, the 6-foot-1-inch point guard at Canyon Springs High is trying to prove himself all over again to college coaches.
The Southern Nevada Bulls of Arbor View High managed just three hits Wednesday in an 8-0 loss to the AZ Firebirds at the Connie Mack Western Regional baseball tournament in Bellevue, Wash.
While most players at this week’s USA Basketball minicamp at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center are wearing traditional-looking sneakers, Anthony Davis has gone neon green.
Former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian was wrapping up an 11-day stay in a San Diego-area hospital after suffering artery blockages and having a pacemaker installed.
Kevin Durant decided he wasn’t going to wait to declare himself as a willing participant for USA Basketball next summer. Ditto for Kevin Love.
Moments after the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Summer League championship Monday night, someone handed Klay Thompson a white “Victory in Vegas” T-shirt.
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