In the two years he spent at Findlay Prep, Nick Johnson showed star potential. He was the leading man on one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. Fast forward the film, and nothing has changed
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In his seventh game as UNLV basketball coach, Dave Rice played the underdog role to perfection, directing his team to a stunning knockout of top-ranked North Carolina. A little more than two years later, Rice is back in the dog house, so to speak.
With three Division I signees on her team last season, it wasn’t easy for Teirra Hicks to shine. The Centennial senior had no such problem Wednesday.
Former UNLV star and NBA player Keon Clark, who has said he is trying to turn his life around, was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday in a plea agreement with prosecutors on weapons and driving under the influence charges.
The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves was postponed Wednesday night because of smoky conditions inside the Mexico City arena.
Foothill looked like a different boys basketball team in the second half on Tuesday night. That’s because it was.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten didn’t have to scream at senior forward Diontae Jones after a subpar first half Monday night. The coach was pretty sure Jones would provide all the motivation himself.
Do you remember June 27, when the Cavaliers made Anthony Bennett the top overall pick in the NBA Draft?
Sports apparel giant Adidas might have to find a backup plan after building its multimillion-dollar NBA marketing campaign around the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose, whose injured right knee will cost him the rest of the 2013-14 season.
Chris Collins knew that his calling in basketball probably would be as a coach. So when Northwestern selected Collins to replace Bill Carmody in March, no one should have been surprised.
Legacy’s girls basketball team seemed destined to lose on the first day of the season Friday.
Some freshmen move in baby steps or need training wheels. Others get a redshirt year. But Kendall Smith was not interested in kidding around.
The NBA fined Jason Kidd, the Brooklyn Nets coach, $50,000 on Thursday, saying he intentionally spilled his drink on the court as an unusual stall tactic.
Rashad Vaughn is exaggerating a bit when he says he couldn’t dribble as a freshman. But the other part is true. All he could do was dunk.
Jordan Adams was back in town Thursday, leading the 19th-ranked UCLA Bruins to an easy 105-84 win over UNR in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.
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