MSNBC.com: College Basketball (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Tom Crean has never been part of a basketball program facing this much self-inflicted adversity. Indiana has already been stripped of three scholarships this season, is virtually devoid of depth, size and experience, and attrition has taken away all but one scholarship player from last season’s roster.
isrealli (Free subscription) | yesterday
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech Five years after the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the seven astronauts aboard, pages from a diary belonging to Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut, will go on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem . It is amazing that the diary has made it this far. According to the Associated Press report, the papers survived a fall of 37 miles to earth and the searing...
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Amare Stoudemire will look different when he takes the court this seasons. Thanks to a torn iris caused by an arrant Boris Diaw finger poke, Amare will be donning protective eye wear for the near future and possibly the rest of his career. While Amare’s vision doesn’t seem to be a concern how he will play [...]
MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Donaghy to serve 15 months for scandal that rocked league last summer
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
BOSTON,(AP)—The Boston Celtics will visit the White House to celebrate their 17th NBA championship with President Bush.The team’s owners, along with general manager Danny Ainge, coach Doc Rivers and members of the team, will attend a ceremony Friday with the president. The Celtics plan to give him a personalized jersey and an autographed basketball. Also this . [...]
20 Second Timeout (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Courtesy of Michelle Royce Williams, here are two more images from Saturday's Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, hosted by the Mohegan Sun. The first picture shows a contemplative Pat Riley, while in the second picture six of the seven members of the 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class show off their new rings (William Davidson is not pictured); left to right are John Doleva (president of the Basketball...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
It took a pickup-driving, rabbit-hunting white kid from Enid, Okla., to break the color barrier in NCAA men's basketball. To hear him tell it, longtime University of Texas at El Paso coach Don Haskins didn't set out to be a pioneer in the nation's race struggles. He said he fielded the first all-black starting five at the NCAA tournament in 1966 because "they were our best players and deserved to start."...
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Today is the birthday … of Arnold Palmer. Arnie is 79 today. … of Jose Feliciano. He’s 63. Feliciano was one of the first to stylize The Star Spangled Banner, giving it a Latin touch at Tiger Stadium during the 1968 World Series. … of Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bob Lanier. [...]
The Austrian Economists (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Dick Vitale's acceptance speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame was "awesome baby". When it is finally posted online, you have to watch it --- independent of your interest in basketball. It wasn't only heartfelt and delivered in his typical...
20 Second Timeout (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Shortly before William Davidson was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom conducted a lengthy interview with the only owner who has won championships in three professional sports leagues (three NBA titles with the Pistons, two WNBA titles with the Shock and one NHL title with the Lightning). Davidson offered interesting, intelligent and insightful takes on a wide range of subjects but...
The Sports Culture (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Granted, the Basketball Hall of Fame induction isn’t exactly the Grey Goose of HOF induction ceremonies — but . . . shorts Patrick Ewing may have his own theory, but he certainly doesn’t have his own sense of style. Next time, just wear the assless chaps so it looks like you intentionally dressed to entertain.
20 Second Timeout (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
How do you summarize a lifetime of work, struggle and sacrifice in just a few short minutes? Each of the 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees faced that challenge on Friday night. Here are some words of wisdom by--and about--people who reached the pinnacle of success (Part I can be found here. ) Hakeem Olajuwon "Known as 'The Dream,' Hakeem Olajuwon redefined the pivot with supple moves and an iron...
20 Second Timeout (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
How do you summarize a lifetime of work, struggle and sacrifice in just a few short minutes? Each of the 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees faced that challenge on Friday night. Here are some words of wisdom by--and about--people who reached the pinnacle of success: Adrian Dantley During the video recap of Dantley's career, Morgan Wootten--Dantley's high school coach and a Hall of Famer in his...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were the marquee names of the star-studded class enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night. And inductee Dick Vitale, as expected, stole the show.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- In a wheelchair, before a packed auditorium at the Basketball Hall of Fame, Pistons owner Bill Davidson took his rightful place alongside the greats of the game Friday.
