LAS VEGAS — Former NBA star Antoine Walker was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation and ordered to pay $770,050 in restitution to three Las Vegas casinos after pleading guilty to failing to repay gambling debts. Related News: All Eight Sandusky Accusers To Testify Walker and his lawyer declined to comment after his brief […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University fired associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday in the wake of an investigation of child molestation allegations against him. “At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately,” Kevin Quinn, the school’s senior vice president for public affairs, said in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — No KD vs. Kobe, no championship banner in Dallas. The original start date to the NBA season arrived Tuesday with progress still stalled in the negotiations to end the lockout. No further talks have been scheduled, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. Players and owners made progress […]
One thing that James hasn’t been able to shake is the piling on of former NBA stars, the most recent being former LA Lakers star Magic Johnson who have taken the liberty to take unprovoked shots at James for leaving Cleveland for Miami. “There’s no way, with hindsight, I would’ve ever called up Larry, called […]
Anthony “Jo Jo” Hunter – once a rising basketball phenom – has spent the past 17 years in a Cumberland, Md., prison where he is serving a 43-year sentence for his role in the armed robbery of two jewelry stores. Read More at Black America Web Also hot… Did Beyonce’s Baby “Belly” Collapse On TV? […]
NEW YORK — Unable to reach a deal, NBA owners and players walked away from the table and don’t know when they will meet again. If it’s not in the next few days, they can forget about playing 82 games. Without an agreement by Monday, the beginning of the regular season will be canceled, and […]
No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]
On Saturday, the First Family made a trip to Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium to watch Howard’s men’s basketball team play against Oregon State, where Michelle Obama’s brother Craig Robinson is the head coach. President Obama, fresh off from getting 12 stitches after getting an elbow from his own basketball game, was very much the very enthused basketball fan […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: At their best, the Georgetown Hoyas are the antithesis of madness. When a game is all frenetic action and emotion, they are methodical and precise. But at their worst, that deliberateness becomes a liability, and coolness turns to lethargy. The Hoyas were at their worst against Ohio in the opening round […]
Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z were spotted taking in a game at Wednesday night’s Lakers vs. Mavs game in Dallas. The couple looked liked they really having fun. It’s nice to see Bey take a break and just chill with her man!!
