Forward Kevin Durant scored 27 points, including a clutch three-pointer near the end of the game to help the U.S. national men’s basketball team hold off Argentina, 86-80, in another warm-up exhibition game in advance of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Team USA wore throwback jerseys against Argentina, honoring the 1992 Original Dream Team. […]
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Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan Hoops at Barry Farms and Georgetown University
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proven his love for basketball this summer, making a couple of surprise appearances at some of the most popular spots to shoot hoops in the Washington, D.C.-area. The Obama Cabinet member was seen hooping at the famous George Goodman Summer Basketball League games at Barry Farms on July 12. According […]
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Tiger Woods Stumbles as Els Wins British Open
Tiger Woods headed into the fourth round of the British Open on July 22 needing to erase a five-shot lead if he wanted to come anywhere close to claiming his 15th major event victory. Instead, the 36-year-old golfer watched his chances dwindle away as he recorded a triple-bogey early in the round, making it pretty […]
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Suns Forward Beasley Inks $18 M. Deal, Says Drug Issues are Over
National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Beasley told reporters his issues with marijuana are “a thing of the past,” and that he’s ready to show his full potential with his new team, the Phoenix Suns. According to the Associated Press, Beasley inked a three-year, $18 million contract with Phoenix on July 20, and then faced […]
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UDC Coach Butler Hosts Youth Basketball Camp
University of District of Columbia (UDC) women’s head basketball coach Lester “Jay” Butler believes in the importance of giving back to the community that supports you. That’s why he and his staff at UDC hosted a basketball camp for the youths of D.C. Butler held the first session of his second annual Jay Butler Basketball […]
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Three Howard Women Tennis Players Named to ITA Scholar-Athlete List
Former Howard University student-athletes Michelle Brown and Anna Akhimien were recently named to the 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete list, an honor reserved only for premiere athletes with excellent academic grades. Howard sophomore Talia Johnson, a current member of the Lady Bison tennis team, also earned a slot on the list. Besides their stellar […]
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Kobe Got it Right: 2012 Team USA Would’ve Beaten 1992 Dream Team
Can the 2012 U.S. national men’s basketball team beat 1992’s original Dream Team? That question has been the hottest sports topic of discussion throughout the past week, and it all started when Kobe Bryant, a member of the 2012 Team USA squad told reporters that his team could take out the Dream Team. Since then, […]
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Ex-NBA Star Dennis Rodman Ends 42-Year Separation from Father
A man in the stands of an exhibition basketball game in the Philippines sported a cap with the words, “Yes, Dennis Rodman is my son.” The former star forward with National Basketball Association (NBA)’s Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons finally reunited with his father after a 42- year separation July 18. Philander Rodman, Jr., who […]
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Saints Linebacker Vilma Denied Early Review of NFL Suspension
Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was unsuccessful in getting his hearing on overturning his suspension moved up to July 19. Vilma, filed papers in U.S. District Court in Louisiana on July 16 seeking the injunction and the next day U.S. District Judge Helen “Ginger” Berrigan ruled that while Vilma won’t get his wish […]
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Team USA Beats Brazil, 80-69, in Olympics Warm-Up Game
Miami Heat star forward LeBron James scored 30 points, 14 of them in the fourth quarter alone, as the U.S. national men’s basketball team beat Brazil, 80-69, in an international exhibition contest played on July 16 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The exhibition game served as the final warm-up for both Team USA […]
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Jason Kidd Arrested for DUI after Crashing Escalade into Pole
NBA veteran point guard Jason Kidd was recently arrested on a DUI charge after crashing his SUV into a light pole in Southampton, N.Y. on July 15. According to the Associated Press, Kidd, 39, allegedly ran a stop sign and ended up ramming his 2010 Cadillac Escalade into a light pole at 2.a.m. Sunday in […]
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Ray Rice Hosts Anti-Bullying Rally in Columbia, Md.
NFL running back Ray Rice is still negotiating a contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens, but he hasn’t let that stop him from reaching out to Maryland youth. Rice joined with Teen Truth Live, a San Diego, Calif.-based anti-bullying group, to host “A Ray of Hope,” a pro-kindness, anti-bullying event held at Merriweather Post Pavilion […]
