Tag: basketball
African American spelling bee champ makes history with flair
By Ben Nuckols
Associated Press
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the...
Carver High School Girls Capture First 5A State Hoops Title
By Ben Thomas | bthomas@al.com
George W. Carver’s Randrea Wright missed her last two free throws Thursday afternoon.
They didn’t matter in the outcome of the game,...
One year later: Remembering Kobe Bryant and 8 others who died...
WVNS TV
CALABASAS, Calif. (NewsNation Now) — It’s been one year since NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a...
What would you name Birmingham’s pro basketball team?
By Alabama Newscenter Staff
The New Orleans Pelicans are soliciting community input to name the NBA team’s new G League team that will be based in Birmingham.
Alabama residents and...
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Jacqueline Diep: From Foster Child To Changemaker
By Ricardo A Hazell
The Shadow League
Though policymakers often use statistics on poverty and demographics to pontificate upon one impudent measure or another, the realities...
Birmingham to Host NCAA Regional Basketball Tournament
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama Newscenter
Giving new meaning to the movie phrase “If you build it, they will come,” Birmingham will host the first and...
John Thompson Jr., Legendary Georgetown Basketball Coach, Dies At 78
NPR
College basketball has lost a legend. John Thompson Jr., who turned Georgetown University's men's basketball team into a juggernaut and became the first Black...
No Youth Football for 3,000 players in Birmingham this fall
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Football fans in Birmingham will have to wait to see the next David Palmer, Sam Shade, Olanda Truitt or Quinnen...
Former Blazer Andy Kennedy Named UAB Men’s Basketball Coach
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Former UAB Blazers star Andy Kennedy is returning to his alma mater as men's basketball coach. Kennedy was twice named SEC...