Tag: basketball
Auburn Blows Past Kansas 89-75 To Reach Sweet 16
By John Marshall
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bruce Pearl's Auburn rebuilding project took a massive leap.
The Tigers are headed to the Sweet 16...
Miles College captures first ever SIAC basketball championship
milesgoldenbears.com
The Miles College Golden Bears completed a stunning one-year turnaround, dismantling LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) 70-46 Saturday night at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham to win their...
Wenonah Dragons boys defeat Center Point, claim state basketball crown
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Wenonah High School limited Center Point to just two points in the second quarter en route to a 52-34 triumph as the Dragons claimed...
Ole Miss players kneel in response to Confederacy rally
By RJ Morgan
Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Eight University of Mississippi basketball players kneeled during the national anthem Saturday before a victory over Georgia...
Monique “Mo” Jefferson’s journey from Ramsay High to champion trainer
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
In high school and college Monique “Mo” Jefferson was always considered a “gym rat” and nothing has changed in her...
Meet Kimberly Meadows Clark: Principal owner of the Magic City Surge...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Kimberly Meadows Clark is happy to put on the many hats she wears every day. Recently, she added another: basketball...
Frank Martin is the best Final Four story around
Alejandro Danois
The Shadow League
NEW YORK -- First off, the University of South Carolina's head basketball coach is not "Frank" Martin.
His real name is Francisco...
Graduation rate of black male players in NCAAs at 74 percent
By Steve Reed
AP Sports Writer
The graduation rate of African-American men’s basketball players from teams participating in the NCAA Tournament is 74 percent compared with...
Ice Cube to start new league for retired NBA players
By J.R. Gamble
The Shadow League
Ice Cube is approaching his fourth decade as a taste maker of American culture. The West Coast legend and former...
Parade will Honor Wenonah High School Girls’ Basketball Team
By Chanda Temple
Special to the Times
A parade to celebrate the Wenonah High School girls' basketball team's third straight state victory will be held on Saturday, April 9...