Category: "Basketball"

12-year old MJ Walker wins dunk contest

Watch a 12-year old win a dunk contest [Is he the next big thing in basketball? →]

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Stats and Sensibility: The Costs of Victory in College Sports

  So I’ve been tinkering around with a lot of college statistics lately… you’d think the clock had turned back and I was a high-school senior again or something, the way I’ve been looking at everything from win percentages …

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Kobe Bryant injures man’s wrist while at church

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant allegedly injured a man’s wrist, while Kobe and his family were sitting in a San Diego church [What caused the injury? →]

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NTSF: How Minneapolis and Portland LEED the Green Revolution

The Twins and Trail Blazers have set the standard for sustainability in their respective sports… [How did they green their playing fields? →]

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LeDream? LeBron brings in help

LeBron James is back to the gym with two-a-day workouts. [Can Hakeem's game rub off on LeBron? →]

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Sole searching: Curious what shoes players are wearing?

The top three brands worn by players aren’t big surprises, with Nike and Adidas leading the way, but there is definitely a brand — and even geographic — shift underway. [One brand in top 5 you've never heard of →]

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NTSF: Initial Thoughts on the Green Sports Alliance Summit

The Green Sports Alliance just concluded their inaugural Summit held over the past three days in Portland… [Zach offers his initial thoughts in this week's NTSF. →]

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Pictures of Tony Parker’s new beauty queen girlfriend

She’s a 20-year old French beauty pageant queen, her name is Barbara Morel, and she’s Tony Parker’s new girlfriend, according to various reports. Morel just won the first ever Miss Nationale pageant, a new upstart to rival the Miss France competition. What do you think of her?

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