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California high school basketball program penalized, and its coach fired for tortilla-throwing incident deemed as racist

By Joel Alderman Basketball and tortillas have little relationship, but when those thin flatbreads are thrown by...
Miami Heat and Marlins provided help after the disastrous condo collapse

By Joel Alderman The NBA regular season is over and most of the players not still in...
Mike Krzyzewski’s decision to retire leads us to research his basketball life before becoming coach at Duke

By Joel Alderman Now that Duke University’s iconic basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, has decided to retire after...
John Thompson once took a high school team he coached off the court in protest over the officiating, yet it is rarely included as part of his legacy

By Joel Alderman When John Thompson, the iconic former Georgetown Univ. basketball coach died on Aug. 30,...
Basketball a theme in several recent general news stories

By Joel Alderman There are many references in the general news to the game of basketball, although...
Kevin Porter Jr., not quite 21, set an NBA record that was previously held by LeBron James, but he still must overcome a rash of personal issues

By Joel Alderman He is one year removed from being a teenager, yet Kevin Porter Jr. had...
EIi Manning is now in another game on a different level, coaching fourth-grade girls basketball

By: Joel Alderman Eli Manning just completed his first season as a retired National Football League quarterback....