29/06 - Nighthawks to play in New York
ABA Maryland Nighthawks owner, today announced that he will be sponsoring a team in the EBC, the premiere summer basketball league at the legendary Rucker Park in New York City. The team, named White Chocolate, features ABA All-Star Randy Gill and Maryland Nighthawks Curtis Yarbrough and Frank McQueen.

28/06 - And 1 Feels the Love in San Antonio
They came to the Alamo-town's open run from far and wide. On a hot afternoon, the And 1 Mix Tape Tour returned to San Antonio yesterday, and a slimmed-down Bubba Sparks was also here from Denver, relocating to Texas to attend a JC, then Texas A&M.

28/06 - Day 4 at EBC
The final day of games to close out the first week of EBC's 25th Anniversary season was a day jam packed with excitement, give-aways, and of course intense street basketball. Radio station Hot 97 was at the park broadcasting live with DJ Enough's 5 o'clock free ride and will be doing so every Thursday for the rest of the summer.

26/06 - Debating the merits of street basketball
More than 30 years have eclipsed since Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter Rick Telander spent a summer in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant, gathering information for "Heaven Is a Playground," his groundbreaking book that chronicles the momentous role the game of basketball plays in inner-city life. Telander unveiled an impoverished world - the focal point of which was playground hoops.

26/06 - And 1 MixTape Volume 8
The folks at And1 take it back to where it all began: on the street. This volume, from the premier source of footwear and apparel for players with game and attitude, showcases the skills of some serious street ballers from across the country. The Mix Tape tour was hosted by Shane the Dribbling Machine, who travels from North Philly to Oakland with its up-and-coming players like Spyda, Pharmacist, Baby Shack, Spinmaster, and Pat da Rock.

25/06 - Daryl "Majic" Dorsey NBA Draft Bio
Spent two seasons at Brevard Community College in Florida. Tried to enroll at Southern Indiana in September of 2004, and was practicing with the team, before deciding to sign a professional contract with the Las Vegas Rattlers of the American Basketball Association. Currently playing for the Rome Gladiators of the World Basketball Association.

24/06 - Only one King will hold high court
32 of Toronto's most accomplished and talented ballers will check their reputations at the door and compete today in Nike Battlegrounds Toronto 2005, an invite-only, win-or-go-home, one-on-one streetball tournament to determine the ultimate King of Toronto. Who will be left standing in 2005?.

24/06 - Day 3 at the EBC
The sun wasn't shining yesterday but that didn't stop the EBC summer tournament from taking place. Gaucho's Gym in the Bronx opened its doors to the teams, announcers and fans so that day three of the tournament games could be played as scheduled. Despite the dreary weather, announcer Hannibal did his thing and hyped up the crowd.

24/06 - Rap Artist The Game 'Rushed' At BB Game
West coast rap artist The Game couldn't get a break at the Entertainers Basketball Classic on Tuesday. The rap artists' team had been trailing, and moments after they finally pulled into the lead, with minutes to go in the game, a fight broke out on the court, and the tournament was called.

23/06 - Day 2 at the EBC
Opening week continued at the EBC tournament with four more teams there to battle it out on the court but the VIP lounge was the place to be before the games began. Infamous local barber "Z" had his chair set up and was giving shape-ups while Chef Tar was cooking up a storm selling all kinds of food from chicken wings to yellow rice and beans.

23/06 - Phoenix Gets Hot With the AND1 Mix Tape Tour
It's that time again! The AND1 Mix Tape Tour is Official. From jump, I have to tell you, if you haven't been to one, check www.and1.com for a schedule of when they are rolling through a town near you. Because I went to the Phoenix Tour stop, and watched the AND1 ballers wreck shop! The final score was 120-106 with the AND1 cats over the Phoenix team.

22/06 - Opening Night at the EBC
The 25th year of the Entertainers Basketball Classic kicked off last night. If opening night was any indication of what is to come the rest of the summer, then we advise ya'll to get up to 155th as soon as possible. The first game of the night saw Fat Joe bring his Terror Squad against a DC-based team Electroite.

22/06 - The Ballers - Dimemag.com
From Hot Sauce to A.O. to Wholelottagame, they're the sickest playground ballers we've seen.
Skywalker, Wholelottagame, Brian Orman, Spinmaster & Baby Shack, Skip To My Lou, Reemix, Kia Vaughn/Epiphany Prince, The Best Kept Secret, Curtis Stinson, Too Easy, Herb Tanner, Pharmacist, A.O, Spyda, Hot Sauce, Ronald Manigault, The Professor, The Bone Collector, Black Magic, Showtime, General Electric, Erron Maxey, The Abuser, Booger, Smush, The Handler, Special Effects,

21/06 - Streetball-wise woman makes And1 cut, again
Players such as Baby Shack kept the oohs and ahs coming from fans. The only thing that didn't stick out about Tammie McQuain was her game. She was the shortest. She was the oldest. Her dirty blond hair, pulled back into pigtails, and dainty 5-foot-9 physique made her look like a mouse among rhinos on the basketball court.

21/06 - King Handles Website
The much awaited King Handles website is now up and running. Run by Yash & Mariel the site contains a King Handles Biography, Pictures, Clips, Training Section and Forums. For more information e-mail Yash or Mariel at
www.kinghandles.ca

21/06 - Valley players shake 'n' bake for shot at And1
Basketball traditionalists expecting layups and bounce passes would have walked away disappointed. Half-court alley-oops and Magic-like no-looks dominated the games in front of about 1,500 fans outside America West Arena on Saturday. Purists should have known: And 1 isn't traditional basketball

18/06 - 'Cage'-ed heat
Game 4 of the NBA Finals takes place tonight between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons. And although one team will emerge as champion this weekend or early next week, it does not mean that basketball is done for the summer. Not in New York City. Not when Ken Graham's W. Fourth St. Summer Pro-Classic basketball tournament has started. That's when "The Cage" is just heating up.

18/06 - Spinning The Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return To Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters
In many ways, the Harlem Globetrotters can easily be called the world's mostÊfamous basketball team. They've played in every arena from South Africa to South Beach. They've had Hall of Famers like Wilt Chamberlain and Marques Haynes wear their prestigious red, white and blue uniform.

16/06 - And1 tour taking it to the streets
If the player with one of the best handles in the game was craving street cred, the first thing he needed was a new handle of his own. The Grayson Bouchers of the world are CEOs. They are worldly men of wealth. They are brokers, bean-counters and butlers, faces from an Ivy League fraternity.

16/06 - Street Smarts - Balling for fun
When he left Mesa Community College for Chicago State back in 1999, Tony Jones knew in his gut that he'd be back in Phoenix as a pro baller. Of course, he hoped he'd be wearing an NBA uniform. But six years later, Jones, a.k.a. "Go Get It," is playing straight-up streetball and hoopin' it up on the AND1 Mix Tape Tour, which hips and hops into America West Arena on Saturday, June 18,

15/06 - ESPN's Block Party Returns
ESPN2's chunk of sports and entertainment programming aptly titled Block Party is making a comeback Tuesday nights this summer, with hip-hop and sports stars at center stage. In addition to new episodes of the returning show, Streetball: The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour, three new series are slated to air.

14/06 - SI story gives hoop game a new spin
They are the new basketball stars. Their names? "The Pharmacist, The Professor,Sik Wit It," and "Half Man, Half Amazing." You say you've never heard of them? That's only because you haven't been paying attention. Rest assured, kids have heard of them.

08/06 - AND1 Makes the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Soon it will be upon us, that apocalyptic day when some And1 Mix Tape Tour ballplayer pulls a yo-yo, stiff-leg, boomerang, Flintstone Shuffle combo move so profoundly off the hook that basketball civilization itself collapses in a heap of broken ankles, its definition of fundamentally sound smashed to pieces. Whereupon the archaeologists will move in.

06/06 - King Handles Interview
Joel "King Handles" Haywood, Vancouver Streetballer and Notic Legend is one of the hottest streetballers out right now. Considered by some as the fastest dribbler on the planet, Joey's handles have not only impressed his fans but the likes of YPA who he now rolls with. Here's an exclusive interview I did with Joey.

03/06 - Street Baller - Rise 'n Shine
You may not think of Eugene as a hotbed for streetball. But a former Springfield High hoops standout may change all that. J.J. Branford is on the verge of stardom. "The opportunity has arisen to maybe get known a little bit," said Branford. The 31-year old has been invited to the And1 Mix Tape Tour's Open Run in Sacramento next week. "It's just the first step. I've got to really work hard.