 31/03 - Streetball game hits Daytona Beach
The NCAA Final Four basketball games won't be the only hoop action this weekend. Hot Sauce, Spyda, Silk, Highriser, Baby Shaq and other members of the Streetball Legends Tour basketball team will take on the Bethune-Cookman College Bad Boys in Friday night's game at the Ocean Center during, but not affilliated with, Black College Reunion. Considered some of the nation's best streetball players, members of the Streetball Legends team have appeared on television on ESPN's "Street Ball" program, and on the AND 1 mix tapes. ..read more ..
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 30/03 - Breathe Eazy Interview
With handles, moves, hops and a pure jump shot Kendall "Breathe Eazy" Butler is widely regarded as one of the best underground streetballers in the game today. The 6'3 shooting guard has been holding down The Streetball Fanatics and the Nassau Bahamas basketball scene for a minute now and looks to take his game to the US. Check out the interview I did with the man better known as B.E.Z. ..read interview..
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 29/03 - And1 Streetball Soundtrack Review
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater introduced the soundtrack to be as prominent piece of the game as the graphics. Since then EA Sports has taken the reins as the leader in background rhythms, even recruiting Just Blaze to produce the complete soundtrack to NBA Live 2003. This year, Ubisoft recruited the And 1 empire to try their hand at the soundtrack game. Although their foray into video gamee soundtracks is late compared to competitors, the And 1 Streetball (Ubisoft) collection boasts an unusual regional diversity, ranging from a rare Kool G Rap appearance on “This Is How We Do NYC” to Cleveland’s Ray Cash to Bay Area boomer Turf Talk. ..read more ..
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 28/03 - Frenzy All Star advances in ESPN City Slam
Boston Frenzy All Star forward Alexus Foyle (6'6" BYU Hawaii) won the final competition for the city of Boston's best slam dunkers. The competition was held in Panama City, Florida and will be televised on a 30-minute show upcoming on ESPN entitled "ESPN CITY SLAM: Boston." "I was happy to represent the Boston Frenzy in this competition," an emotional Foyle stated. "I had to pull some tricks out of the bag like dunking two basketballs." Foyle now advances to the semi-finals of the National competition to represent Boston against 12 other semi-finalists. The semi-finals will be in Chicago on June 23, 24, 25. ..read more ..
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 26/03 - And1 Lockdowns
Game leather provides ultimate fit and durability without extra weight. Integrated external TPU support system provides added support and increased fit. Double-lasted compression EVA midsole provides optimal cushioning and stability. High abrasion rubber outsole provides strong traction and durability. ..read more..
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 24/03 - Victor "Sky" Page
Behind the black patch over Victor Page's right eye is not an eye at all. It is a hole, deep and lifeless, where an eye was before Page was shot in the face. Page hopes someday to have surgery to be fitted with a glass eye. It is another in a line of unfulfilled hopes. A decade after leaving college, he still dreams of playing in the N.B.A., too. "Oh, every day," he said. "That's all I do. Because that's all, basically, what I know. I don't really know too much about nothing else. It's basketball. That will always be my dream, forever. ..read more..
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 23/03 - Yao & Alston help Rockets edge Hornets
Yao Ming and Rafer Alston scored 22 points apiece, as Houston edged New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 93-92, at the Ford Center. Juwan Howard posted 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Keith Bogans scored 14 for the Rockets, who snapped a six-game losing streak. Alston scored eight of his 22 points in the last two minutes to hold off the Hornets."Losing five in a row makes you just want to calm down and just get a win," Alston said. Really, mentally, I was thinking that if we lose this one it's a killer. It is rare to think that." ..read more..
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 22/03 - Crowd sees Stampede's 3-point loss
In their debut performance, the Salem Stampede put on a show Saturday night. The Stampede, a first-year franchise in the International Basketball League, lost a 116-113 thriller to the Seattle Mountaineers before a near-capacity crowd of about 1,000 at Woodburn High School. "We just really appreciate all the fans that came out," said Stampede owner Anthony Veliz, a Woodburn resident who bought the team for $55,000 in July. "As far as being proud, this is my hometown. It's just a great feeling."..read more..
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 20/03 - Family affair at Iona
Steve Burtt Sr. and Gary Springer played together as teenagers for Riverside Church, and were Harlem soulmates when they reunited after high school at Iona College, where they trudged off the Meadowlands court heartbroken, their college careers over, following a one-point loss to Virginia in the 1984 East Regionals 22 years ago yesterday. Tonight, another Steve Burtt and another Gary Springer will try to make NCAA Tournament history when Iona, little in size and reputation, tries to chop down LSU, and the fathers, still close friends, will be in the stands at Veterans Memorial Arena watching. ..read more..
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 18/03 - Like Mike 2: Street Ball
20th Century Fox will be releasing "Like Mike 2: Street Ball", the straight- to- DVD sequel to the 2002 comedy onto DVD June 6, 2006. The film stars Michael Beach, Moneca Delain, Leslie Hopps, Brett Kelly and of course Joel "King Handles" Heywood. Get those sneakers on tight, because the action's moving out of the Arena and onto the Street! In this slam-dunk sequel to the hit film Like Mike, those legendary, magical high-tops find their way into the eager young hands of a pint-sized basketballer who dreams of rising to the top of the fast, fun and no-holds-barred world of high-stakes "Streetball"! ..read more..
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 28/02 - Princeton's Annual 3v3 Charity Streetball Tournament
Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Princeton University’s Dillon Gym. For the past two years the Black Men's Awareness Group has promoted Street Basketball at Princeton University and in New Jersey as a whole by organizing Charity Street Basketball Tournaments. We have been extremely successful in doing this and have worked with a plethora of sponsors and benefactors including the New York Knicks, the Entertainers Basketball Classic, Motorola and Hewitt Associates to name a few. ..read more..
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 15/03 - AND1 delights 1,200 fans at Rock Valley College
Kids, don't try this at home. Or on the court, at least not one with referees on it. AND1's basketball tour (think Harlem Globetrotter's meets hip hop) took a break from the big cities and ESPN to stop at Rock Valley College on Saturday for a game to benefit Pryme Tyme AAU basketball programs in Rockford. "It's not part of our tour," Aaron "A-O" Owens said. So how serious do they take it? "It depends on how serious they take it," Owens said. ..read more..
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 11/03 - Main Event Interview
What do you call someone who jumps over a motorcycle and dunks? The Main Event, that's what. Waliyy Dixon is just that when it comes to playing street ball for the And 1 Mixtape tour, The Main Event. His athletic dunks and above the rim style have caught the eyes of everyone from Jeff Van Gundy (who recruited him to Rutgers) to Clippers star Elton Brand (who was trying to get him in the NBA), to the millions of fans who passed around tapes of the street celebrities long before ESPN put them to film. ..read more..
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 10/03 - SBA All-Stars defeat the CIAA Alumni All-Stars
Known for having strong alumni, students and local resident support, the CIAA continually looks to be innovative and grow its basketball tournament providing additional entertainment on Super Saturday with the Third Annual Street Ball Challenge. The excitement and hype surrounding the past two years games between the SBA All-stars and CIAA Alumni All-Stars made the third year's event even more intense with the game being featured at the new Charlotte Bobcat Arena. ..read more..
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 08/03 - Professor Interview
Grayson Boucher has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and played basketball throughout the world with the And1 streetball tour, and he is called "The Professor" because, he said, "I school people on the court." Known for his ballhandling skills, which include an assortment of spin moves, behind-the-back passes, dribbling between his legs and alley-oop passes that often result in dunks, Boucher has cultivated a lucrative career earning "six figures" annually on the And1 streetball tour, he says. ..read more..
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 07/03 - Harlem Globetrotters - The Team that changed the World
If anyone doubts that the Harlem Globetrotters were incomparable athletes as well as world-class entertainers, this documentary will put them wise. Harlem Globetrotters: The Team that Changed the World features interviews with everyone from former Globetrotters and NBA coaches to Henry Kissinger (!)--who, it turns out, is an honorary Globetrotter himself (along with Whoopi Goldberg, Pope John Paul II, and a handful of other notables). ..read more..
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 03/03 - New Legends of Streetball DVD
Touring the country for three years, today’s most marketed and requested streetballers have made it onto the shelves of your video seller. The DVD is packed with explosive highlights, interviews, music, and special promotional offers including a $20,000 half-court shot opportunity with the proof of purchase. If you have been living in a cave for the past three years or so, The New Legends of Streetball features streetballers as seen on ESPN, Nike Freestyle commercials, NBATV, MTV, and participants at the Rucker Basketball Summer Tournament in Harlem. ..read more..
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03/03 - And1 vs Elgin Racers (IBL) Game
The Elgin Racers, an expansion team in the International Basketball League, has scheduled an exhibition game versus the internationally renowned AND 1 Mix Tape basketball team. The game will be played at the Convocation Center, on the campus of Northern Illinois University, on Sunday, March 12, at 6:00pm. Players for the AND 1 team include Spyda, Half Man/Half Amazing, AO, and Hot Sauce.
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