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20/10 - And 1 trials at the Gymnasium
The weekend has come and gone and so too has the And 1 style basketball tournament, which was held over the weekend. The event was sponsored by Banks Co. Ltd. and Fam Entertainment and the Streetball element was spawned out of the mind of local streetball organisation Street Legal. ..read more.. |
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18/10 - A Ball On Court
It's not Rucker Park in the heart of New York's streetball bonanza, but basketball fans still got to see some of this island's most skilled young ballers last weekend. Streetball 2004 had two days of exciting action and good crowds at the carpark of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, as organisers Family Entertainment made a second attempt to draw Barbadians to an event that has attracted millions of basketball-crazy youth in the United States the past five years ..read more.. |
17/10 - Streetball is what the SBA does better than anyone.
The Street Basketball Association brought the "Show" to Baltimore on September 11, 2004 at Coppin State University. The game featured some heavy hitters and by at the end of the night - Bone Collector and the SBA Allstars vs. "Silk" and the Baltimore Blazers was already certified a "Street ball" classic. Silk issued the challenge to Bone over the radio but everyone just figured it was hype as usual. ..read more.. |
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17/10 - The SBA Brings "The Show" Back to its Roots.
A little over 3 1/2 years ago the Street Basketball Association was created to further enhance the growth of the street basketball industry while giving the top professional street ball players a platform to develop their creative talents and entertain fans worldwide. ..read more.. |
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15/10 - Local Streetball Competition coming soon
Local basketballers, street ballers and company teams are gearing up for this weekends streetball tournament. The Gymnasium will be the place to be on October 16 and 17, if any local basketball team wishes to win the chance to play against the world famous AND 1 street team out of the United States. ..read more.. |
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13/10 - Three SBA All-stars take the next step to their NBA Dreams
The SBA is proud to announce the recent signings of three former SBA All-star players to NBA teams. Terrance Shannon, Alpha Bangura, and Jon Smith will be participating in NBA training camps in the hopes to make their NBA dreams come true for the upcoming 2004-2005 Season. ..read more.. |
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11/10 - Streetball in Chicago produces urban legends
Talk about hot fun in the summertime. Even hell had to be jealous of how the sun would scorch the outdoor basketball court at Foster Park on the South Side, making the asphalt swelter and sweat wiggly heat waves, at times making the players feel as though they were sizzling in a skillet. But for kids such as ''Half-Dead,'' ''Fat Back,'' ''Tuss,'' ''Piggy,'' ''Drawers,'' ''Doc'' and ''Snake,'' their passionate love for basketball and their dreams of using it to escape ghetto poverty provided them with the mental and emotional air conditioning to play with what-the-hell abandon ..read more.. |
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11/10 - Summit offers gathering spot for streetball powers
Prison gave Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell a cleansing and a directive: To use his reverence for religion and basketball to steer athletes away from trouble. When Oakland's basketball-legend-turned-inmate-turned-reformist was asked recently to be a celebrity coach for this weekend's Youth Players Association All-Star Game, the answer was obvious. ..read more.. |
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10/10 - 'And 1' to hold a warehouse sale for charity
Local sports-apparel company And 1, the force behind the hip-hop/basketball "Mixtape" events and CDs, will offer a warehouse sale in which all proceeds will benefit charity. The sale starts at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the company headquarters (4 Industrial Blvd., Paoli, www.and1.com). ..read more.. |
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06/10 - Dean Murray - Man of Steel
As uncomplicated as basketball's physical mechanics are, it ain't always about who's got game. Sometimes, success and failure (and opportunity) come down to politics. And politics is why East Flatbush, Brooklyn's "Superman" strictly reps the purest side of the hoop game: the playground. ..read more.. |
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06/10 - Fuzz Ball
Ask anyone in Philly about "Fuzz" and they'll probably describe him as "the dude with hops" and advise future defenders, "Box out or watch out." Don't believe? Well, you can ask Fuzz aka "Alfonso Wilson" himself about his m.o. on the court and he'll answer, "Going to the bucket, trying to dunk as much as possible. ..read more.. |
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