Tag: basketball
Coronavirus closures & cancellations
Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus.
‘Read to the Final Four’ coming for 3rd graders
A reading contest for 3rd graders in the Atlanta metro area will crown the "Final Four" schools just before the NCAA tournament.
Gunshots hit Niles North after basketball game
Shots rang out outside a basketball game Friday in Skokie, IL. No one injured, no one arrested, some damage to the school.
Homeless student barred from basketball team
Laws protect against the discrimination of "homeless" students, even in extracurricular activities. A Ky. middle school challenges that law.
Obituary: Coach Pat Summitt
The winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 died peacefully on Tuesday. She coached women's basketball at Tennessee for 38 years.
IL state champs in boys' basketball
We congratulate the 2015 boys' basketball state champions in Illinois: Lincolnshire, St Joseph, Uplift, and Brimfield.
Brawl at a Chicago b-ball game
Boys' basketball teams at North Lawndale and Marshall high schools in Chicago have been suspended for 3 games following a brawl that broke out.
Bracketology
It's time for the annual March Madness ritual. It gives us a chance to ponder a few questions about college sports and, in particular, basketball.