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Lauren Hill, 19, who achieved dying wish to play college basketball dies...
CINCINNATI (Tribune Media Wire) — Lauren Hill, the 19-year-old who inspired countless people across the country as she battled a rare form of cancer, died early Friday, WKRC reports. Hill was...
View ArticleCoach at basketball academy responds to players’ claims that teen brought in...
BELMAR, N.J. (PIX11) -- PIX11 News first learned of Coastal Academy back in February during our series of reports on Prep Schools and Post Graduate programs. We were able to capture Coastal Academy...
View ArticleNets fall to Hawks, eliminated from playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists and the Atlanta Hawks finally finished off the Brooklyn Nets in six games, advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals with...
View ArticleIt’s a “G” Thing: Dwight School Chancellor Stephen Spahn brings passion,...
“I haven’t lost [in basketball] in 30 years,” Stephen Spahn smirked. He's a former all-American basketball player, born and raised in New York City. “I carried a basketball around with me everywhere I...
View ArticleKanye West smiled for a second and nearly broke the internet
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Kanye West – known for his innovative music, pretentious rants and storming award show stages whenever he damn well pleases – has built a reputation for being the Debbie Downer of...
View ArticleNYPD officers school Bronx teens during pickup basketball game
Warning: This video contains some profanity. BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two uniformed NYPD officers broke out all the moves on the basketball court when they joined a group of teenagers for a game in the...
View ArticleNY Liberty’s Tina Charles shares special bond with her dad, gives back to...
“We are in Rawlston Recording Studio.” It was the first state-of-the-art recording studio in Brooklyn. “It’s the only existing studio from back then where the rap artists used to go,” Rawlston...
View ArticleEast Harlem players cry foul after city leaves annual basketball tourney...
EAST HARLEM - Imagine a basketball tournament with no announcers to introduce the players or deliver the play-by-play and score. A youth summer basketball league that plays in Marcus Garvey Park says...
View ArticleWhy Globetrotters great Meadowlark Lemon’s death is a loss for more than just...
NEW YORK – As a year comes to a close, typically retrospective stories run about the marquee names who passed away over the previous twelve months. As a result, when there's a celebrity death at...
View ArticleBrooklyn Prep High School’s mentoring program gets surprise visit from Nets...
“Mentor to me means leadership,” Raniah, a high school mentor, said. Mentoring. Not a word these Brooklyn high school students take lightly. “Being a mentor to me means being able to guide someone on...
View Article2-time Olympic medalist, Teresa Weatherspoon, reflects on basketball career,...
The quest for Olympic gold kicks off tonight, and USA Basketball is looking to defend it’s title on both the men’s and women’s sides. It is quite the honor to make that final roster. We sat down with a...
View ArticleIt’s a ‘G’ Thing: Wheelchair athletes get unique opportunity at basketball...
It's a game of dribbling, passing and shooting. “I always say it was my first love,” Ryan Martin said. But for some, basketball's been an avenue to normalcy. “Sports offered me the chance to be like...
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Bronx native devotes career to helping some of the city’s most at-risk kids,...
From sports and the arts to help with homework, recreation centers have become bustling hot spots for city kids trying to stay off the streets. Tonight, in Stories from the Heart, we’re introducing you...
View ArticleIce Cube balls at West 4th Street Courts to celebrate anniversary, promote...
WEST VILLAGE, New York- Rapper and actor, Ice Cube, hit the hardwood at one of the city's most iconic streetball courts. He was at the West 4th Street Courts in the West Village to help celebrate its...
View ArticleRains flood Astoria park’s basketball courts
Summertime in the city draws people to NYC Parks and the water. But the rain is sticking around Woodtree Playground in Astoria, Queens and it has been flooding the basketball courts. Neighbors have...
View Article‘Take Over the Streets’: NYPD officers team up with NBA for community...
BROOKLYN — The NYPD is teaming up with the NBA and Spaulding for a community event called “Take Over the Streets.” Officers from Brooklyn North Patrol Borough were armed with basketballs and hoops....
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