basketball

A Florida-based promoter has started a fundamentals-first men’s professional basketball league that will allow only U.S.-born white players. Don “Moose” Lewis is starting the All-American Basketball Alliance because he thinks there is a market for basketball that isn’t about fast-breaks and dunks. He also said he’s tired of hearing about the legal trouble NBA players […]

The all-muscle U.S. Redeem Team continues its romp through Olympic basketball this morning, closing out its first half against Angola 55-37. It's a guilty pleasure to be able to watch these guys play live at 8 a.m., but that's the beauty of the Olympics — 17 days of round-the-clock sports. The U.S. women's team also […]

The U.S. Redeem Team opened today with a 101-70 thumping of Yao Ming’s Chinese team, which despite a valiant first-half effort couldn’t overcome the combined talents of Kobe, LeBron and Dwayne. The spectacle included President Bush, Henry Kissinger and other dignitaries. The U.S. team faces Angola on Tuesday. Beyond their first win, what's impressed me […]

Oh, the woes of a pro athlete trying to unload a house. Shaquille O’Neal, no longer on the Miami Heat, wants to ditch his house. It’s a quaint abode on the waterfront of Star Island in Miami Beach. Built in 1992 by Heat center Rony Seikaly, the house has eight bedrooms, an indoor basketball court, […]