Ex-gangster whose brother was stabbed to death issues message to parents
An ex-gangster whose brother was stabbed to death has issued advice to parents who fear their child is mixed up in knife crime.
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Sylvia Fowles enjoys heartfelt retirement celebration despite Lynx loss to Storm
The Minnesota Lynx may have fallen to the Seattle Storm on Friday night, 96-69, but the loss didn’t dampen the celebration that swelled inside Minneapolis’ Target Center in honor of future Hall-of-Famer Sylvia Fowles as she played her last regular-season home game.
Russia, US In Talks Over 'Merchant Of Death' For Jailed Basketball Star: Moscow
The US and Russia are discussing a prisoner exchange that would involve trading a notorious Russian arms trafficker for an American basketball star, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday. It marked the first time that Russia said that the talks concerned exchanging Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death," for two-time Olympian Brittney Griner. "The discussions on the very sensitive topic of an exchange are proceeding via the channels chosen by our presidents," Alexander Datchiev, the head the North America department at the Russian foreign ministry, was quoted as saying by the state news agency TASS.
Minnesota Lynx celebrate Sylvia Fowles in last regular-season home game ahead of WNBA legend's retirement
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Target Center crowd chanted «Syl's House!» and teammates and opponents alike looked on with pride, Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles soaked up the affection Friday night.
WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles looks forward to life as a mortician after basketball
SYLVIA FOWLES IS GRINNING. Glowing even.
Harris helps expansion Shooting Stars past River Lions, earning CEBL final berth
Former Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lift the expansion Scarborough Shooting Stars into the Canadian Elite Basketball League final.
Vanessa Bryant sobs and walks out of Los Angeles courtroom as witness testifies
The helicopter crash that left Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others dead was likely caused by the pilot’s 'spatial disorientation,' officials said Tuesday.
College basketball's NIT moving out of New York; future stops in Las Vegas, Indianapolis
For just the second and third times since 1938, the NIT semifinals and championship won't be held at Madison Square Garden.