National Basketball Association officials together with shoe manufacturers and college leaders have reportedly discussed creating a national academy for elite high school players.
Memphis Grizzlies centre Pau Gasol has set his sights on helping world champions Spain win the European championship on home soil next year.
Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas won't face charges for interfering while police arrested teammate Awvee Storey in Miami Beach during Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said.
Former Timberwolves player Fred Hoiberg and former Toronto general manager Rob Babcock were hired as assistant GMs for Minnesota on Thursday.
The United States beat Russia 90-80 in the third and last round of the preliminaries at the FIBA women's basketball World Championship in Barueri, Sao Paulos metropolitan region on Thursday.
The Miami Heat waived veteran reserve guard Derek Anderson Tuesday, meaning the defending NBA champions will not be bringing their entire roster from last season into this year's camp.
Argentina made a surprise on Wednesday, beating Spain 77-64 in a second round match of Group A at the women's basketball world championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Gisella Vega scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Argentina over Spain 77-65 at the women's basketball world championship on Wednesday.
Russia defeated China 86-66 on Wednesday at the FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship in Barueri, a town in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo.
Brazil defeated South Korea 106-86 in the FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship at the Ibirapuera Arena, in the city of Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
Two-time American National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Steve Nash has signed up in support of GuluWalk 2006 to aid children in northern Uganda.
Dave Cowens joined the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday as an assistant coach, leaving his job as coach and general manager of the WNBA's Chicago Sky.
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