Ball State Student Wins Tuition With Half-Court Shot
Lem Turner made the shot during a freshman pep rally at Ball State University in Indiana. With the half-court shot, he won free tuition for a semester.
Basketball
This Basketball Ref Calls It Like She Sees It, On The Court And Off
Dorothy Okatch can stop a towering hoopster in his tracks. Now studying to become a social worker, she hopes to have the same impact off the court, "to make my call on what's going to happen next."
Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa
Soccer is the national sport. But this was a big weekend for hoops in Johannesburg. Two top local teams faced off and the NBA played its first African exhibition game.
No Small Feat: The NBA's Shortest Player Never Gave Up
At 5 foot 3, Muggsy Bogues holds the record as shortest player in NBA history. Criticism of his height started on the basketball courts of the Baltimore projects and continued well into his career.
News From The Charity Stripe
NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."
Obama Picks Kentucky To Win NCAA Tournament, Mixes In Politics
President Obama predicts Kentucky will be crowned college basketball champion and cap off a perfect season. He also picks three top seeds and one No. 2 seed to make the Final Four.
Syracuse Faces Sanctions For Academic, Banned Substance Violations
The ACC basketball tournament is set to begin in Greensboro Tuesday, but one of the conference's newest teams won't be taking the court in the wake of an investigation released Friday.
High School Coach Takes The Heat, And Teaches Her Team About Character
The Narbonne High girls' basketball team added pink to their uniforms for a cancer awareness program, and got penalized. But their coach stepped in to take responsibility, so the girls could play.
Phoenix Suns' Two Sets Of Brothers Redefine Sibling Rivalry
Last month, the NBA's Suns made history when for the first time, two sets of brothers played for the same team at the same time. One set of siblings competes with each other, while the other supports.