Nativepreps.com, a site intended to aid young Native-American athletes further develop their skills and garner more recognition from collegiate coaches, has officially launched.
The site provides well-deserved coverage for dedicated youngsters competing at high levels in basketball, baseball and football.
In addition to hosting tournaments and camps, Nativepreps.com will provide clinics, rankings and guidance for athletes who [...]

Homicide at West 4th this summer.
Mr. 187 dropped 30 just about every time out this summer, including 44 on Ron Artest at Nike Pro City. He is currently tearing it up in Australia, to the tune of 21 per on 55% shooting, with the Townsville Crocodiles. The mohawked assassin, who is never at a loss [...]

Though basketball was invented in rural Springfield, Mass., the sport became an integral part of life in many urban Jewish communities in America.
To explore the little-known, yet very important cultural phenomenon of Jewish basketball, David Vyorst and Peter Riegert have teamed together to create “The First Basket,” an original comprehensive documentary examining the role [...]

Steve Hess instructs this year’s Elite 24.
Steve Hess says he is only 5 feet 4 inches tall. The effects he has on some of the NBA’s premiere players are immeasurable though.
Hess has been the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Denver Nuggets for the past 12 seasons and has developed the training regimens of All-Stars [...]

When the New Jersey Nets headed across the pond to London and Paris last week for exhibition games against the Miami Heat, we knew Dwyane Wade would be a tough cover for Devin Harris.
But slowing “Flash” down was easy in comparison to trying D’up UK streetballer Stuart Tanner. Tanner caught Harris… BAD!

D1 Stars took home the Spring title.
The Funsport Jr. Pros Fall season, for players in grades six through eight, is scheduled to start this Saturday, Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The league has been expanded to 24 teams to provide better exposure for some of New York [...]

C-3’s Devon Davis had a nice game in a losing effort. Photo courtesy of funsportinc.com
With all the attention Lance “Born Ready” Stephenson has garnered recently, it’s easy to overlook some of the other gifted players in New York City’s PSAL. But in the Funsport Brooklyn High School Classic semifinals last weekend at Jefferson HS, the [...]

The Third Annual Daniel E. Rumph II Tournament
It was supposed to be a weekend of light charity games in early August to help raise money to place more life-saving defibrillators into Philadelphia Recreation Centers. But with how hard some of the Illadelph’s elite fought in the third annual Daniel E. Rumph II Basketball Tournament sponsored [...]