I came across this Ryan “Special FX” Williams highlight and all I can say is wowsers! The man was one of my favorite players to watch on the circuit this summer, because you just knew that he was going to do something crazier than the week before. Big Brawley says that Special FX is “the […]

Dyckman 2008 champions Bingo’s All-Stars. Photo by BallGurl
Dyckman
B-I-N-G-O spells champions, or at least it did last night, after the world famous crew defeated Take No Prisoners for the Dyckman Tournament title.
Defense was the name of this game, and Bingo’s was just slightly better as they forced their opponent into critical turnovers down the home […]

The Icon at the free-throw line. Photo by Trevor Kapp
West 4th
Saturday-
After washouts both Thursday and Friday, it seemed like the quarterfinal playoff game between Uninvited Guest and Money Train at West 4th St. (3rd St., 6th Ave.) would never be played. Fortunately for everyone at the Cage Saturday afternoon, the weather was perfect and […]

Mike “The Icon” Campbell scoring one of his game-high 28 points at West 4th. Photo. Trevor Kapp
West 4th
It’s been a good summer for former St. John’s Red Storm players. Kyle Cuffe and Eugene “Built Ford Tough” Lawrence have made names for themselves all over the city. Ryan “Special FX” Williams has become a superstar before […]

2008 Nike Pro City champs Queensbridge. Photo: Alton Ritter
Nike Pro City
Prime Time entered the Nike Pro City (68th and Lexington Avenue) playoffs as the top seed. Queensbridge had to defeat X-Men to get in; they peaked at the right time and had the best player in the entire tournament in Houston Rocket forward, Ron Artest. […]

Keon Lawrence at Nike Pro City. Photo: Kyle Henry
After getting past all the lines and metal detectors it was game time. The playoffs at Nike Pro City got underway with Queensbridge facing off against Dyckman in the 6:30 p.m. game. The contest was tight the entire first half, with Queensbridge leading the way throughout and […]

Mookie taking a free-throw at the Cage. Photo: Trevor Kapp
West 4th
The match-up Sunday at West 4th (3rd St., 6th Ave.) between John “Mookie” Thomas of Diamond and Speedy Williams of United Brooklyn was expected to be one of the better point guard battles of the summer. The game was also being played to decide who […]

The Glover brothers at Dyckman. (photo. Samera Marsh)
First, on Friday night clutch free-throw shooting by Quinton “T2” Hosley and Anthony Glover in the final 43.5 seconds propelled the Dyckman (204th St. and Nagle Ave., Inwood, Manhattan) past a scrappy Philly All-Stars. The select team, who started Kareem “Big Game” Reid and Adris “Too Hard To […]