Players1st Sports Management is a new and exciting business that aims to present opportunities for young, talented, Irish players to continue to develop their game in dedicated, basketball-focused, academies in England. There have already been several promising young athletes who have made the …
The matchups are set. Indiana against Miami and San Antonio against Memphis.
The Indiana Pacers overcame the New York Knicks on Saturday night, led by, among others, Lance Stephenson. Stephenson has been something of a breakout star for the Pacers this season, after having drifted …
By now, you probably know the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 4-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. You probably also know that the Bulls lauded point guard Derrick Rose did not play, which means he’s gone more than a year without playing after tearing …
During the first week of June, PeacePlayers – Northern Ireland will be hosting Bill Fenlon, a supporter of the program and the head men’s basketball coach for the DePauw University Tigers. PeacePlayers uses sport, and especially basketball, to do cross-community work with youth.
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This summer (Friday July 12th) Basketball Ireland are running the U14 and U18 Boys and Girls National 3on3 Championships at Gormanston College, Co Meath for the first time.
With the real possibility of 3on3 becoming an Olympic sport at Rio in 2016, this exciting and …
Full Story from NBA.com: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/05/15/reports-board-of-governors-vote-to-keep-kings-in-sacramento/?ls=iref:nbahpt3c
The thirty owners of the NBA have resoundingly voted to keep the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento. A late, but strong effort, led by Mayor of Sacramento (and former NBA star) Kevin Johnson convinced the wealthy individuals, who didn’t quite have the …
In an interview with SLAM magazine earlier this year, Joakim Noah said, about Kevin Garnett:
Just trying to throw elbows…Cheap shots, just trying to get you off your game. But he’s a vet, he’s been doing this a long time, but it’s all right…He’s always …
The UL Huskies have been dominating the Irish Women’s basketball over the past few years, which both the Head Coach, James Weldon, and the Strength & Conditioning Coach, Ed Coughlan, attribute to a ‘hunger‘ within each of their players.
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UL Huskies have …
Last week the San Antonio Spurs ended what will go down as one of the most disappointing seasons in the Hollywood franchise’s history.
Frustration has been the key word of the season for LA and the manner of their defeat sums it all up, being …
Well, what was your highlight of the first games in this second round of the 2013 NBA playoffs?
Was it Miami’s shock “we were too well rested” defeat to Chicago, led by the matching haircuts of Nate Robinson and Jimmy Butler? Or perhaps their thumping …
The Courtside Collective are excited to see the best of the EFBL take on some of the most talented players currently ballin’ in Northern Ireland during the upcoming All-Star competition on the 11th May in the Kubs Arena, Dublin.
The Challenge Cup …
Two days ago, in an article published in Sports Illustrated, Washington Wizards Center Jason Collins announced to the world that he is gay.
Collins later remarked about how overwhelmed he was with messages of support, notably from his team-mates John Wall and Emeka Okafor …
