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Article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Article date: November 14, 2008 Author: Medcalf, Myron P.

Byline: MYRON P. MEDCALF; STAFF WRITER

Former Henry Sibley, St. Bernard's and Marquette forward Trevor Mbakwe signed a letter of intent Thursday to play basketball for the Gophers next season.

The 6-7, 240-pound forward gives the Gophers the kind of strength in the post that coach Tubby Smith has craved since he arrived in April 2007.

Mbakwe joins Cooper guard Rodney Williams, Hopkins forward Royce White and California point guard Justin Cobbs as part of the Gophers' 2009 recruiting class. Numerous recruiting websites had the Gophers' next group of recruits ranked ...

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Beasties' Yauch Finds a Groove With Hoops Doc

Posted Jun 26, 08 5:45 PM CDT in Glossies,  Arts & Living 

Beasties' Yauch Finds a Groove With Hoops Doc
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(Newser) – Though by his own admission, he's "just terrible at watching basketball on television," Beastie Boy Adam Yauch—aka MCA—has directed a documentary about the nation's top prep players. Gunnin' for That #1 Spot opens tomorrow, and Radar catches up with Yauch, whose fight for his right to party is trickier now that he's a gray-haired soccer dad. Among the highlights:

  • On the film: "I wanted to be able to convey being right inside of the game and to have the game move with the music and the slo-mo, and to jump back and forth from those two realities."
  • Daily grind: "I listen to NPR. I get up at 8 and take my daughter to school. Music, lately, I haven't been doing a lot of sitting around and listening to records."
  • Big picture: "I don't know how my life has unfolded karmically, but every minor frustration and happiness is all based on things I've done going back over infinite time."

Source: Radar

More about:  basketball • Michael Beasley • Beastie Boys • Adam Yauch

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Beastie Boy produces shallow but pleasing documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Jun 27, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot, the second documentary from Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, is no Hoop Dreams , but critics predict a slam-dunk with roundball and hip-hop aficionados. The film follows eight high school phenoms through a high-profile Harlem pick-up game and “offers a snapshot of the kind of top players who one day hope to have a shoe named after them,” writes Variety’s Ronnie Scheib. More »

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 Trade Spices Up
 Frosh-Heavy
 Draft 

Rose goes first, in glut of college freshmen

ESPN ESPN Jun 27, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bulls grabbed Derrick Rose with the first overall pick last night in a wild NBA draft dominated by college freshmen. For the first time in history, the top three picks all were first-year wonders, ESPN reports. The Timberwolves then traded that third pick—OJ Mayo—for No. 5 pick Kevin Love, who was, you guessed it, a freshman. More »

More about:  basketball • NBA • trade • Kevin Love • Derrick Rose • Michael Beasley • NBA draft • OJ Mayo

Beasley Headed to NBA

Kansas State freshman may be No. 1 overall pick after college rebounding title

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 14, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - After putting together one of the best freshman seasons ever, Michael Beasley is headed to the NBA. Kansas State's All-American freshman announced Monday that he will skip his final three seasons to enter the June 26 NBA draft, where he could be the No. 1 overall pick. "It's time to take my game to the next level," Beasley said. More »

More about:  basketball • NBA • NCAA • Kansas State Wildcats • college basketball • Michael Beasley


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