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NEWS ABOUT: high school basketball

high school basketball stories: 9 news summaries
BUZZ BISSINGER

 NBA Age Limits Are a Scam 

Cynical 2005 move by pro basketball was all about the bottom line

Oct 27, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA’s minimum draft age of 19, with one year of college—and a new proposal to make it 20—is nothing but a cynical ploy by pro basketball and the NCAA that “hasn’t helped players in any way,” Buzz Bissinger writes. Players can easily sail... More »

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NBA • NCAA • high school basketball • draft pick • Pro basketball • college basketball • H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger • professional athletes

Movie Review

 More Than a Game 
 Shoots for the Heart  

Movie inspires cheers, eye-rolls

Oct 2, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - More Than a Game, a documentary following LeBron James and his high school teammates, does its best to be an inspirational movie, and for some it works. For others, it inspires eye-rolling. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • It’s like a classic high school sports movie, writes
... More »

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basketball • LeBron James • movie review • documentary • high school basketball • sports movie • More Than a Game

High Schools Set for Their Own Madness

Teams in DC tourney push boundaries, and not everyone approves

Apr 3, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Washington-area basketball tournament for high school programs that operate outside the traditional mold is getting plenty of ESPN-generated publicity, the Post reports. It’s also sparked concerns about bringing the trappings of big-time athletics—near-global recruiting, travel, TV—to the high school level, with many of the teams representing... More »

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ESPN • basketball • high school basketball • March Madness

Coach Quits After Facebook Flirting With 14-Year-Old

Cops eye 'inappropriate messages' to student

Feb 17, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - An Atlanta gym teacher is the subject of a criminal probe following allegations that he sent “inappropriate messages” via Facebook to a 14-year-old female student, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girl’s sister reportedly found the offending messages and told her mother, who contacted police. More »

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Atlanta • Facebook • Georgia • student • high school basketball • scandal • gym • teacher • physical education

 HS Benches Racy Dance Team 


Jan 28, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia high school dance team has been barred from practicing or performing this year after a provocative routine drew parents' ire, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girls wore skimpy outfits while dancing atop chairs during halftime at a school basketball game. “The team will not perform for... More »

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Atlanta • Georgia • suspension • high school basketball • cheerleading • dance team • halftime • disband • provocative • Jonesboro, Ga.

HS Hoop Team Runs Up Score, Then Repents

Christian girls have second thoughts about 100-0 thumping

Jan 23, 09 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A Dallas high school whose girls basketball team ran up a 100-0 score last week has forfeited what school officials called a “victory without honor,” the Dallas Morning News reports. The Covenant School, a Christian institution, defeated Dallas Academy, a high school for children with "learning... More »

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Texas • Dallas • high school basketball • landslide victory • learning disabilities • defeat • forfeit • Christian values • Covenant School • Dallas Academy

Can Basketball Keep Agents Out of High School?

Mayo scandal shocks few, and penalties remain slight

May 18, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA can't stop agents from scurrying around high school and college basketball these days, offering illegal gifts to sign young players. Although the players are getting younger—more go pro right out of high school—punishments for players and agents alike remain slight, the New York Times reports. More »

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NBA • basketball • NBA draft • David Stern • high school basketball • OJ Mayo • basketball recruiting • college basketball

Catholic HS Bars Female Ref

Kansas religious school said to object to woman in authority over boys

Feb 14, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A Kansas Catholic high school’s decision to ban a female referee from officiating a boys’ basketball game because of the school’s religious beliefs has state officials investigating the incident and considering banning the school from future competition, the AP reports. Referees said officials from St. Mary’s Academy,... More »

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high school • Catholic Church • Kansas • high school basketball • Society of St. Pius X • female referees • gender bias

Jim Jones' Grandson is Basketball Star

High school forward redeeming the Jonestown leader's family name on court

Oct 5, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - 29 years ago, traveling to an away basketball game as part of the Jonestown team spared Jim Jones Jr. from his adopted father's mass suicide ritual. Now his son Rob is using the sport to turn the family name around, as a star forward for SF's Riordan High, who ESPN... More »

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basketball • Jim Jones • Jonestown massacre • high school basketball

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