Rafer Alston is no longer "Skip 2 My Lou." He's now, "Coach Skip." On a recent day, Alston stretched his thin, wide, cracked hands behind his head and leaned back in his office chair during a ...

Alston stretches his thin, wide hands behind his head, far removed from his glory days on the cracked, concrete basketball courts of New York City in the late 1990s. He's traded shorts and a cut-off ...

Rafer Alston dazzled fans at Toyota Center as a flashy, fan-favorite point guard for the Houston Rockets from 2005-09. Alston's son could soon follow in his father's footsteps at the collegiate level ...

Grayson Boucher (right) demonstrates his ball skills in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on June 19. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] Grayson Boucher, known around the world as "The Professor", returned ...

May 31—Point guard is a clear position of emphasis in Illinois' early 2027 recruiting efforts. An offer this past weekend to Second Baptist (Texas) standout Reese Alston makes for eight targeted point ...

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Naz Reid may be the most beloved sixth man in the league. Maybe ever. Tattoos with his name adorn the calves, wrists, fingers and even the inside of lower lips of fans all over ...

It wasn’t Brooklyn’s most lopsided loss of the season, but Trae Young made sure it was arguably their most embarrassing. The Nets let Young turn the game into an AND1 mixtape and make them into his ...

"I didn't play at a high level. He played at a high level," said a smiling Freeney, motioning to his fellow defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee seated to his right. "My level was not ...

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