kentucky.com - 7/11/2008
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highly regarded point guard prospect John Wall put an interesting variation on the subject of choice. He had to choose between church and state, so to speak. As a hero worshiper of LeBron James, Wall had the chance to play in the Skills Academy sponsored by the celebrated Cleveland Cavalier. Yet, Uncle Sam invited Wall to participate in the tryouts for the 18-and-under U.S. national team ...
Feeling lucky? Chance to meet LeBron James up close and personal
wkyc.com 7/11/2008 — Your chances can be one in 400 to meet Cleveland Cavaliers' star LeBron James and get an autographed #23 LeBron James jersey. That's better than an Ohio Lottery ticket! On Wednesday, the Center for Families and Children in Cuyahoga County is raffling off a meeting with LeBron before a Cavs game this fall.
Film Session: USA vs. Argentina, 8/30/07
upsideandmotor.blogspot.com 7/11/2008 — The members of Team USA may be on a break before pre-Olympic training camp, but rest assured that I'm not. I'll be going through game tape of last summer's FIBA Tournament of the Americas, which is the closest thing we have to a precedent for Team USA's play in Beijing. Not surprisingly, this game was the highlight of the preliminary rounds. Both teams entered the game undefeated, and the ...
Cavs sign first-round pick Hickson (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/11/2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed first-round draft pick J.J. Hickson on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cleveland selected the 19-year-old Hickson with the 19th pick in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-9 forward played just one season at North ...
Wade returns to court in charity game (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/14/2008
Dwyane Wade took a pass off the backboard from Chris Paul, leaped with arms outstretched and effortlessly threw down a fierce two-handed dunk. Less than 30 seconds after tip-off, Wade reminded Miami fans what they missed last season. OK, so it was ...