When you think of current or recent big-time athletes in North Dakota, many of them come from this area. Baseball? Darin Erstad, Travis Hafner both were born in Jamestown. Hafner grew up in Sykeston. Football? Carrington’s Jim Kleinsasser. Basketball? Jeff Boschee. He was Valley City’s, true, but that’s just a 30-minute ride from here. Track and field? Like the three above, this one’s a slam …
Tulsa kids need coaching, and not just for soccer, baseball or basketball.
Drew Shiller’s high school career was the stuff of legend. One of the best three-sport athletes in San Mateo County history, Shiller had all three of his jerseys — baseball, football and basketball — retired at Burlingame High School.
French striker Thierry Henry may leave Barcelona next summer to play for the New York Red Bulls, a Spanish sports daily said Friday. Henry, 32, would like to end his career in the same country as his friend and countryman Tony Parker, who plays basketball for the San Antonio Spurs, the daily AS said, without indicating its sources. Spanish media have previously reported that Henry, who arrived at Barca from English side Arsenal in 2007, does not plan to stay at the Spanish and European champ
by Casey Jacobsen One of the things I love most about the game of basketball is that it is a team game — it’s not just about you. It’s about getting all five guys on the court, regardless of where they are from or what God they worship, to come together for a common goal: To win. You can’t accomplish that goal with just one good player (for example, the 2008 Cleveland Cavaliers). Sure, you must have a star — a player who can take over the game on offense or de fense during important moments
