VIDEO: Kyree Walker can already jump out of the gym, in eighth grade
We’re living in an era where the kids jump right out of the gym. Now they’re just doing it an increasingly younger ages. The latest to steal headlines in Kyree Walker, an Oakland-based eighth grader...
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Southern Jam Fest: Kyle Foster overcame being cut twice to earn a D-I...
Kyle Foster (Photo: WAWG) HAMPTON, Va. – Two years ago as a freshman trying out for the varsity basketball team at Bethel (Hampton, Va.), Kyle Foster had the same dream as every other player gunning it...
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Southern Jam Fest: Players say wacky handshakes add a lot to the game
HAMPTON, Va. – Brandon Huffman won’t go as far as saying that it could make the difference between wins and losses, but he contends that a well-orchestrated slapping and shaking of the hands...
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Southern Jam Fest: Eric Ayala leads WE-R1 to title after Trevon Duval leaves...
WE-R1 poses with the Southern Jam Fest trophy (Photo: Jason Jordan, USA TODAY Sports) HAMPTON, Va. – Even though WE-R1 (Del.) has managed to open the spring circuit season on a dominant note, posing a...
View ArticleVolleyball official reaches 10,000 games
Lee Powell, a volleyball official from Garland, Texas, hit a significant milestone this weekend at the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships in Florida. Powell, 73, officiated his...
View ArticleAAU track coach charged with sex assault, child endangerment
BERLIN, N.J. – A Berlin Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) track coach has been arrested and charged with child endangerment and aggravated criminal sexual contact, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office...
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VIDEO: LeBron James Jr. keeps getting better, has perfected Dad's Euro step...
LeBron James Jr. is already a fine young basketball player. He might even be among the best in his age. Now he’s starting to take another leap forward, incorporating some of his father’s signature...
View ArticlePay-for-play claims land at Florida athletic powerhouse Tampa Plant
Parents, former coaches lob pay-for-play accusations at Plant baseball's Dennis Braun: https://t.co/RRaky9V3r5 — Ron Brackett (@rontimes) July 29, 2016 There are few phrases that instill more terror...
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NBA announces youth basketball guidelines for rest and participation
The NBA and USA Basketball have partnered to develop a first-ever set of youth basketball guidelines to enhance the way children, parents and coaches experience the game, emphasizing the importance of...
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John Lucas urges parents to protect youth players from being used by the system
John Lucas (Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY Sports) We rarely post a series of tweets this long but we again make an exception for former NBA star and coach. Lucas hit on the topic of how parents need...
View ArticleALL-USA Watch: Charles Bassey throws down self-assisting, off-the-backboard slam
Sophomore Charles Bassey unintentionally made headlines for all the wrong reasons earlier this season when he was banned from competing for his St. Anthony Catholic squad due to an investigation by the...
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AAU girls basketball teammates commit on same day
Two Nashville-area girls basketball players with AAU ties committed on Sunday, with East Nashville’s Erica Haynes-Overton choosing Memphis and Brentwood Academy’s Bria Dial selecting Chattanooga. East...
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Doyel: Why did a Mr. Basketball candidate choose prep school? Seriously, I’m...
Southport guard Paul Scruggs is the latest Indiana product to take the prep school route. Southport senior Paul Scruggs is the latest Division I basketball recruit to leave the Indianapolis-area for a...
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Insider on prep schools: Grass isn't always greener
Justin Roberts has traded Pike for Nevada’s Findlay Prep. A top area player his first three seasons at Park Tudor, Jaren Jackson Jr. will finish his high school career at La Lumiere. Paul Scruggs has...
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Pay to play: The high cost of youth sports
Matt Tauber, right, runs high school and college athletes through a work out at LIFT on the campus of SUNY Purchase in Purchase on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Richie Prunesti only has one regret. He wanted...
View ArticleVIDEO: LaMelo Ball scores 38 in AAU debut with dad LaVar coaching
After his very public complaints about his sons’ high school coach at Chino Hills (Calif.), LaVar Ball is coaching son LaMelo in AAU. Playing for Big Ballers, LaMelo had 38 points Saturday in the...
View Articleadidas Gauntlet: Brock Cunningham is dominating the competition
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – You’ll have to excuse Urban ASAK (Texas) forward Brock Cunningham, but he hasn’t had time to peruse the adidas Gauntlet stats lately, he’s been busy dropping buckets and taking...
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Families weigh pros, cons of travel sports’ growing role
New Albany pitcher Josh Casleman, 11, is greeted at home plate by his teammates (Photo: Doug McSchooler/The Indianapolis Star) The youth sports world has changed dramatically since I grew up in the...
View ArticleProposed AAU football league in Utah facing opposition from high school...
Proposed AAU football league faces fierce opposition from prep coaches. By @adonsports: https://t.co/3dZ7PkS0rc pic.twitter.com/JDl2iWnmtx — Deseret News Sports (@desnewssports) May 2, 2017 Some...
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