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Students participate in a wide range of activities, from the popular teacher dunk tank to a three-on-three basketball tournament and other hoop games to celebrate their fundraising success. The final tally of money raised will depend on how much ...  

The first of two debates took place yesterday between Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Governor Scott Walker (R-WI), with the recall only 11 days away. Walker was put on the defensive, after Barrett took an aggressive course of action, targeting Walker for dividing the State and extinguishing the rights of its workers -- which triggered the recall election.  

Tipped to follow the likes of Lostprophets, Funeral For A Friend and Kids In Glass Houses as the next big rock band from South Wales, Straight Lines guitarist James Pugh tells Dave Owens why his band’s DIY approach is paying dividends STRAIGHT Lines are ...  

When the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner rose up and threw down over Kendrick Perkins earlier this season, Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler gushed in response, "[It's] almost a Mozgov!" His broadcast partner Michael Smith shouted in response ...  

May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When Blake Griffin leaped over a Kia Optima to win the 2011 NBA Sprite® Slam Dunk contest, footage of the dunk immediately went viral online and ... highlight the most effective marketing communications efforts ...  

IRVINE, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When Blake Griffin leaped over a Kia Optima to win the 2011 NBA Sprite® Slam Dunk contest, footage of the dunk immediately went viral online and Kia Motors America (KMA) captured the historic moment with a 30-second ad spot that began...  

Students participate in a wide range of activities, from the popular teacher dunk tank to a three-on-three basketball tournament and other hoop games to celebrate their fundraising success. The final tally of money raised will depend on how much ...  

The College Basketball Slam Dunk Contest Took Place on Thursday, March 29, 2012. James Justice Was the Winner. Here are College Slam Dunk Highlights. Sure, hoops fans know about the NBA Slam Dunk contest, but people...read more  

Hi-Def Top 10 NBA Slam Dunk contest Dunks of the decade (2000-2009) Take your basketball skills to the next level, visit www.50inchvertical.com In honor of all star weekend the top ten dunk contest dunks of the first decade of the 21st century. thanks to Bball05k Title: Top 10 NBA Slam Dunk contest Dunks of the decade (2000-2009) - Slam, Dunk, contest, Vince, Carter, All, Star, Weekend, Dwight, Howard, Jason, Richardson, NBA, Countdown...  

Justice was served to every Division I dunker in attendance Thursday night at the College Basketball Slam Dunk Contest in the Big Easy when 5'10", 165 pound senior Martin Methodist guard James Justice took home the crown with this epic, through-the-legs jam.The Memphis native put himself and the Division II, Tennessee-based school on the map with the win, becoming the second straight non-Division I dunker to take home the Slam Dunk title. Last...  

This was a good quarter overall for sports apparel retailers. Peer Dick's Sporting Goods (NYS: DKS) saw its first-quarter profits jump by 53%, helped by a rise in its online sales as well as more demand at its Golf Galaxy stores. Others such as ...  

LAOAG—Nino “KG” Canaleta of Barangay Ginebra jumped over four men and scored two perfect jams in the final round of the Slam Dunk Contest to extend his unprecedented victory streak to five in the side event of the PBA All-Star Weekend here yesterday.  

LAOAG – Niño “KG” Canaleta of Barangay Ginebra jumped over a total of four people and scored two perfect jams in the final round of the Slam Dunk Contest to extend his unprecedented victories in the event to five earlier. The 6-foot-7 creative high ...  

Coaches vs. Cancer, held in Las Vegas May 20-22, raised $250,000 (and still counting) for the fight against cancer. The three-day-event, co-chaired by Coach Lon Kruger (University of Oklahoma) and Coach Dave Rice (University of Nevada, Las Vegas ...  

Unbelievable Top 10 NBA Slam Dunk contest Dunks of the decade (2000-2009) Want to start dunking like the NBA players in these videos? Check out www.50inchvertical.com - - I'm only 5'5 and after 5 weeks of using the program, I'm only half an inch off from dunking! It really works! Before the program, I couldn't even touch the backboard! If you want to dunk, you have to check it out. In honor of all star weekend the top ten dunk contest dunks...  

The Santa Cruz City Council finalized a deal with the Golden State Warriors that will enable the team to move its NBA Development League team from North Dakota to Surf City. The Dakota Wizards have called Bismarck, N.D. home for nearly two decades.  

Although the Los Angeles Clippers exited the 2012 NBA Playoffs early, after being swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round, the OTHER L.A. team had one helluva season. Following the addition of Chris Paul late last year, the Clips ...  

MIMOSA Park users have scored a slam dunk by convincing Whittlesea Council to fund a full-sized basketball court in a nearby reserve. Mill Park resident Geordie Milbourne said he was thrilled the council had agreed to build the $15,000 court. Mr Milbourne ...  

For the "American Idol" finale, Phillip Phillips performed a couple middle-of-the-road Phillip-y numbers, but then he got an awesome single for Round 3.His first song, chosen by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller, was "Stand by Me" by Ben. E. King. It wasn't our favorite Phillip performance. He could've made more of a moment out of it, instead of being so milquetoast. Vocally, it was more on pitch than he's been before, but it just didn't do it for...  

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has released several "Top 10" videos to condense the season to its best moments. We're on to you, NBA. You can run from the Guggenheim Sportswriters Collective, but you can't hide. Anywho, there's never a reason NOT to watch a collection of supernatural ...  

As Americans continue to age, a senior care franchise that helps Mom and Dad live at home would seem to be a slam dunk way to make money. But nothing is a slam dunk. • Rudy VanDerLaan, for the past two years has served as part owner of a ...  

Many see it as a foregone conclusion that Jeremy Lin will return to the New York Knicks. But not Roger Montgomery, Lin's agent. "I don't expect that. We're not anticipating that's going to happen. We don't have assurances of anything ...  

NEW YORK - Jeremy Lin, the Asian-American NBA star whose rise to stardom sparked global interest, is not assured of returning to the New York Knicks next season, his agent told the New York Post. The newspaper reported on Monday that Roger Montgomery does ...  

Jeremy Lin, the Asian-American NBA star whose rise to stardom sparked global interest, is not assured of returning to the New York Knicks next season, his agent told the New York Post. The newspaper reported on Monday that Roger Montgomery does not expect ...  

CBSs coverage of Kentuckys victory over Kansas in the NCAA basketball championship was watched by more than 20 million viewers making it the highest-rated show of the week and giving the network a slam-dunk victory both in total adults and viewers 18-49 fo...  

Michael Humphrey, an adjunct professor and journalism adviser for The Rocky Mountain Collegian at Colorado State University, has an interesting blog post today over at Forbes. He notes that an individual with no connection to the NBA is racking up millions of views on his YouTube account, mainly thanks to LA Clipper star Blake Griffin’s unbelievable dunks. He explains why he thinks the league is OK with that: So why aren’t media rights holders...  

(AFP Photo) The newspaper reported on Monday that Roger Montgomery does not expect talks over a new deal for Lin to be simple even though interim Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Lin, who becomes a free agent July 1, would "absolutely" return.  

Miami Hurricanes' DeQuan Jones jumps over motorcycle in slam dunk contestOrlando SentinelBy Steve Gorten South Florida Sun-Sentinel Miami Hurricanes senior forward DeQuan Jones jumped over a yellow motorcycle for a slam in the State Farm College Slam Dunk contest Thursday night at Tulane's Fogelman Arena in New Orleans, but his second dunk ...and more »  

A day later, he participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. His first dunk was a simple windmill, but then for his second dunk he received a pass from Allen Iverson off the back side of the backboard, then leapt under the board and put in the reverse on the other side.  

“This slam dunk contest was one of the best competitions I’ve ever seen,” said Jones after the event held at Fogelman Arena on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans. “It was a great group of guys and it was one of the best experiences of my life.  

As jury selection finishes up in the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta, the case against the former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble looks similar to last year’s successful prosecution of Raj Rajaratnam. Under a closer look ...  

There weren’t anywhere near the 74,400 fans that will pack the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the Final Four this weekend, but the atmosphere at Fogelman Arena on Thursday night for the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships was electric.  

Auburn senior forward Kenny Gabriel wowed the crowd with dazzling dunks -- and briefly trended nationally on Twitter -- but finished as the runner-up in the slam dunk portion of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships Thursday ...  

It’s time ladies and gentlemen. What time you say? The most wonderful time of the year. No not Christmas, but close; yard sale season is here! “One mans trash is another man’s treasure,” is the truest saying there is. The trick to yard sailing is ...  

I've been playing basketball since I was in junior high. I enjoy a good game of pickup basketball as much as the next person in the summertime; and this is the reason I still play the game of basketball. I refuse to let my multiple sclerosis beat me.  

KC Biz Journal: "The Kansas City Finance, Governance and Transportation Committee advanced a bill that would call an Aug. 7 election about whether to eliminate some taxes, increase the sales tax and issue $500 million in bonds for stormwater projects."  

Let's face it: Dunk contests are always fun. They just are. And few can compete with the annual Powerade Jam Fest which highlights the McDonald's All-American Game, which traditionally is at least as impressive -- if not more so -- than its NBA counterpart.  

BAY CITY — Bay City's Jeremy Schultz defeated Carrollton's Ryan Gregory 95.5-94 to win Sunday's Saginaw Sting Slam Dunk contest before the Tri-City WELS/ELS Men’s Basketball League All-Star competition in the Trinity Lutheran Gym. The ...  

Northeast’s Alex Poythress are already committed to the Wildcats. One interesting note: The assist on his winning dunk was thrown by fellow McDonald’s All-American Marcus Paige of Marion (Iowa) Linn Mar Community School. Paige is a North ...  

Despite Kenny Gabriel's senior season ending earlier this month, Auburn fans will get another chance to see the high-flying forward dunk once more before his professional career kicks off. Tuesday, Gabriel was selected for the State Farm Slam Dunk and 3 ...  

The best dunker in college basketball may be an undersized NAIA guard from a school best known as one of the oldest colleges in Tennessee. Martin Methodist College's James Justice, generously listed at 5-foot-10, laid claim to that title on Thursday night ...  

The celebrity judges’ panel for the Denny’s Slam Dunk Championship will include former Duke University point guard and two-time national champion Bobby Hurley; current New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas; current New Orleans Saints ...  

The roster for the 2012 Denny’s Slam Dunk Championship includes: Miles Plumlee (Duke); Kenny Gabriel (Auburn); DeQuan Jones (Miami); Olu Ashaolu (Oregon); William Mosley (Northwestern State); James Justice (Martin Methodist).  

Ellenson, a Rice Lake, Wis., resident, entered the competition by uploading ... UConn's DeAndre Daniels and Wake Forest's Chase Fischer. The taping of the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will take place at the ...  

Past participants in the event include Gary Payton (Oregon State), Steve Nash (UC-Santa Clara), Allan Houston (Tennessee), Bobby Hurley (Duke), Michael Finley (Wisconsin), Wes Matthews (Marquette), and Aaron Brooks (Oregon). Other alumni include ...  

Rolling Out – Black News, Celebrity Videos, Entertainment, Business & Politics ... Muhammad Ali Celebrates 70th Birthday: 10 Iconic Images and Quotes · NBA's Dikembe Mutombo Accused of Gold Scam Conspiracy ...  

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WASN'T PLANNED, but the dynamics were right. Watch as Alex Wags acidly reminds anti-Obama whiner par excellence Jimmy (the FAKE "Democrat") Williams that instead of bitching so much about how much more the President hasn't done for his rich, ungrateful ass — proposing a constitutional amendment legalizing gay marriage, which "if he does it now, it's very problematic, he might not have a second term," reminded...  

James Justice's winning dunk in the ESPN-televised national dunk contest last week in New Orleans. / Steve Woltmann Martin Methodist senior James Justice’s cell phone hasn’t stopped ringing since he won a national slam-dunk contest last Thursday in New Orleans.  

Joining the ranks of Mel D. Cole x Etnies as a photographer with a sneaker is the legendary Ricky Powell. As you can see in the latest issue of Sneaker Freaker the collaboration between him and Pony was revealed and shows a dark denim Pony Slam Dunk with white accents and a complimenting tee’s and [...]  

There are a lot of new details in this voluminous amount of materials that -- of course we love these open record laws in Florida, which is how we were able to get this, by filing a Freedom of Information Act. And we were able to get these 200 ...  

The Barclays Center has made some unlikely real estate into potentially very profitable space, the New York Times and Real Estate Weekly reported. The building, at 470 Vanderbilt at the corner of Atlantic Avenue, is shopping for a large retail tenant, Real Estate Weekly said, to take 21,500 square feet of space. GFI Development is looking for tenants looking to capitalize on what is almost certain to be an influx of pedestrian traffic when the...  

One of the coaches in Wednesday's Blue Ridge District girls tennis championship match owned a resume with 386 career victories. On a different court. Bill Pope, better known as Northside's boys basketball coach for the past 26 seasons, helped the Vikings ...  

The need for clarity and to address marketing needs has not gone unnoticed by Facebook. The company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard University dorm room in 2004, has ramped up its outreach to Madison Avenue. Last year, Facebook hired ...  

The 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was kind of lame. The college version of the slam dunk contest, which only lacks anyone you've ever heard of, is making up for it — with James Justice, specifically, leading the leapers. Justice is a 5'10 ...  

Area Decatur Earthmover Premier High School Basketball All-Star Challenge on Friday at Eisenhower didn’t turn out to be much of a contest — the Area boys blew out the County 108-83. But the slam-dunk contest? That came down to the wire — a double ...  

LAOAG, Philippines – There's nothing Nino Canaleta left to prove as far as his Slam Dunk career is concerned. The high-flying Brgy. Ginebra Kings forward put an exclamation point to a storied run in the All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk competition ...  

LAOAG. – Despite tendinitis on both knees, KG Canaleta made sure his final stint in the PBA All-Stars Slam Dunk event would be a huge success. Ginebra’s high-flying forward also set what perhaps could be an unbreakable record by winning his fifth ...  

They do everything to support the entrepreneur 1204_ 5/2/12 - While he's right here and focused on Colorado, Ray Hutchins works all over the world. One of his global connections is through TiE Rockies which is associated with TiE Global....  

It took more than ESPN, NBA.net, Scout.com and USA Today all ranking Simeon High School junior Jabari Ali Parker the nation’s No. 1 high-school basketball player to earn him the coveted “Rising Star” award from the DuSable Museum. What clinched it was that Jabari has the academics to match, DuSable officials said.  

Magic/Bird, Eric Simonson's highly theatrical drama about the college-to-Olympics rivalry and friendship of basketball heroes Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, opens at Broadway's Longacre Theatre April 11. Fresh faces Tug Coker and Kevin Daniels play household-names Bird and Johnson, respectively.  

On paper, this looked like a slam-dunk. Lunds was seeking approval of an off-sale liquor license for its about-to-be finished grocery store in downtown Minneapolis.The approval of the license turned out to be a slam-dunk, but it was notification of the neighbors, or lack of it, that caused a flap. “I’m very supportive of this location,” said City Council Member Lisa Goodman, who has in the past questioned the system by which neighbors are...  

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--College basketball’s best dunkers will be competing in the 24th Annual College Slam Dunk Contest – March 29, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN – and fans could be watching the next great Harlem Globetrotters dunker in action. The dunk contest has been a hotbed from which the Trotters have found many of their past and current dunking artists. The team currently boasts six former participants in the dunk contest, three of...  

The statewide debate about whether to redefine industrial cogeneration (and waste heat recovery) as a renewable energy source for purposes of counting toward the renewable energy portfolio standard in Senate Bill 221 looks pretty short-sighted ...  

When the San Francisco Giants announced their plan to revitalize Mission Bay with a $1.6 billion, 27-acre development project last week, one piece that was notably missing from the plan was a long-rumored basketball arena that would bring the Golden State Warriors back to the city. Today, thanks to some sleuthing from the Chronicle's Matier & Ross, we learn the the Warriors broke away from that opportunity because they are looking to make a...  

FLYING pigs and chewing gum for the ears proved the winning formula for a team from The Commonweal School in the Swindon Youth Slam. Skinny Jeans saw off competition from 18 teams from nine schools in a fast-paced bout of performances at the sold-out show.  

Steven Greenhut opines on the lucky break he believes residents of Sacramento received earlier this week when owners of the city's NBA franchise backed out of a partnership to build a new basketball arena in the city's downtown. read more  

The punk double-header, which will take place on May 26 at Hatfield University in Hertforshire and on May 27 at Leeds University ... down versions of the event in Wales and Scotland in the days after the English double-header. The first of these shows ...  

Canes forward DeQuan Jones slammed his way to the semifinals. He scored a perfect 40 from the judges at the College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships Thursday night on ESPN. "This slam dunk contest was one of the best competitions I've ever seen.  

Norwood won the title in 2009 and is seen as the favorite in this year’s competition with former champion KG Canaleta doubtful due to sore ankles, and defending champion Kelly Williams out of the contest. Williams and Canaleta, along with Vergel Meneses ...  

A day later, he participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. His first dunk was a simple windmill, but then for his second dunk he received a pass from Allen Iverson off the back side of the backboard, then leapt under the board and put in the reverse ...  

ALBANY — Well, that didn’t take long. That one-game losing streak ended for the Albany Panthers about as quickly as it began, and it ended the way it started — in dramatic fashion. After losing to Columbus, 58-56, last week on a 54-yard ...  

THE NBL has resurrected the All-Stars game, which will be played for the first time since 2007, but the host city and events to be held around it are yet to be decided. An NBA-style carnival weekend could see a slam dunk and three-point contest complement ...  

James Justice won the NCAA Slam Dunk contest, and it really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who watched him take flight. At 5-foot-9, Justice was the smallest guy in the field, but also the highest leaper. Boasting a vertical somewhere in the ...  

5/10/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath combined youth seventh and eighth grade basketball team played two teams from Lynn Nets basketball club at the Lakenheath Fitness Center May 5. This was the fifth time this year ...  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In the months following his first legislative session, freshman Gov. Bill Haslam was able to boast in speeches about unanimous approval of his budget plan and a near perfect record with his legislative agenda. The Republican's ...  

Adidas’s 2011 progress report left me with mixed feelings. There’s no doubt Adidas is an industry leader when it comes to sustainability. The list of examples proving it is almost endless, from being no. 38 on the list of Corporate Knight’s list of ...  

LAOAG, Philippines – Four-time slam dunk champion KG Canaleta comes back to take on the challenge of another returning ex-titlist Gabe Norwood and crack first-time participant Japeth Aguilar while three-point king Mark Macapagal goes for a ...  

As momentum builds for Pershing Square Capital Management’s proxy fight with CP Rail, activist investor Bill Ackman doesn’t see it as a slam dunk but he is certainly sounding confident. “About 36 per cent of the votes have been cast,” Ackman told ...  

Andre Miller is one of the best in the game at the alley-oop pass. His court vision, timing and accuracy lead to highlight reel dunks that make their way to the ESPN Top 10 Plays. Here is one of his latest alley-oop passes, from half-court with pinpoint ...  

Probably the most awkward and awesome moment from the NCAA Slam Dunk Contest involved Jimmy Dykes, who hopped in to help out Kenny Gabriel. The dunk itself wasn't too bad, but it was the celebration that stole the show. Dykes and Gabriel shared ...  

Burgers, bratwurst, beer and BBQ: not only a great alliteration, but also standard ballpark fare. As I’ve said before, while nostalgic, these options typically aren’t the healthiest. What about those people who want great food at a stadium, but won’t ...  

Wayne Parrish (left), CEO of Canada Basketball announced Steve Nash (centre) as GM of the senior men's national team and Rowan Barrett as assistant GM at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont., May 8, 2012. (MICHAEL PEAKE/QMI Agency) Nash named GM of men's ...  

I write in response to the opinion piece 'Secular humanists, religious apologists, and Stinky' by Dr Ethon Lowe in your publication of Sunday, May 6. First, Dr Lowe's claim that morality is not limited to religion does not have unanimous support ...  

In the months after his first legislative session, freshman Gov. Bill Haslam frequently boasted about earning unanimous approval of his budget plan and a near perfect record with his legislative agenda. The Republican's sophomore effort wasn't as much of a ...  

Chinese women's basketball team center Chen Nan and her new husband Gong Bin held their wedding ceremony in Beijing on May 6, 2012. Chinese women's basketball team center Chen Nan kisses her new husband Gong Bin at their wedding ceremony in Beijing on May ...  

“Basketball players are a long way away from Pavarotti ... a reference to his ability to spin one and a half times around, or 540 degrees, when dunking. Though the Ambassadors are seeking damages from the Wizards, they did not ask the ...  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In the months following his first legislative session, freshman Gov. Bill Haslam was able to boast in speeches about unanimous approval of his budget plan and a near perfect record with his legislative agenda. The Republican's ...  

Bill Ackman says a win in his current proxy battle at Canadian Pacific Railway next week is not assured, but early returns are already pointing in his favour. “I would never say anything is a slam dunk until it’s done,” he said at the ...  

It was an action-packed night at the newly-constructed YMCA basketball court at Mastan. The evening opened with an NBA all-star game, with players from the United States and Canada, along with players from India. The evening comprised mainly the three ...  

Students participate in a wide range of activities, from the popular teacher dunk tank to a three-on-three basketball tournament and other hoop games to celebrate their fundraising success. The final tally of money raised will depend on how much ...  

I’m a feminist. I believe that women should be able to make and pursue the choices they wish without discrimination and should be supported throughout the process, so long as it is their choice. Beyond the right to choose her career, I can even get ...  

KENNESAW — Kennesaw officials are uncertain on whether they can build two basketball courts at a city park, despite receiving a grant from the Atlanta Hawks Foundation. The Hawks Foundation approached the city in March with the idea of granting it $ ...  

A day later, he participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. His first dunk was a simple windmill, but then for his second dunk he received a pass from Allen Iverson off the back side of the backboard, then leapt under the board and put in the reverse ...  

Attendees danced late into the night at the 20th anniversary edition of the Darrell Griffith Foundation Experience on Saturday. The event got started at 11:30 p.m. and ran well into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Fresh from singing the ...  

A casual observer might have thought there was a gas leak at the Air Canada Centre on Monday the way Canada Basketball officials wandered about the place with unworldly smiles on their faces.  

The time has come again for another Slam Dunk Festival announcement! With less than 5 weeks until the 7th annual Slam Dunk weekend, the line up is shaping to be a great success. First to be announced in this next instalment is a band that everybody on the ...  

I was going over consumer surplus in my class on Tuesday and a student gave me a fresh example that he had learned from his economics professor as an undergrad at the U.S. Naval Academy. Here it is. You go...  

The corner of Vanderbilt and Atlantic Avenues could be a boom pre- and post-game party spot under a plan to convert the bottom floor of an otherwise dour former telecom building into a retail center. Real Estate Weekly reported on Wednesday that ...  

Plots are available on a first come first serve basis. A group of 27 neighbors on North Hill gathered together in February to help create the garden at the old Staples Field basketball court. The site has not been used for years, which led to ...  

Barring any last-minute surge in voting which ended at midnight today, fans have chosen a trophy featuring mascots of Iowa and Iowa State and a football in front of a cornfield as the new prize football teams from the two schools will play for beginning ...  

Dan Thompson provided the highlight of the Masters Games men’s basketball grand final with a slam dunk. Thompson was part of the Bearcats team which won the gold medal. The team is made up of predominantly former Port Pirie players, including brothers ...  

An Oklahoma City artist said his sculpture on display at the Festival of the Arts has caught the eye of Dallas residents, as well as individuals in Oklahoma City. But Jim Stewart, 69, said he doesn't want to see his art piece titled “Slam Dunk ...  

ENERGETIC South Tyneside school kids are hoping to slam-dunk a regional championship title tonight in front of 3,000 basketball fans. Youngsters from Hadrian Primary School’s basketball team have already been crowned winners of South Tyneside’s ...  

History has revealed that the best-performing stocks during the previous decades have been those that shelled out ever-increasing cash to shareholders in the form of dividends. Unfortunately for the individual investor, most dividend analysis that we've ...  

Gallows are the latest band to be added to the line-up of the Slam Dunk festival. The two day event, which takes place in Leeds and Manchester on May 26-27, will be Gallows first festival of the Summer and mark only the third and fourth performances for ...  

. By Jordan Hall . Anybody remember Gerald Green’s cupcake dunk in the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest? In what was nothing less then an exposé on American ingenuity and overindulgence, young Green went up and blew out a candle on a cupcake located on the rim as ...  

With that point, he compared how volleyball spikes are the same jumps for a slam dunk in basketball. He also explained that running for a full soccer game will build endurance and agility on the basketball court. Lastly, baseball will help hand-eye coordination.  

On the court, the Knicks and the Clippers, who both ostensibly had things to play for, turned in 48 minutes that looked like a study in tanking, tankage, tankology. The Clips still could have earned a homecourt edge in Round 1, yet kept Chris Paul nailed ...  

Sullivan indicated the Jaguars’ top five receivers would be free agent acquisition Laurent Robinson, Blackmon, slot receiver Mike Thomas, free agent acquisition Lee Evans and 2010 fourth-round draft pick Cecil Shorts. The Jaguars never brought ...  

After months of social media campaigning, Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, Tenn.) dunk specialist James Justice put on a show at the 24th annual College Slam Dunk Contest on Thursday night before a sellout Fogelman Arena crowd at Tulane University.  

The first time they met, the preacher’s son and the slam dunk champ didn’t find a whole lot to like about one another. The clergyman's son, Moses Ehambe – a guard on the NBA Development League’s Iowa Energy and the owner of the 2012 NBA ...  

MANILA, Philippines - Barangay Ginebra forward Nino “KG” Cañaleta goes for an unprecedented fifth title in the Slam Dunk competitions of the Skills Event in the PBA All-Star Festivities this week in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The 6-foot-4 Cañaleta ...  

More than a dozen local poets spun webs of words and ribbons of rhymes at the David A. Howe Public Library Thursday at the 5th Annual Poetry Slam.   Many published poets and several young writers shared their best efforts at the Allegany Arts Association ...  

CHICAGO -- There was a strong sense of anticipation for Monday's POWERADE Jam Fest, as the curious crowd wondered how the three female contestants would fare in the slam dunk contest. One of the female dunkers -- 2012 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year ...  

These are all value investing orientated sites, listed in alphabetical order, that will surely help you on your way to becoming an all star investor. Criteria for the top 10 is that the blogs have to be either updated regularly or updated at consistent ...  

Are you still interested in doing the dunk contest? There's a spot open, and they contacted us.'" The contest that Clemson associated sports information director Phillip Sikes was calling about was the 24th annual College Slam Dunk Contest, which will take ...  

PHOENIX -- An airline-industry expert isn't convinced the merger between Tempe-based US Airways and American Airlines will happen. Rick Seaney of the air-travel site farecompare.com said there are issues to be worked out between the two companies.  

Sadly, Congress and the White House seem incapable of agreeing on substantive measures to tackle the $10.4 trillion mountain of U.S. debt. But there is one long-overdue piece of important business that can and should get done: The adoption of a ...  

While the McDonald’s All-American Dunk Contest has came and gone, our friends at InterSport have released the rosters for the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in New Orleans. The field is far more loaded than ...  

Paul Krugman, the liberal Nobel-prize winning economist ... from the Republican party that would be a disaster," Krugman tells Henry Blodget and Daniel Gross in the above video. "Romney will cut spending, which means basically the poor.  

Simeon's Jabari Ali Parker a slam dunk for DuSable awardChicago Sun-TimesDeval Patrick; actor Harry Lennix; TV Judge Greg Mathis, and syndicated radio host Michael Baisden. When Jabari, whose family lives in the South Shore neighborhood — where his father, former NBA player Sonny Parker runs the Sonny Parker Youth ...and more »  

1-800LoanMart is Californias largest lender of car title loans gaining notoriety across Los Angeles, the state of California and the nation as well. This is a slam dunk sponsorship partnership and a great fit for both the L.A. Clippers and 1-800LoanMart!  

SportsDay columnist Rick Gosselin spoke with Norm Hitzges on KTCK-AM last week. Here are some highlights: On whether the Cowboys should trade down: I made some calls over the weekend just to get a feel for the first round, and I think there are ...  

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom may not be going to trial after all on charges of copyright infringement. That’s according to the judge in the case, and the development comes after months of drama involving the now shuttered filing-sharing website.  

Favorite basketball teams: Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat. Hobbies: He is an avid golfer who also enjoys many outdoor activities such as hunting, softball, skiing, and a variety of other sports. Other duties: Outside the basketball league ...  

Several teams stand to improve drastically when June’s NBA Draft comes around. With a very deep draft loaded with both talent and size, immediate holes can be filled by simply taking the right guy. There are slam dunk picks across the board for every ...  

LAOAG, Philippines – Four-time slam-dunk champion KG Canaleta comes back to take on the challenge of another returning ex-titlist Gabe Norwood and crack first-time participant Japeth Aguilar while three-point king Mark Macapagal goes for a ...  

This year’s honorees include Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; actor Harry Lennix; TV Judge Greg Mathis, and syndicated radio host Michael Baisden. When Jabari, whose family lives in the South Shore neighborhood — where his father, former NBA player ...  

And by best, we mean worst. It not unclear where this took place, or why the fella below was even handed the task, but during a break in the action at what looks like an NBA game, he attempted to jump off a small trampoline for a slam dunk, only to fall a ...  

James Justice may not have played for a high-profile college basketball team, but the kid can flat-out dunk. Representing smaller guys all over the world, Justice took the stage at the College Slam Dunk Contest and did not disappoint. He wasn't invited to ...  

He was sacked five times, and did not throw an interception. He threw for a career-high 282 yards and one touchdown in a 22-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 14. The following week, Locker was 11-for-16 passing for 108 yards and a touchdowns in a ...  

The first big event to pop-off Final Four weekend is always the NCAA Slam Dunk and 3 Point Championships, and things were no different this year in New Orleans. Fresh off of attending John Lucas Coaches’ mixer (which was legit, by the way), Ty Kish from ...  

In this wild world of NBA superstars, no one knows for sure where they might end up or in what way they'll hold their team hostage. From “The Decision” to the year-long “Melodrama” in Denver and Dwight Howard vs. Stan Van Gundy in Orlando this year ...  

Week 28: CBS claims a slam dunk winRadio & Television Business ReportSeason-to-date: CBS (7.5/12) leads both ABC and FOX (5.3/09, each) and NBC (4.7/08). Season-to-date, CBS is first in adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and second in adults 18-49 (3.1/08, now just -0.1 behind FOX). Season-to-date, CBS is up +4% in households, ...and more »  

Bishop Gorman High’s Shabazz Muhammad posted two perfect scores on his way to winning the slam dunk contest Monday at the Powerade Jam Fest in Chicago. The competition is a prelude to Wednesday’s McDonald’s All-American game. Muhammad, who ...  

Herman Cain (born December 13, 1945) is an American businessman, politician, columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He is the former chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza and a former deputy chairman (1992–94) and chairman (1995–96) of the board of ...  

Do'rrell Foster, Sr., G, N. Farmington:The 6-foot-6 senior is a versatile player who played every position but point guard. He can shoot from the perimeter and also play inside. Foster averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds and two assists. He scored ...  

To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you gave us when you signed up. After confirming Welsh post-hardcore heroes Funeral for a Friend last night (Tuesday ...  

Sarah Palin as "Today" show co-host? Ha ha. Good one, NBC. You had me fooled and apparently you had everyone else fooled too. Palin was not even remotely a co- host or even guest host over two hours _ arguably she did brush up against the role for a minute ...  

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It’s normally about people like you and me trying to do their best, but wrong still seems to find them ... You write at least one book a year. Have you ever considered slowing down? I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously ...  

Trying to rate the best dunkers in the league is unanimously impossible ... the hype and was one of the worst slam dunk competitors the competition has ever seen. The 2010 Dunk Contest proved that Brown is more of an in-game dunker than a competition ...  

If you haven't heard the name Wayne Selden or Rondae Jefferson before, don't worry, you will. As for Jefferson, the rising senior is a top-25 recruit and potential game-changing small forward who appears to be lacking only a consistent deep jump shot.  

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even before the first touch foul or vicious dunk of the season, Thad Matta didn't know ... Buckeyes listed among the top three teams in the land before they ever played a game. "At times I felt like people were trying to set us ...  

Folks visit the website lentmadness.org and read about the 2 saints paired for the day and then vote. Like basketball, the winner advances to the next round. Lent Madness is now in the midst of the Elate Eight soon to become the Faithful Four and finally ...  

The Collie Crane Hire South West Slammers turned in their best defensive effort of the season to notch a shock 30-point triumph over Perry Lakes on Saturday night. In truth, the improving South West side had been brewing the standout performance for some time.  

Raphielle Johnson of CollegeBasketballTalk.com pointed out that five other slam dunk champions are currently playing for ... but they played college basketball at North Carolina State and Wake Forest, respectively. The talent gap between the NAIA and ...  

There's a great story in the friendship and rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, players who dominated basketball in the 1980s. Unfortunately it is not found on the stage in "Magic/Bird" at the Longacre Theater. The leads are good ...  

NEW ORLEANS — Auburn senior forward Kenny Gabriel finished as the runner-up in the slam dunk portion of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on Thursday night in Tulane’s Fogelman Arena on ESPN prior to the Final Four in ...  

a top prospect goes out and mixes gymnastics with basketball to turn out a pretty remarkable slam. The player you see winning a dunk contest in the video above -- which was first dug up by Rivals.com Louisville affiliate CardinalSports -- is Marcus Smart ...  

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James Justice Shuts Down the College Dunk Contest 5'9" James Justice from Martin Methodist College wins the NCAA Dunk contest with this incredible between the legs slam. Number 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10. The judges, Bobby Hurley, John Salley, Pierre Thomas and Jimmy Graham didn't even put up scores, it was over! Best of the 2012 NCAA Dunk contest - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTQAcYPUsPM DeQuan Jones "Air Dunk" - http://www...  

Brittney Griner of Baylor University is a towering 6-foot-8 center from Houston who has changed women's basketball ... her dunks scintillate. For the record, she has dunked only seven times in college. But in the women's game, each slam sets ...  

citing a lack of disclosure on whether Time Warner Cable has kicked in funds for the sale. “They seem to be taking the approach that, hey, it’s all cash, no debt, so we should be good,” says David Carter, a Los Angeles-based industry ...  

Like the best slam dunks, it was a result of some great assists. This incredible NCAA basketball tournament that filled our hotels, restaurants, museums and shops for almost a week, would not have been possible without the hard work of the ...  

He also recorded four rebounds and three assists. Smart won the slam-dunk competition in a 'dunk-off.' The 6-foot-4 guard did a back flip at the free-throw line and caught a pass off the backboard for a reverse dunk, earning 28 points from the judges.  

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Even before the first touch foul or vicious dunk of the season ... were trying to set us up because there were so many unknowns about this basketball team," Matta said Monday. "To put this team in that light, I guess we ...  

See videos of the slam-dunk competition of the future basketball stars at www.courier-journal.com/futurestars. Like our Kentucky Derby page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kentuckyderbyinfo. Jeremy Hollowell borrowed a No. 4 Indiana University ...  

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even before the first touch foul or vicious dunk of the season ... had the Buckeyes listed among the top three teams in the land before they ever played a game. "At times I felt like people were trying to set us up ...  

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even before the first touch foul or vicious dunk of the season ... had the Buckeyes listed among the top three teams in the land before they ever played a game. "At times I felt like people were trying to set us up ...  

If necessity is truly the mother of invention then of course this is how someone standing 7 feet and 8 inches tall would dunk a basketball. Whereas Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Blake Griffin and every other memorable slam dunk artist in hoops ...  

See, tomorrow is Grayson Day and my big idea for my church's festival booth was to have a Dunk Tank. And naturally ... Why it inspires. How it best functions. And in almost every single book that I've read, be it the Bible or any of the 100 ...  

Manu Ginobili explodes to the rim for the mosnter slam dunk Manu Ginobili explodes to the rim for the mosnter slam dunk From: nbainfos Views: 237420 148 ratings Time: 00:26 More in Sports  

CHICAGO – Shabazz Muhammad didn't have to compete in the dunk contest at the McDonalds All American ... and really working on my legs is paying off for me." On the first slam, he took a rebound off the backboard before jumping over Marcus ...  

“Jeremy had some highlight reels that were pretty cool to watch,” teammate Gordon Hayward said. “He showed why he’s the (NBA All-Star) slam dunk champ.” • BEST PLAY: Evans had a few spectacular dunks, but perhaps the best dunk of the ...  

But in six weeks, the students not only constructed a nearly 120-pound robot that could play basketball, they would go on to receive the Rookie All Star of the Year Award at the New York City FIRST Robotics Regional Championship, held at the ...  

Marian junior Demetrius Jackson scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists in just 13 minutes to lead his 'white' team to a 132-131 in the first ever Michiana ... by dunks from Jackson and 21 of the area's very best high school ...  

Marian junior Demetrius Jackson scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists in just 13 minutes to lead his 'white' team to a 132-131 in the first ever Michiana ... by dunks from Jackson and 21 of the area's very best high school ...  

She recently became only the second player ever to dunk in the Women's tournament ... her coach Kim Mulkey doesn't settle for anything less than her phenom's best effort, encouraging her to try and dunk the ball more because "Even if [she] miss[es ...  

The Sixers just kept attacking, turning a first half of airballs, botched dunks and sloppy defence into a full ... “This will have to be one of the best come backs ever for the (at)Sixers.” Down 15 at the half, the under-25 crew found their spark ...  

The slam dunk also was the perfect catalyst for Kia ... and serves as the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA and LPGA.  In 2011, KMA recorded its best-ever annual sales total and became one of the fastest growing car companies in the U.S. Kia is ...  

The best player in this year’s Western final is Durant and ... In Tim Duncan, the Spurs have arguably the finest power forward the game has ever seen, a slam dunk hall of famer who averaged 21.0 points on 59% shooting in San Antonio’s sweep of the ...  

Do you like dunks? In your mind, is college basketball at its best when both teams are scampering up and down ... The top-seed Huskies have parlayed the bitter disappointment of being the first-ever regular-season champion of a Big Six conference to ...  

"But I want to stay involved in USA Basketball and hope to again have the opportunity ... In 2009, she passed on the McDonad's All-American Game and the associated McDonald's Slam Dunk event. That's not nearly at the level of the Olympics of course ...  

The Silver Lake Summer Hoop Basketball Camp will be hosting two weeks of slam-dunk fun at two separate locations. The first week is June 18 to June 22 at the Halifax Elementary School on Route 106. The second week is July16 to July 20 at the Silver Lake ...  

Fastest-Growing Car Company in the U.S.(1) engages basketball fans and dramatically increases consumer awareness through powerful sports marketing In the midst of the largest new-vehicle launch in company history, Blake Griffin's slam dunk over a Kia ...  

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended seven games for delivering an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday. Moments after his slam dunk ...  

The difference: Griffin’s videos are a showcase of the best dunks ever. Pennisi, the veteran PBA center, will be remembered for the worst flop ever. Don’t think though that the 37-year-old-Filipino-Australian is treating this like some sort of a ...  

In Tim Duncan, the Spurs have arguably the finest power forward the game has ever seen, a slam dunk hall of famer who averaged 21.0 points on 59% shooting in San Antonio’s sweep of the L.A. Clippers in the Western semifinal. In the opening round ...  

"Can she dunk from 3? We’re not going to have a breakdown about ... The Bears’ consensus All-American has dunked twice in the NCAA Tournament, including an artful two-handed slam over the weekend against Georgia Tech. She has dunked seven ...  

Rookie Dylan Ababou also matched Yap’s 44-point performance. Meantime, Barangay Ginebra’s Nino “KG” Canaleta cemented his status as the best ever local slam dunk artist when he won for a fifth time in the PBA All-Star Week last night at the jam ...  

the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday. Moments after his slam dunk in Sunday's game, World Peace was headed back upcourt when he ran into Harden. After pounding his chest in celebration, World Peace raised his left elbow and ...  

But throwaway dogs are the best dogs ever. Every year italian greyhound rescue of indiana ... This picture is of her taking a break from her job and taking a dunk in the swimming pool. Bindi sue loves water and will dip her head clear under ...  

She was double- and triple-teamed at times as the Jayhawks did their best to keep her from finding a comfort ... Brittney Griner became the second woman to dunk in an NCAA Tournament game, slamming one down with her right hand early in the ...  

As a force to reckon with in Africa, a team in Nigeria have been invited to take part in a basketball tourney tagged ‘Slam Fest’, holding at the Aswani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The inaugural slam and dunk tourney is billed to hold 17-19 ...  

Senior Taylor Alton will represent the Michigan State women’s basketball program Thursday at the 2012 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships in New Orleans. The event will air at 9 p.m.on ESPN. Alton is the first Spartan to ...  

The 24th annual event will showcase the dunking and sharp-shooting talents of 24 of the nation’s top college basketball players. Individual events in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships include: State Farm Women’s 3 ...  

ASHEVILLE — Since 1994, Crossfire Ministries has hosted a basketball game against a team of ACC All-Stars, combining the group’s religious message with entertaining hoops, 3-point and slam dunk contests. An added twist this season is a ...  

“We’ve got three slam dunks, in my opinion,” Huesman said ... The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department.  

Coaching tip: Combine the best basketball video game ever with footage of today's most electrifying ... Bleacher Report’s Office Is the Ultimate Sports Mecca [PICS]] Griffin's dunks actually have a bit of social media history to them.  

“Even though she dunks in warm-ups all the time ... “There’s no doubt that Brittney Griner is definitely the best player I’ve ever coached against, I’ve ever seen play live,” Joseph said. “She’s a tremendous talent on both ...  

“Even though she dunks in warm-ups all the time ... “There’s no doubt that Brittney Griner is definitely the best player I’ve ever coached against, I’ve ever seen play live,” Joseph said. “She’s a tremendous talent on both ...