Mom must pay $9K for telling daughter to hit sports opponent
September 14, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California mother must pay more than $9,000 in restitution and apologize to a teenage basketball player she told her daughter to hit during a youth basketball game in 2021, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Iowa basketball league to settle youth exploitation lawsuit
August 1, 2022 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors.
Jury convicts suspect in 2020 robbery, killing of Topeka man
February 12, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Shawnee County jury has convicted Todge Anderson for the October 2020 robbery and gunshot killing of a Topeka man.
Kentucky signs foursome of five-star recruits for 2022 class
November 11, 2021 GMTLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has signed four five-star recruits for its 2022 class including consensus No. 1 prospect Shaedon Sharpe, who will enroll this spring.
Guards Skyy Clark and Cason Wallace and forward Chris Livingston will join the Wildcats for the 2022-23 season.
Top recruit Shaedon Sharpe commits to Kentucky
September 8, 2021 GMTLEXINGTON, Ken. (AP) — Five-star recruit Shaedon Sharpe has committed to Kentucky, giving coach John Calipari his highest-rated player in five years.
Sharpe announced his decision Tuesday on Twitter after also considering Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma City and the G League.
TCU continues roster overhaul with 8th Division I transfer
June 30, 2021 GMTFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU continued a massive overhaul of its roster Wednesday by officially adding an eighth Division I transfer in former Butler forward JaKobe Coles.
The 6-foot-7 Coles played high school basketball in Denton, about 30 miles north of TCU's campus in Fort Worth.
Avenatti sentencing postponed until July 9 in Nike case
June 24, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for the once high-profile lawyer's conviction in an extortion case involving sportswear giant Nike.
Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash
June 23, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Prosecutors balk at Avenatti’s 7th sentencing delay request
June 23, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors did not find Michael Avenatti’s seventh request to delay sentencing a charm, saying Tuesday that the once high profile California lawyer should be forced to hear his punishment next week for trying to extort Nike for up to $25 million.
Lawyers: Avenatti shamed, merits leniency for Nike extortion
June 10, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he tried to extort $25 million from sportswear giant Nike, his lawyers told a judge Wednesday, saying the once high-flying California attorney faces constant ridicule after his “cataclysmic fall.”
Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
June 4, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to get them to steer NBA-bound athletes to favored handlers were upheld Friday by an appeals court.
Youth coach faces child molestation charges
April 14, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A youth basketball coach in Rhode Island has been charged with sexually molesting a 13-year-old player, police said...
Ex-Atlantic City mayor gets 30 days in charity theft case
January 28, 2021 GMTATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A tearful former mayor of Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in prison and 11 months of house arrest for stealing $87,000 from a youth basketball program he founded...
Missouri youth basketball coach charged with sexual abuse
January 16, 2021 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield youth basketball coach has been charged with sexually abusing a half-dozen girls over the past 25 years...
Court upholds life sentence for Iowa coach who abused teens
January 4, 2021 GMTIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a life prison sentence Monday for an influential Iowa youth basketball coach who used his position to sexually exploit more than 400 boys over 20 years...
California virus outbreak linked to illegal basketball event
December 12, 2020 GMTSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An outbreak of 77 coronavirus cases in Santa Clara County has been traced to an illegal youth basketball tournament held last month in Placer County, public health officials said Friday...
WVU takes on LSU in youth basketball action
November 21, 2019 GMTJudge orders life sentence for Iowa coach who abused players
May 2, 2019 GMTCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge sent an influential youth basketball coach to prison for the rest of his life on Thursday, saying he secretly collected sexual images of 440 boys and molested more than a dozen over a 20-year period...
Iowa basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boys
October 19, 2018 GMTIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 boys, including former players, their friends and other young athletes...
YOUTH BASKETBALL ACTION
February 17, 2018 GMTYouth basketball season tips off at the YMCA
December 3, 2017 GMTThe Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON - Basketball is played all year round at the YMCA Phil Cline Center, but Saturday marked the opening game for some teams in leagues there.
The YMCA offers various divisions based on age and skill level for boys and girls.
Lynx split in Kalaheo
June 22, 2017 GMTThe low posting by Olivia Malafu for the Dream Team 5G combined with the speed of guard Lele Gonsalves to drive the Dream Team to a 26-23 edge over the Kauai Lynx 5G team on Tuesday night during the summer youth basketball league games at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.