Nestled in a peaceful corner of the quaint Italian city of Reggio Emilia sits a tiny playground with basketball hoops glued on opposing walls.

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Another busy day of high school hoops is in the books. KCCI crews were out at all the big games. Watch the highlights above to see the action.

In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

What are the rules for the new 3-on-3 league? How were the rosters built? We have all the details on the eight-week season.

Most of today's college basketball fans only know about powerhouse ... who played at Winston-Salem State. Monroe's playground style led to McAdoo patterning his game after a guard instead of ...

1️⃣ Go-to guy: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has taken on a prominent role by swearing in many of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members. Appointed to the bench in 1991 — and now at 76 the ...

As a child, Ron Harper Jr. broke his nose on the playground ... sparking his love for hoops as he began playing AAU. His mom, Maria Harper, is a longtime high school and AAU basketball coach in New ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of living in your own private resort, this jaw-dropping New York estate might just be the answer. With a price tag of $28 million, this 25,000-square-foot Long Island mansion – ...

These were the halcyon days of playground basketball in New York. Cobb shared the court with future hall of famers Julius Erving, Tiny Archibald and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and folkloric playground ...

and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.” ...