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Mahindra joins hands with NBA to promote basketball (Central Chronicle)

March 11, 2010

Agencies New Delhi, Mar 10: In a new initiative to promote the hoop and ball game, the Mahindra Group and the US-based National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Tuesday the launch of a multi-city community-based non-professional league for two age groups in three cities in the country.

Mahindra joins hands with NBA to promote basketball (Business Standard India)

March 11, 2010

In a new initiative to promote the hoop and ball game, the Mahindra Group and the US-based National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Tuesday the launch of a multi-city community-based non-professional league for two age groups in three cities in the country.

Basketball travels and travails for Prairie View's Grady Green (USA Today)

March 11, 2010

Grady Green long dreamed of playing major-college basketball, and he still dreams of playing in the NBA. He jokes about TV commercials featuring his own puppet, like Kobe and LeBron. Two years into Green's high school basketball career, his coach said he had the talent to be one of the best players in Texas. Green played in Adidas' Superstar Camp in 2004, which led to letters from schools such ...

Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp (AFP via Yahoo! News)

March 11, 2010

Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.

Dakar to host Basketball without Borders Africa 2010 (NBA.com)

March 11, 2010

A contingent of NBA players and coaches led by NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo will travel to Dakar, Senegal Aug. 5-8 for the eighth edition of Basketball without Borders Africa it was announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB).

NBA Chat With Tommy Beer (HoopsWorld)

March 11, 2010

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Charles Garcia ends Seattle U career for NBA (Seattle University Spectator)

March 11, 2010

By: Taylor Olson If drafted, Garcia would be the first SU player to be selected since 1980 Charles Garcia, junior forward for the Seattle University men’s basketball team, announced Monday he will declare for the NBA draft at the end of the season....

Sources: Brackins to enter NBA Draft (Fox Sports)

March 11, 2010

Iowa State junior Craig Brackins is expected to declare for the NBA Draft.

Baseball, college basketball, NBA (The Toledo Blade)

March 11, 2010

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men AP Top 25 Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2 2. Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3 3. Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1 4. Duke 26-5 1,348 4 5. Ohio St. 24-7 1,344 6 6. Purdue 26-4 1,252 7 7. West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10 8. New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8 9. Kansas St. 24-6 1,063 5 10. Villanova 24-6 1,016 9 11. Michigan St. 24-7 1,015 11 12. Butler 27-4 796 12 13. Wisconsin 23-7 710 15 14. BYU ...