Basketball

Saturday night, I made my way to the Independence Events Center for the first stop of the Ball Up Tour.  I grew up in the era when kids were emulating the And 1 street-ball players at every park or playground you went to. The Ball Up tour is comprised of the old And1 street-ball team and the best basketball players from the city they are facing.  The part of the night I was most looking forward to

The State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners have signed Alecia Cooley for the 2013-2014 season. Cooley played high school basketball for Head Coach Elliot Whitefield at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Ill. She was named most valuable player both her junior and senior seasons...

The State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners will return a solid group of student athletes for the 2013-2014 season. Guards Antoinette Taylor, Adella Randle-EL, Sannayiah Johnson and Apiphany Woods return in the backcourt, and Tiana Jones and Asia Mosley will return to anchor the frontcourt. Every returning player has started multiple games in a Lady Roadrunner uniform.

Kids, I know that we're all busy.  You work, you have to take care of your family, you have to tend to your friends, and you certainly have to be sure to get some time in with the pets.  So when it comes to the summer, sometimes it's really easy to just take the easy way out and send the children to the pool.  And that's great, don't get me wrong.  But sometimes you need something else to capture

There are sharp shooters and then there are razor sharp shooters.

According to the SFCC Athletic Department, former Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Barton has been elected to the Region 16 Hall of Fame.  During his tenure at SFCC, Barton recorded over 600 wins as head coach.  Barton is no stranger halls of fame. He is in the SFCC Hall of Fame, The Missouri State Sports Hall of Fame and the National Junior College Hall of Fame, and in my opinion, he belongs in e

Today was a historic day for the State Fair Community College Athletics Program as Sophomore Guard Kenny Chery officially signed his letter of intent to play at Baylor. In this past season, Chery was the Roadrunners' leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points and five rebounds per game and 105 assists for the season. Cherry also led the team in steals with 48.

Louisville 82, Michigan 76 Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night. The victory gave Cardinals' head coach Rick Pitino a second national title in addition to the one he won at Kentucky in 1996, making him the first coach to win a men's

The NCAA basketball championship is tonight. It's the Big East against the Big 10 for the national title, as Louisville (33-5) meets Michigan (31-7) for the 2013 NCAA national championship in Atlanta.

Michigan held off Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday and advanced to Monday's national championship game where they will face Louisville.