Posts Tagged ‘basketball’
Jamtown plans basketball exchange program in Tanzania for Bay Area kids
Ameer Aziz was playing basketball with his 8-year-old son at an Oakland park near 19th Street when he noticed something strange: a man instructing kids about how to play basketball. “Eventually, I walk to him and ask him what was he doing. Was he a coach? And then he spoke with an African accent and…
Read More“The Run and Only” basketball league gives the NBA a run for its money
Two years ago, Jake Anderson took three friends from India to an NBA basketball game. To his surprise, his friends weren’t very impressed with what they saw. “We thought basketball games were fast and entertaining. This was the opposite,” one of them said. That was when Anderson realized he had to do something to save…
Read MoreYoga classes help Oakland High School athletes improve physical and mental health
When Rebecca Adams started teaching yoga and mindfulness at Oakland High School last year, it was as a weekly class for the staff, funded by a Staff Wellness grant from the Oakland Unified School District.
Read MoreAn Oakland grad and Richmond native is on his way to college hoops
Jamaree Strickland sees the world differently. Some may even say the Richmond native has his head in the clouds. If anyone would know it’d be his mom, Stacey Strickland, who recalls that even back in preschool, when her son stood behind his friends they just reached up to the top of his stomach.
Read MoreAt basketball camp, kids also drill nutrition and financial literacy skills
Known for its long history of fostering basketball stars, including legendary National Basketball Association guards like Gary Payton and Jason Kidd, the East Oakland Youth Development Center’s latest basketball camp has attracted more than 100 students.
Read MoreOakland catches March Madness
March Madness started today. March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament, is held in March and April every year. This year, the championship game falls on April 4, and will be held in Houston. In honor of this annual tradition, Oakland North hopes to help you keep track of the madness with a breakdown of teams and game times. This project will be updated at the end of each day’s games to reflect game outcome
Read MoreLakers make selves at home, top Warriors in shootout
The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers faced off in an offensive slugfest on Wednesday night, but despite being ahead most of the game, the home team was unable to secure the lead when it mattered most, eventually succumbing to the more widely popular California team, 115-110.
Read MoreEllison wants to buy the Warriors, but owner says they’re not for sale
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says he wants to buy Oakland’s Golden State Warriors. Kind of like how he said he wanted to buy the San Francisco 49ers a few years ago. But Ellison appears to have a problem: The current owner doesn’t want to sell.
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