• Six friends planned to play basketball after school. Then the shooting started.

    Six friends planned to play basketball after school. Then the shooting started.

    Feb 16, 2018 01:58 PM EDT

    ... sat in different classrooms watching the clock. In 19 minutes, school would be out and the buddies had plans this Valentine's Day: a little basketball and boys' time. Inside classroom 1214, the clock hit 2:21 p.m. Then: POP! POP! POP! Instinctively, 16-year-old Jonathan hit the ...

  • College basketball bribery scandal could ensnare dozens of universities

    College basketball bribery scandal could ensnare dozens of universities

    Sep 27, 2017 12:15 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, yet another scandal has rocked the world of college basketball, and this time it's caught up some of the sport's biggest names. Jeffrey Brown has that. JEFFREY BROWN: Big money in college sports, that's no surprise. But today's charges expose a ...

  • How UConn women’s basketball became synonymous with winning

    How UConn women’s basketball became synonymous with winning

    Feb 15, 2017 12:19 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: A remarkable accomplishment has taken place now in college sports. The women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut has now won 100 straight games. William Brangham has more. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: To put this streak in context, the UConn women haven't lost a basketball game ...

  • Tennessee college basketball coaching legend Pat Summitt dies at 64

    Tennessee college basketball coaching legend Pat Summitt dies at 64

    Jun 28, 2016 04:44 PM EDT

    ... team to eight NCAA national championships. After recovering from a torn ACL, Summitt acted as member and co-captain of the U.S. women's basketball team at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the first time women's basketball was included on the Olympic program. The team won a silver ...

  • Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie

    Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie

    May 02, 2016 03:11 PM EDT

    Malak, a 16-year-old Palestinian, said she first heard about PeacePlayers International – a group that unites Israelis and Palestinians to play basketball – five years ago. She wanted to learn basketball but was nervous about being around Jews. “As an Arab, as a little kid, you’re going to be ...

  • Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, reflects on legacy, life after basketball

    Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, reflects on legacy, life after basketball

    Nov 20, 2014 01:22 AM EDT

    After a 13-year career in the NBA, Jason Collins, the first openly gay professional basketball player, is retiring. Eighteen months ago Collins came out as gay through a first person article published in Sports Illustrated. In the first line he wrote, “I am a 34-year old NBA center ...

  • Basketball fans win when underdogs prevail in March

    Basketball fans win when underdogs prevail in March

    Mar 21, 2014 08:28 PM EDT

    Raise your hand if you have ever filled out a bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Now keep them up if you’ve ever torn it up after watching an unheard-of university (Mercer?) ruin your picks. It’s OK to admit to it. It’s all just part of the beautiful chaos that is March Madness. But...

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    Guess who gets a basketball-themed birthday bash from Dennis Rodman

    Sep 09, 2013 05:07 PM EDT

    The former NBA great has made headlines from his visits to North Korea and the reclusive dictator Kim Jong-un, and now Rodman has announced plans to help train the North Korean Olympic basketball team and organize a game early next year in Pyongyang featuring a dozen former NBA players ...

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    In Different College Basketball Bracket, Study Finds Gap in Graduation Rate

    Mar 14, 2012 08:11 PM EDT

    Although the Syracuse men's basketball team received a No. 1 seed in this year's championship tournament, the program failed to meet NCAA graduation rate standards. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images. Ahead of Thursday's tipoff of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, a study has found anew ...

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    The Doubleheader: Walker's Prank Call, Government Shutdown Prospects and Basketball's Carmelo Anthony

    Feb 26, 2011 12:48 AM EDT

    ... won't lead to an immediate government shutdown. Both recall their experience covering the last government shutdown in 1995 and early 1996. We wrap it up with some thoughts on the addition of basketball star Carmelo Anthony to the lineup for the New York Knicks. Follow Hari Sreenivasan on Twitter.