What do basketball and books have in common?  This weekend, area churches and community organizations hope to connect the two by scoring points with kids as they hit the hardwood in an effort to increase literacy. The goal, to assist First Book-Savannah/Chatham County in providing brand new books to children in need all year long.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron and Shaq: Two of the NBA’s biggest stars are now teammates.

It was a very special night for the manager of Cumberland, Maine’s Greely High School boys basketball team.  Like many of us, Patrick Thibideau, has dreamed of being a star athlete.  On Tuesday night, Patrick, who has Down’s Syndrome, had his dream come true when he went from team manager to starting player.

Dennis Felton has been fired as Georgia’s
basketball coach, one day after the team lost by 26 points at
Florida for its seventh straight defeat.