Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure – CBS News Watch CBS News Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. That’s when…
Pittsburgh — At the diner he owns outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, David McComb is the decider. No sugarcoating is necessary, and there is no getting grilled for the decisions he makes. But in a marriage, as he now knows, you really should consult with your partner. “Well, when you marry somebody you kind of know how…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn scored 22 points, leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 over Team Rice in the All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Flynn, the game’s MVP, also had eight rebounds and five assists for Team Bonds, coached by baseball legend Barry Bonds. Rickea Jackson scored 16 for Team Bonds. Flynn, an…
The Philadelphia Eagles are heading back to the Super Bowl. The Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next month’s after a blowout victory against the Washington Commanders in last Sunday’s NFC Championship game. 5 The Eagles are heading back to the Super BowlCredit: Getty The victory sets up a mouth-watering…
Dawn Staley’s quest for third title South Carolina’s journey to reclaim glory in women’s March Madness 04:40 University of South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley just became the highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball after she signed an extension to stay with the team. The school announced Friday that its Board of Trustees…
Glassboro, New Jersey — At a basketball game for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League, sitting alongside the radio play-by-play announcer is color commentator Allan Wylie, who calls them as he sees them — even though he never sees them. “Just because somebody may be blind, or deaf, or whatever disability you…
Michael Jordan custom built this mansion in Illinois, and now, you can live like NBA royalty at a fraction of the cost. The Chicago Bulls star’s former home in Highland Park, roughly 25 miles outside of the Windy City, is looking for a new owner—or rather, owners. Jordan’s longtime estate, better known as Champions Point, was…
Hong Kong’s soon-to-open Kai Tak Sports Park will conduct two drills over the weekend as the newly appointed tourism minister vowed to ensure a smooth debut of the mega infrastructure. The park’s indoor 10,000-seat Kai Tak Arena will host a test event with two basketball games on Saturday. A Sunday drill involving 12,000 individuals will…
A video clip of President Joe Biden asking members of the Boston Celtics: “You’re Celtics, right?” during a White House event has gone viral on social media. The eight-second clip, shared on X by the account RNC Research, received 369,100 views by Friday morning. It shows a grinning Biden turning to the NBA championship-winning team…