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Loew turns to basketball to improve defence at Euro 2008

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany are preparing for Euro 2008 with basketball workouts at a pre-tournament training camp in Spain, their coach Joachim Loew said on Wednesday.

The Mill creates robo basketball ad for Mitsubishi

The Mill has completed a fast-paced CG-heavy Mitsubishi ad for agency BBDO Toronto, in which overworked robots take a little time out to play basketball with a tyre.

Backyard Basketball 2007 Unlockables (PS2)

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Harmison - NBL 'embarrassing'

NATIONAL Basketball League boss Chuck Harmison admits the competition is in an "embarrassing" state with power clubs Sydney and Brisbane battling for survival.

Internet sports betting becomes criminal domain

Patrons of a sports bar are seen watching a basketball game, in March 2007, in Miami Lakes, Florida. Rapidly mushrooming number of illegal sports betting websites is heightening concerns among authorities about global corruption, money laundering and gambling addiction.

NBA 2K9 Cover Athlete to Be Unveiled Tomorrow

2K Sports will reveal the cover athlete for the highly anticipated basketball video game, NBA 2K9, in a 30 second TV spot.

Footballing fish

A Californian man has trained his pet goldfish to play football, basketball and even limbo dance under a bar.

Langer gonged for mentor role

Former Test cricketer Justin Langer, former Olympic hurdler Pam Ryan, and national basketball coach Janette Stirling were among more than 450 Australians who received awards.

Nike's Photography Exhibition on Brick Lane

Celebrating the art of self-expression and 23 years of the iconic Dunk basketball sneaker, Nike Dunk XXIII: Be True brought together 23 of London's most original street culture creatives. The inspired exhibition took place throughout April on east London's Brick Lane. The collection of 23 life size photographic portraits taken by Neil Bedford, curated and styled by Carri Mundane, and touched by the Midas illustrative typography of Kate Moross (not to mention the accompanying documentary by Jason Jules and Amazing Grace) made for a stunning showcase of London's creative forces. The role call of invited individuals spanned notable DJs, designers, skateboarders, artists and collectors - James Lavelle, Afrikan Boy, Fats Shariff and son Che, Zezi and Kesh, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Charlie Crockett, JME and my mans Mubi and Kish.

NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach

Background and career highlights: His first job was as a high school math and history teacher and basketball coach, but he became a software developer for McDonnell Douglas in 1989. Two years later, Pettus joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a computer engineer. Pettus became the integration manager of the Integrated Enterprise Management Program’s competency center in 2000 and later became full manager. From 2005 to 2007, he was director of the Marshall Center’s chief information officer’s office.

NBA 2K9 Cover Athlete Contest

2K Sports, has announced that the cover athlete for the upcoming NBA 2K9 will be revealed June 5th on ABC through a 30 second commercial to air during the NBA Countdown pre-game show for Game One of the 2008 NBA Finals. Also, fans of the 2K basketball series can visit www.2ksports.com/nba2k9/, where registered participants can try to predict the cover athlete for NBA 2K9 from a selection of 16 current NBA players. Those who predict the correct cover athlete will be entered into a special drawing for the opportunity to win exclusive prizes.

Online Olympics ticket sales snagged again

Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) The third round of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics has started but the online purchasing system seemed to hit a snag again. A total of 1.38 million tickets were put on sale in this round for 16 sports, including boxing, soccer, volleyball, basketball.

Online Olympics ticket sales snagged again

Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) The third round of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics has started but the online purchasing system seemed to hit a snag again. A total of 1.38 million tickets were put on sale in this round for 16 sports, including boxing, soccer, volleyball, basketball.

Deca Sports (Wii)

Like Wii Sports, Deca Sports is a collection of sports games with simple controls and equally straightforward presentation. Unlike Wii Sports, it's not free, some of the games control poorly, and only a few of them are really any fun when played with a group, much less alone. There's soccer, basketball, badminton, beach volleyball, motocross, archery, curling, snowboarding, figure skating, and kart racing. By trying to please everyone with variety, Hudson has come up with an eclectic mix of activities that don't fit well together and aren't much fun.

The Technology Behind the NBA Finals

BobB-nw brings us NetworkWorld's behind-the-scenes look at the technology supporting the NBA Finals. They primarily use Lenovo ThinkPads which run an automated statistic-gathering system. The NBA eschews Wi-Fi due to security concerns, and it abandoned attempts to use touch-screen technology because of durability and ease-of-use issues. Whether or not basketball is your sport of choice, it's an interesting view of how modern sports presentations come together. "Other courtside systems with proprietary software synch up with compact belt packs worn by the referees, who automate clock stoppages by blowing their whistles. Hellmuth noted that he oversaw an effort to ensure that clock stoppages could be seen from any angle in the arena by having lights on the backboard and elsewhere all flash at once.

Fox Sports: NFL Football Robot Mascot Figure

Professional football is, in my opinion, the most enjoyable spectator sport. College football is too hard to keep track of -- way too many teams, leagues, divisions, whatever. And I'm not going to get into my opinion of other professional sports since honestly, I'm just pretty indifferent towards them, and I also see no reason to upset any readers of this review who are fans of professional baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, auto racing, soccer, whatever. Nothing wrong with any of those sports. They're just not my cup of tea.

Nintendo Wii tournaments using the "Deca Sports" video game in San Jose Saturday

Nintendo Wii fans take note: Tournaments using the "Deca Sports" video game from Hudson Entertainment are scheduled today at the GameStop store at 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose. Three tourneys will take place from noon to 3 p.m. If you're interested, arrive to sign up before the starting times of noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Participation is determined on a first-come, first-registered basis. "Deca Sports" features 10 kinds of single and multiplayer competition: beach volleyball, snowboard cross, badminton, basketball, curling, figure skating, archery, supercross, soccer and kart racing.

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