Lakers eliminated from RVL playoffs  - www.waconiapatriot.com 

The playoff woes from past years continued this postseason for the Waconia Lakers as the team’s season came to a close Sunday afternoon after losses to Henderson and Chanhassen in the River Valley League Central Division Playoffs.

Millersport Lions Club sponsoring blood drive  - lancastereaglegazette.com 

The Millersport Lions Club will have a blood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Lions Clubhouse on Chatauqua Boulevard in Millersport.

Durant likely to lead US 5  - www.mb.com.ph 

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo revealed a young squad that is likely to be led by the NBA's leading scorer last season, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder. NEW YORK (Reuters) — With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh focused on building their own NBA Dream Team in Miami, USA Basketball unveiled a Plan B line-up on Wednesday for next month's world championships. While James ...

ESPN Pulls LeBron James Party Story  - www.nbcnewyork.com 

What happened to ESPN's story about LeBron in Vegas? LeBron James - ESPN - Arash Markazi - Las Vegas Nevada - United States

Youth sports  - www.gazette.net 

The D.C. Assault Gold U-8 boys' basketball team finished in fourth place at the AAU Division 1 National Tournament earlier this month in Memphis, Tenn. The team finished its season with a 43-5 record.

Street children excel in soccer  - www.mb.com.ph 

It may seem that only rich Filipinos are interested in soccer. Only residents of condominium apartments in Makati and Fort Bonifacio and the posh subdivisions in Makati and Alabang were waking up at 2:30 a.m. to watch some of the crucial games in the recent World Cup in South Africa. Among other reasons, they were the only ones who could afford Skycable or the Balls channel which transmitted ...

Ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright's family grieves  - www.freep.com 

Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright, 34, gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis.

Nets star survives USA cut  - www.nypost.com 

The talk about Nets center Brook Lopez yesterday regarding his bid for a spot on Team USA for the World Championships contained endearing words and phrases such as "struggled" and "on the bubble" and "has a lot to show." So naturally, Lopez was one of the 15 finalists chosen. Hey...

Artest Interviews Artest  - www.thescore.com 

Amazing stuff here, via Ball Don't Lie , as Lakers forward Ron Artest continues to embrace the crazy. And the amazing. As here, apparently on behalf of ESPN, he interviews Ron Artest.

US ambassador thanks Mayor Lim  - www.mb.com.ph 

United States Ambassador Harry Thomas paid a visit to Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim last Tuesday in Manila City Hall and thanked him for the support and security given to him and other American nationals in the city. The two officials also discussed the Martial Law years, the Metropolitan Theater, President Noynoy's SoNA, and the LA Lakers, among many others.