JAHLIL OKAFOR HAS NARROWED DOWN HIS COLLEGE CHOICES

Jahlil
Okafor has trimmed his college selection down. Okafor is one of the top
recruits in the class of 2014. Okafor is also a friend of Tyus Jones
who is from Minnesota.  


According
to Nick Jones of Scout.com, “Scout’s No. 1 overall player for 2014,
Jahlil Okafor, took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce he has trimmed
his list of prospective schools to eight.“In
no particular order:

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COCHLEAR IMPLANT RECEIPENT JACOB LANDIS BIKING TO ALL 30 BALLPARKS; ATTENDING MINNESOTA TWINS GAME ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th

WHO: Jacob Landis is traveling more than 10,000 miles on his bicycle to visit all 30 major league baseball stadiums across the country.  Deaf by age 10, Jacob received a cochlear implant allowing him to be fully functional in a hearing world.  Now, at age 24, he hopes to raise $1 million for children who could benefit from a cochlear implant but cannot afford one. WHAT:  Jacob’s Ride kicked off

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RASHAD VAUGHN HAS MEETINGS SET UP WITH COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES

According to Evan Daniles of FOX Sports,  Robbinsdale Cooper basketball player Rashad Vaughn is meeting with University of Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino and Brent “Buzz” Williams of Marquette University. 




Vaughn is one of the top 2014 boys' basketball recruits along with Apple Valley's Tyus Jones and Minneapolis DeLaSalle's Reid Travis.

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GET TO KNOW TIPTON WOODARD

Tipton Woodward plays football for St. Thomas Academy. I met Woodward while watching a football game at the school.


I was able to do a email interview and here are the responses I received from.  

 

What is your full name? Tipton Glenn Woodard.

 

When and where were you born? March 4, 1996 in Denton, TX.

 

Do you have any brothers and sisters? One sister (14) and three brothers (12, 9, 1

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GET TO KNOW DEVIN BUCKLEY

Devin Buckley was born March 16, 1995 in Melrose Park. Illinois. He has one brother and three sisters. Buckley will graduate from Park Center high school in 2013.

Buckley used to play football but he gave that up to concentrate on basketball. He has played basketball his whole life.


Buckley plans on going to Jacksonville University in the fall and playing basketball in college while

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GET TO KNOW JERRY SHAQUILLE BUTLER JR.

Jerry Shaquille Butler Jr. was born on Sept. 22, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. Butler is an African American male who has been involved in sports since he was five years old.


He has four sisters, all of whom he loves dearly.


Butler has played both football and basketball while growing up.  At Hill-Murray high school  -- where he will graduate in 2013 -- he played on both the football and

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ST. LOUIS PARK'S KASHIF HAYES COMMITTED TO MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON

St. Louis Park high school graduate Kashif Hayes has committed to the University of Minnesota-Crookston to play basketball.


UMN-Crookston is a Division II program which is part of the Northern Sun Conference.

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GET TO KNOW RAY GOINES

Ray Goines was born in Chicago, Ill. He has two older sisters.

Goines has been involved in basketball his whole life, as he has been playing basketball basically since birth. He also played football and ran track and basketball for St. Agnes, from where he graduated in 2008.


After high school he attended Western Technical College, where he played basketball. His coach at Western Tech was

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HIRES RICHARD PITINO TO REPLACE TUBBY SMITH AS HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH

Richard Pitino has been named the head men's basketball coach of the University of Minnesota. Pitino replaces Tubby Smith, who was fired March 25.  

According to Amelia Rayno of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Pitino has a six-year contract worth $1.2 million annually. That's split into $500,000 base salary and $700,000 in guaranteed supplemental compensation. Pitino will owe Minnesota $1.5

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TRENT TUCKER HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE HEAD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY CONFERENCE

Trent Tucker has been hired as the new head Athletic Director of the Minneapolis city conference. Tucker replaces John Washington, who retired.

Tucker a shooting guard for the University of Minnesota from 1978-’82.  After college, Tucker was drafted No. 6 in the 1982 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. His pro basketball career spanned from 1982-’93, and in that time he played for three

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DESHAUN JONES HAS SIGNED WITH CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE

According to Alex Conover of the North Star Hoops Report, “Deshawn Jones, the 6-foot-4-inch wing for Richfield, has recently decided to attend Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona.CAC, a two-year, junior college program, attracted Jones because of its track record. Coach Chuck Schnoor has sent players to Division I teams like Arizona, Idaho, Irvine and most recently Minnesota, as the

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GET TO KNOW ARIEL DELONEY

I was able to do a q and q email with Ariel
Deloney

 


What
is your full name? Ariel Deloney



When
and where were you born? Jan. 28, 1992 in Harvey, Illinois.




Do
you have any brothers and sisters? Yes, 3 brothers and 1 sister.




What
high School did you go to and when did you graduate? Minneapolis
North, 2010.




When
did you start playing basketball? I’ve been playing basketball all

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GET TO KNOW MELVIN RALPH MARTIN

Melvin
Ralph Martin was born on August 14, 1994 in Minneapolis, Minn. Martin
has one brother, Demetrius. He is Korean and African American.




Melvin
has always been involved in sports. He started playing basketball in
the fourth grade.  





He
will graduate from Hopkins high school in June of 2013. He is
undecided on where he wants to go to college but he does want to play
basketball in

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GET TO KNOW ROBERT BLAIR NDONDO-LAY

Robert Blair Ndondo-Lay, who is an African American, was born Friday, Aug. 13, 1993 in Minneapolis. I asked him if he had any brothers and sisters and he said, “Yeah, my 19 year-old sister Chantal and my 14 year-old twin brother and sister Brandy and Sterling.”


Ndondo-Lay went to Minneapolis DeLaSalle high school, graduating in 2011. He started playing football in the fourth grade. In high

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JAYSON ANDERSON EDWARDS BASKETBALL AND LIFE

Jayson
Anderson Edwards is a student athlete who attends Benilde
St.Margaret's High School  in St. Louis Park where he will
graduate in 2015.


This
summer Edwards is playing for Get Shook Elite. I was able to do a Q&A
with Edwards over the internet.


Do
you have a top 5-10 list of schools you like?


Jayson:
Kansas, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.


How
strong are your

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THOUGHTS ABOUT THE 2013 RED BULL CRASHED ICE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

I
had the chance to cover the 2013 Red Bull Crashed Ice Championships
in St. Paul Minnesota. Let me start from the beginning: I was told
that the 2013 Red Bull downhill championships were coming to St. Paul
Minnesota at the end of January.




As
a relatively new media member I wanted to go about looking on how to
get passes for the event. So I looked online and I came about the Red
Bull

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MT ZION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY BRITTON 'BRITT' REED

By  Berry Reed

PLAYS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FLOOR! LOVES TO DEFEND THE BEST PLAYER ON THE
OPPOSING TEAM! BRITT AVERAGE 21 PTS 8 RBS 7 ASSIST 2 BLOCK (AND REGION
(4 STEALS) A GAME! A HIGH MAJOR TRUE BALLER! HE ALSO WAS SECOND IN
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND WILL BE HIGHLY RECRUITED THIS YEAR! HIS PASSION
FOR THE GAME SEPERATE HIM FROM 95% OF HIS 2014 CLASS! BRITT HAS A
PHENOMENAL HIGH I.Q. AND A

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2013 MINNESOTA STATE F.I.R.S.T. ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT

Williams Arena was the site of the 2013 Minnesota F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) State Robotics Tournament. 




According to the U.S. F.I.R.S.T. Web site: “FIRST was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology.” Based in Manchester, NH, the 501c not-for-profit public charity designs accessible,

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JASON COLLINS ADMITS THAT HE IS GAY

Jason Collins, who has played in the
NBA since 2001, has come out and said that he is gay. According to a
CNN Breaking News email alert, “Jason Collins, who played with the
NBA's Washington Wizards this season, says he’s gay, making him the
first openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team
sports.”







Collins made the disclosure in a column
appearing in an upcoming

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MINNESOTA STATE ROBOTICS PRESS RELEASE

By Howard W. Voigt:
State Robotics Tournament
Flying discs, pyramid climbing focus of challenge; King Robota is coming 
Plastic discs will be flying and pyramids will be climbed at Williams Arena on Saturday, May 18, withthe action undertaken by robots designed, built and controlled by 30 teams of Minnesota high school students. 
The Minnesota State Robotics Tournament is in its second year and

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Minnesota to Host Miami in 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge

According to the Big Ten Conference: 


The
University of Minnesota women's basketball team will host Miami in the 2013-14
Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge, the conferences announced Thursday.
The Gophers and Hurricanes will face off on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Williams
Arena. The time has not been determined.

The meeting between Minnesota and Miami will be the fourth all-time, with the

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“Larry A. McKenzie to be Head Boy’s Basketball coach at Minneapolis North High School of Arts and Communications.”

According to a press release sent out by Larry McKenzie:
 



Minneapolis,
MN– May 10, 2013– A
coach, educator, author and speaker, Larry McKenzie, the only coach
to win four straight state titles in the 101-year history of the
Minnesota State Boys Basketball tournament



Larry A. McKenzie most recently
finished his fifth season, as the Head coach of Academy of Holy
Angels, was formerly General

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