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James, Frye rally Cavaliers past Hornets, 100-93

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2016 0

CLEVELAND — LeBron James played with a different supporting cast down the stretch, but the result looked familiar. James, Cleveland’s only starter on the floor in the fourth quarter, scored 11 of his 19 points in the final period and the Cavaliers rallied for a 100-93 victory over

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Nestle Milo Basketball:FCT, Kwara battle in Central Conference final

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2016 0

Two determined and hard working schools, Government Secondary School Karu, Abuja and Unilorin Secondary School Ilorin, Kwara State, will meet in the Central Conference Boys final slated for today at the Unilorin Indoor Sport Hall, Kwara State. Government Secondary School Karu, Abuja narrowly edged out Government Secondary School Minna, Niger State 23-22 to progress to […]

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Milo Basketball: Refs Target National Finals

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

The annual Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship for the part 16years has continued to blaze the trail in creating a platform for Nigerian youths to express their sporting talent in the game and the consistency in organising the game annually by Nestle Milo no doubt also creates another platform for capacity building on the […]

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NBBF: Umar Justifies US Trip

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Tijani Umar has justified his recent trip to United States as necessary for the expected smooth preparation of the two national basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigeress, for their international commitments. Speaking to Extra Time penultimate week, Umar was coy over the main agenda of his consultation, but hinted

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Milo Basketball: Kogi Commends Sponsors

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

The Kogi State Government has given full marks to Nestle Milo for their consistency in the sponsorship of the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship which has been on for the past 16 years. Kogi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Hon. Attah Sule Ikani stated this when some members of the Organising Committee of the […]

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AfroBasket: D'Tigers Seeded against Host Tunisia

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

The Nigeria senior male national basketball team, D’Tigers have been pitted against former champions and host Tunisia in Group A at the draws of the 2015 FIBA Africa Basketball Championship which took place at the Carthage Acropolium in Tunis on Saturday. The D’Tigers who are now the 6th ranked team in Africa (40th on the […]

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Lopez Eyes Rio Ticket for Angola

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Moncho Lopez has been in the spotlight before as a national team coach and currently sets his sights at securing Rio 2016 Olympic ticket for Angola. Following his appointment as Angola national team coach, Lopez once again knows what it feels like to be in the limelight, with newspaper and radio journalists eager to hear […]

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Beverley off for Four Months

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

After surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist penultimate week, Houston Rockets guard, Patrick Beverley will require four months of recovery, league sources has revealed. Beverley’s ligament had to be reattached, a procedure that crushed a fleeting hope before the surgery that a two-month recovery period could’ve had Beverley back for the […]

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DSTV League Faces Abridge Schedule

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Following the qualification of Nigeria senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, for the 2015 FIBA AfroBasket Championship after the two-leg victories over Burkina Faso counterparts, fresh indications are brewing that the DSTV League faces likely interregnum in the season’s schedule for the two affiliated conferences as a result of the clash with the