VIDEO: Watch this crazy juke move topped with a backflip at Opening Regional
Jim Barnett III, a Class of 2018 wide receiver from Habersham Central (Mount Airy, Ga.), was the talk of The Nike Opening Regional event in Atlanta on Sunday. He was named the wide receiver MVP at the...
View ArticleMcDonald's All Americans show off their autograph style
When you are a McDonald’s All American, you get asked to sign autographs just about everywhere. That included Sunday’s check-in today when game organizers asked the players to sign commemorative...
View ArticleVIDEO: Basketball phenom Julian Newman keeps getting buckets
Yes, phenom Julian Newman just completed his freshman year. And yes, that was his fifth season of varsity basketball. The 5-7 Newman, obviously, became the youngest player with both 1,000 and 2,000...
View ArticleGeno Auriemma on LaVar Ball, Lonzo: 'I wouldn't want to be in (Lonzo's)...
It seems like LaVar Ball has been square in the middle of the sports spotlight for weeks now, and that led to a reporter asking Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma about the outspoken...
View ArticleWhere are they now? Last 10 ALL-USA Boys Basketball Players of the Year
Basketball is winding down across the country and USA TODAY Sports is about to select its American Family Insurance ALL-USA Basketball Teams for boys and girls. The boys team will be released Tuesday...
View ArticleMcDonald's All American diary: Duke signee Jade Williams
In the days leading up to the McDonald’s All American Games in Chicago, USA TODAY High School Sports will be catching up with various players to talk about their experiences. In this entry, we talk to...
View ArticlePatriots receiver Julian Edelman stops by his high school field
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman made a stop at his high school, Woodside High in California, and posed for a photo that he posted on his Twitter account. The tweet read: “made a...
View ArticleMiami football lands playmakers on offense and defense
Mark Pope, ranked as the No. 3 receiver in the Class of 2018 by Top247, committed to Miami on Monday night, giving the Hurricanes another play-making receiver in this class. The Hurricanes also got a...
View ArticlePitch count challenge: Hawaii protest shows it's hard to keep track
The National Federation of State High School Associations in July mandated that participating state associations enact pitch-count limits, and 44 state high school associations have since done so....
View ArticleGirls Sports Month: Volleyball icon Gabrielle Reece on how sports helps girls...
March is Girls Sports Month, and as part of USA TODAY High School Sports’ third-annual Girls Sports Month celebration, we’re speaking with some of the most influential female athletes, coaches and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Player shatters backboard while practicing his dunks
What happens when you’re messing around with your buddies practicing your dunks and the backboard breaks? Well, Gabe Hubbard, a senior guard at Hamilton (Los Angeles) had just that experience, as shown...
View ArticleVIDEO: Highlights from McDonald's All American Powerade JamFest
The Powerade JamFest was Monday in Chicago, and there was a ton of amazing plays. Check out all of them below, courtesy of Overtime. Collin Sexton Slam Dunk Champ Jaylen Hands Jumps Over Jay Williams (...
View ArticleApple Valley (Minn.) victory shuffles Super 25 Computer boys basketball
Apple Valley’s Tre Jones (Photo: Associated Press) The Super 25 Computer rankings for boys basketball got a little bit of a shakeup after undefeated Champlin Park (Minn.) lost in the state 4A...
View Article2017 McDonald's All American Games: TV schedule, rosters, guide
McDonalds High School All-American guard Jaylen Hands (3) dunks over ESPN announcer Jay Williams during the McDonald’s High School All-American Powerade Jamfest Monday. (Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA...
View ArticleSuper 25 Regional Boys Basketball Computer Rankings: Week 19
The Super 25 Computer Boys Basketball rankings are provided by Ken Massey. The five regions mirror those used in the Expert Rankings — Northeast, Midwest, South, Frontier and Pacific. The number after...
View ArticlePOLL: Who will win the DICK'S Nationals boys title?
Who will win the boys championship at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Nationals in New York this week? Take Our Poll
View ArticleMcDonald's All American diary: Texas signee Chasity Patterson
In the days leading up to the McDonald’s All American Games in Chicago, USA TODAY High School Sports will be catching up with various players to talk about their experiences. In this entry, we talk to...
View ArticleGuard Daejon Davis gets release from Washington, Mamoudou Diarra wants his too
Daejon Davis has received his release from Washington (Photo: Jon Lopez, Nike) Another member of Washington’s basketball recruiting class is back on the recruiting market. Three days after his asking...
View ArticleVIDEO: Duke signees at McDonald's All American Game attempt to spell Coach...
CHICAGO – Come Wednesday night, Pace Academy (Atlanta) forward Wendell Carter Jr. and Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. will suit up in the McDonald’s All American Game at the...
View ArticleMcDonald's All American diary: Kentucky signee Jarred Vanderbilt
In the days leading up to the McDonald’s All American Games in Chicago, USA TODAY High School Sports will be catching up with various players to talk about their experiences. In this entry, we talk to...
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