Roy Booker isolates defenders or runs them off ball screens, hitting them with hesitation dribbles and crossovers until he’s ready to strike. The stocky 191-centimeter combo guard knows every trick in the book. That’s what you get from playing 11 years of professional basketball across 23 different countries.
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In her mid-teens, Carlie Smith was one of Canberra’s top young basketball players. She was as tall as her team’s centres and quick enough to play point guard. A mix of long limbs and speed equated to deadly pressure defence on opponents, and she could shoot a basketball with the best of them.
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Chilled air swept across dark sand, choppy waves, and tall grass spread atop the dunes of Seaside’s main beach. I remember the Coho Ferry from Victoria, British Columbia to Port Angeles, Washington foreshadowing this type of weather, though a laughter-filled drive five hours south brought our mood back to holiday mode.
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How one collegiate athlete found peace and meaning — not by worshiping the game he loved, but by leaving it behind.
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We’ve always known the Great Barrier Reef was one of Australia’s best assets, but did anyone foresee it further developing basketball down under?
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Ice-pale rapids cascade over smooth stones, separating a forest of sunlit pines. The tall slender trees seem to go on forever as they slowly shrink into the sun-baked Canadian Rockies.
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When Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball setter Vitor Macedo’s block looped up over his opponents and landed inches within the end line during men’s volleyball championships, my Facebook newsfeed exploded. Pictures of gold medals in mouths, a white banner reading “National Champions Canadiens,” and the wooden trophy that took two hands to carry were posted everywhere. As a member of the Camosun basketball team, much of my social media circle was either following the volleyball game on Twitter or streaming it live.
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I was too tall for the floor space. I adjusted my black Everlast yoga mat while in an awkward crouch for the third time.
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Ever wonder what’s involved in preparing an arena ice surface for a season of Western Hockey League action?
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Career opportunities for CIS stars are just the start of what ails Canada’s forgotten sport.
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