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The Master of the
Long Shot
Billy Thomas has been around the NBA, the minors, and international hoops. Can the 34-year-old master of the 3-pointer get one more shot at the NBA?
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Nancy d'Arc
Nancy Lieberman, who blazed trails for women on the court, continues her crusade, breaking the gender line behind the clipboard in the NBA D-League, not because she is a woman, but because she has been there, and knows that.
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A White League of their Own
The All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) proposes to start a new league in the South dedicated to white players only.
MLN's Brian Ross has a few choice words for the latest hook in start-up leagues.
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MLN MAJOR ATTITUDE Dance Team 2010
It was a tough year in the economy, and on dance teams as clubs tightened their belts. Still, some of the most beautiful women to grace a court, rink or arena took the field. The top twenty in minor league and alternative pro sports heat up the January issue of SZ!
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Basketball DNA
Austin Ainge may have the NBA pedigree last name, but it is basketball DNA, not nepotism, powering his successful coaching career developing in the D-League.
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Sighting Jordan
Bigfoot.
The Loch Ness Monster.
MJ at a Utah Flash game.
The promotional-stunt-turned-hoax that backfired with fans who braved a snow storm to get a glimpse of the Hoops Holyman.
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Do We Need Another
Pro Basketball League?
The Continental Baskeball League announced itself late last month. SZ senior editor Brian Ross balances free enterprise versus what might be best for pro basketball.
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D-League Draft 2009
The D-League Draft picks up a few of the usual suspects, as well as many fresh faces struggling for a shot at an NBA gig.
Who has the chops to make it?
MLN's Sam Amico gives you the complete run-down of the top picks in this 17 page feature section.
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SZ Behind the Bench
The debut of SZ's NEW weekly BTB section. The goings-on behind the scenes in the world of minor league basketball, reported each week by MLN's Sam Amico.
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CBA R.I.P.
The oldest professional basketball league in North America is no more.
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TENACIOUS D
The IBL turned five in 2009, with more D-League scouts, and more fans checking it out. A look at the pretty good year for the International Basketball League, some of the top vets and the top prospects by MLN's minor league basketball expert, Sam Amico.
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MLN Vote4TheBest 2009
The balloting is over. The results have been tabulated. Which ballpark or arena is the best in the country? To go there, you would have to visit Corpus Christi, Texas.
The best ballpark. The best food, features, and fun!
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The IBL Lives!
Six years ago, Mikal Dulio dreamed of starting a pro basketball league. The IBL is still around, but is the reality living up to the dream?
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A Black Eye for the NBA D-League
The parting words from owners of the NBA D-League Bakersfield Jam show serious fractures in the already fragile minor league experiment that is the NBA D-League.
Should the D-League continue if the NBA is not willing to fully integrate it into their operations?
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