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07/14/11 COUNTY RACES July 14, 6 p.m. - Annapolis Striders Summer 5K Cross Country Series/South River H.S. Information: annapolisstriders.org July 16, 8 a.m. - John Wall One Mile Track Run/Annapolis H.S (note location change). Information: annapolisstriders.org July 19, 6:30 p.m. - Charm City Run Half Marathon Tra...
07/07/11 PHILADELPHIA- On the opening day of the 2011 July evaluation period, Reebok officially entered back into the fray of summer basketball. With their highest profile athlete, John Wall , on hand and jumping into drills, the concept of the Breakout Challenge became a reality. A product of the Reebok system who worked his way up through the ranks, Wall is lending his support to the camp in hopes that ...
07/06/11 Craig Stouffer NBA lockout or not, it was only a matter of time until Wizards guard John Wall made his area summer debut, but the lack of a Las Vegas summer league certainly helps. Given his attraction to anything involving two rims and a wooden court -- be it Maryland, Howard, Georgetown women or DeMatha -- Wall is a basketball version of Field of Dreams: If there's a game, he will come. In a ...
07/06/11 Reebok's grassroots officials are in Philadelphia this week, looking for the next John Wall. The sneaker company will host 118 of the nation's top high school basketball players at the Reebok Basketball Breakout Challenge at Philadelphia University.
07/05/11 NBA players certainly aren't bored yet after being locked out by owners on July 1. Some have spent their time dunking on children while others have decided that it might be more constructive to play against competition their own size. Add Washington Wizards guard John Wall, Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and San Antonio Spurs guard Gary Neal to the latter category. The three were ...
07/04/11 Reebok is hoping its latest summer hoops venture will unearth the next John Wall. That's the hook in the athletic shoe company's Breakout Challenge, which opens Wednesday for a four-day run at Philadelphia University. The camp of 100 invitees will feature.
06/27/11 Serena Williams went out early at Wimbledon Monday, and a few hours later, her sister, Venus, followed suit. What does that mean for the rest of women's tennis? Plus: the state of U.S. soccer, a John Wall dance-off, Shakespeare smoking weed, and Darnell Dockett has 99 problems. Talking Points is a daily series that highlights some of the best stories in sports (and elsewhere). Read the archives ...
06/27/11 The 2011 NBA draft was deep with role players and fringe starters. Unlike years past, this draft did not have a LeBron James, a Yao Ming or even a John Wall . Sure, Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams may make an All-Star game or two, but no one is going to talk about the impact they had on their team, their city or even the league. For most draft picks it's all about finding the right fit to ...
06/21/11 The Washington Wizards have conducted the last of their workouts before Thursday's NBA draft, where they will look for the right pieces to continue rebuilding around point guard John Wall. The team held workouts Monday, and two separate workouts Tuesday. Among the prospects on hand were George Mason guard Cam ...
06/21/11 2010-- John Wall (notes) , G, Washington, Kentucky 2009-- Blake Griffin (notes) , F, Los Angeles Clippers , Oklahoma 2008-- Derrick Rose (notes) , G, Chicago, Memphis 2007-- Greg Oden (notes) , C, Portland, Ohio State 2006-- Andrea Bargnani (notes) , F, Toronto, Benetton Treviso (Italy) 2005-- Andrew Bogut (notes) , Milwaukee, C, Utah 2004-- Dwight Howard (notes) , Orlando, F, Southwest Atlantic ...
06/09/11 2011 NBA Mock Draft Critical For Young Guard A year ago the Washington Wizards targeted a potential franchise player by selecting Kentucky point guard John Wall with the first overall pick. And although the Wizards did not have a very promising season, Wall certainly did, averaging 16.4 points per game a nd 8.3 assists: had it not been for Blake Griffin, there's a good chance Wall would have ...
06/07/11 Are Washington's pro sports teams enamored with the University of Kentucky? Following the path of basketball's Washington Wizards and Mystics, whose recent first-round picks have been UK products John Wall and Victoria Dunlap, the Washington Nationals selected Alex Meyer in the first round of Monday's Major League Baseball draft.
06/06/11 There's a lot of talent in the NBA within its top 50 players. Although certain names like Yao Ming and Brandon Roy have fallen out of the rankings, new entrants like Brandon Jennings and John Wall are quickly erasing memories of the past. With the league quickly turning into one that is dominated by youth and athleticism, there's no doubt that the elite superstars have firmly separated ...
05/31/11 John Wall broke out on to the NBA scene right away as a rookie in 2010, finishing as Washington's third-leading scorer with 16 points per game. His size and athleticism allowed Wall to make an impact for Washington, but with help on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, it's likely that Washington will be looking to add a big man to balance out the Wizards ' attack for 2011 ...
05/26/11 Ryan Harrow will follow in the footsteps of John Wall and Derrick Rose and play point guard for coach John Calipari.
05/20/11 NBA Draft: Kyrie Irving's shrewd agent, Jeff Wechsler, is holding the Duke point guard out of on-court workouts at the NBA combine. John Wall and Blake Griffin previously participated, which kind of makes the tubby Irving look bad, but he really has nothing to gain. In other news, Arizona's Derrick Williams, likely the No. 2 [...]
05/17/11 Craig Stouffer Examiner Staff Writer Follow him @craigstouffer Cavaliers big winners, selecting first, fourth One year after defying the odds to win the NBA Draft Lottery, the Wizards returned to their disappointing historic form, dropping to sixth in the 2011 NBA Draft despite owning the fourth-worst record in the league last season. With last year's No. 1 overall pick, John Wall ...
05/11/11 Wall ready to take one for the team Washington Wizards guard John Wall will be dressing in drag (sort of) for NBA Draft lottery luck Tuesday.
05/11/11 One coach didn't think John Wall was worthy of a first-team vote, but the Wizards point guard and Clippers forward Blake Griffin were otherwise unanimous selections to the...
05/09/11 The 137th Kentucky Derby was this weekend and as usual a bunch of athletes and celebrities flocked to Louisville to throw away money and wear silly hats. While I couldn't find any betting slips, we do have John Wall in that awesome jacket. It must have been a Kentucky reunion as Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins and [...]
05/05/11 LOS ANGELES 8211 Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was named the Rookie of the Year on Wednesday after a landslide vote, becoming the NBA8217s first unanimous choice for the award in 21 years.Griffin received every first-place vote from a panel of 118 media members, easily outdistancing Washington8217s John Wall. |
