Vince Carter

Jamal Crawford’s latest NBA chance finally arrives with Nets

Tim Reynolds, Associated PressJuly 15, 2020

Luckily for Crawford, it doesn’t matter anymore. He’s back in the NBA, filling one of the spots that the Brooklyn Nets needed to address after their roster was decimated by injuries and coronavirus-related issues coming into the season restart at Walt Disney World. With Vince Carter now officially retired, Crawford comes back into the league as its oldest player — about 2 1/2 months older than Miami’s Udonis Haslem.

Basketball Sports

Kings Steal a Win From the Lakers

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterApril 2, 2018

The Sacramento Kings’ fourth-quarter performance showed how basketball is a game of seconds and not a game of minutes.

Basketball Sports

Lakers Victory Gives Fans a Taco Tuesday

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterJanuary 10, 2018

An early offensive energy would help the Lakers triumph over the Kings 99-86.

National News

Black boys, men ponder avoiding becoming the next hashtag

ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated PressJuly 13, 2016

The impact of the constant drumbeat of police shootings of black men and boys _ many of them unarmed and killed at the hands of white officers _ has left many black youngsters wondering how they can keep from becoming the next social media hashtag.