Through The Hoop, Darkly

MLN Books reviewer Todd Mishler takes a dark ride through the hoop into the underside of the professional basketball dream in the biography of IBL star Curtis Carter [Article]*

GLORY BALL

Roger Powell Jr. made a short tour through the CBA. His lessons learned and his positive message are a hopeful sign that the 'bad boy' days of the NBA are changing. [Article]

The Masters of Minor League Media
The 2006 MLN Ralphie Awards™

The movies have Oscar®. Television has Emmy®. Broadway has its Tony®. For media relations people in sports, there is only one coveted honor: The Ralphie™. MLN presents to you the top five out of more than 800 minor and major league media relations people in baseball, hockey, basketball and football who make their corners of sports shine. [Feature]

A Bunch of Leagues of Their Own

They fight. They squabble. They poach each others' clubs and players. It's not too many leagues, says MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross. It's how they're run, and how they play with each other that needs changing. [MAJOR BLOGS ]

Hoops Hell

Are there too many leagues in minor and indy basketball? Missed the turmoil in minor league hoops during the off-season? MLN will catch you up, and ask the league powes-that-be the tough questions about expansion, player availability, and who is really running the show in the minors. [Feature]

Do The Wright Thing
Dayshawn Wright signed a contract with the ABA Buffalo Silverbacks. Then he signed a contract with the Minor Skyrockets of the CBA. Does Buffalo have a beef? [Article]