BREAKING: From now on, the site will be known as the City of Basketball LeBron.

Well, I guess we'll try soccer in another 24 years or so.

True love is when you call your wife to ask her to pick up a couple soft pretzels on the way home from her appointment and she doesn't answer -- because she's in line at the Philly pretzel factory.

Messi? More like "Missi," am I right?

Great stuff from Joe Santoliquito on former Cabrini coach Marcus Kahn, who led Mary Washington to the D-III championship this year, and how his run with the Cavaliers in 2011-12 helped make it all happen: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

Marcus Kahn credits his six-year stay at Cabrini for capturing a national championship

By Joseph Santoliquito About an hour after he climbed down from the pinnacle of NCAA Division III men’s basketball, holding loft the championship netting as national champions for the University of...

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Great morning so far at Abington Friends for the inaugural CoBL June Live Period Warm-Up. A dozen college coaches already here, games are competitive, atmosphere is terrific.

Got a chance to talk to Delco legend and soon-to-be NBA Hall-of-Famer Joey Crawford about his journey and what it means to him to be enshrined in Springfield (Mass.): www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1361995

Hall-of-Famer Joey Crawford takes Delco referee lineage to Springfield

By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) When Joey Crawford was growing up on Virginia Ave. in Havertown, just off Lawrence Road by Lynnewood Elementary, Springfield was the next town over. It was the town where...

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Spending most of the weekend at Spooky Nook (again) for the Girls' Under Armour and Select Events "Live at the Nook" showcases. Heading out there early this afternoon, will be there for coverage this evening, all day tomorrow and Sunday. Coverage up on CoBL by the end of the weekend.

Ryan Warren with the game-winning putback and then hustles back on D to give Love Basketball the 2026 Donofrio Classic championship.

CoBL had a solid presence at the Select Events Tune-Up this wekened at the Sixth Man Center, watching Comets, Rise, Lady Runnin' and more: Pt. 1: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article... Pt. 2: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article... Pt. 3: www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

2026 Select Events Tune-Up: Coverage Notebook (Pt. 1)

By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) The grassroots season got underway this past weekend, with travel programs around the country especially getting ready for the next few months of competition at events ...

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First recruiting notebook of the 2026 grassroots season is from MADE Hoops East Mania, featuring: Dillon Gamble + Nick Harken (2027 | Team Iverson MHC 17U) Gavin Leunen (2027 | Elite 24 MHC 17U) and Andrew Kretkowski (2027 | Team Final EYBL 17U) www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article...

2026 MADE Hoops East Mania Recruiting Notebook (Pt. 1)

By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) MANHEIM — Started off the 2026 grassroots season at Spooky Nook Sports for the MADE Hoops East Mania event, a (mostly) boys tournament with the Made Hoops Circuit (MHC) s...

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My 15th summer of hoops coverage begins fittingly at Spooky Nook. At a MADE Hoops event today and tomorrow to watch some local boys programs.

I feel weird even writing HM D-I recruiting stories sometimes, because the kids won't acknowledge how much NIL factored into their decision. I've never once had a kid say to me "I chose there because it was the best financial decision" even though we all know it's part of (most of?) the deal.

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com · 4mo ago

The funniest thing in college sports the last few years is: 1. Every coach, admin, fan is like "we have to get as much $ as possible so we can buy good players and win in the portal" 2. Indiana football, Michigan basketball, etc. exist 3. "No our championship wasn't about MONEY, how dare you?"

Once more into the breach for the 2025-26 season. Binghamton at La Salle in the second round of the WNIT. Explorers’ first non-A10 postseason game since 1992.

Two more HS games for me this season. 6A girls championship next up: Upper Dublin vs. Dallastown. Cardinals won the 2018 state ‘chip and now make their return to Hershey.

GIANT Center slowly coming to life on the second day of PIAA state basketball championships. Delco Christian (29-2) vs. Williamsburg up first in the 1A girls’ game at noon. Delco Christian’s first trip here; Williamsburg (26-5) won the state title in 1997, its last appearance at this stage.

Devon Prep starters: Owen Raymond, Jaden Craft, Cooper Fairlamb, John Doogan, Braeden Fisher Obama Academy starters: Elijah Rawlings, Naron Jackson II, Zion Conner, Sheikh Long, Eric James

Looks like the Devon Prep/Obama Academy PIAA 4A Boys' Championship will be tipping off around 8:15 PM, maybe a couple minutes prior.

Sankofa Freedom started the Philly-area contingent’s weekend at the PIAA basketball championships off well. Warriors just avenged last year’s title game loss, beating Neighborhood Academy 55-52 in the boys 1A title clash. Nafis Dubose with 18, Nasir Brown 15. Coverage later on today on CoBL.

Imhotep wins it 51-48.

Father Judge ahead of Imhotep, 14-6, after one quarter.

Neumann-Goretti 44, Scranton Prep 37 after three. … Classics got it as close as two. Azzure O’Connor a pretty drive to finish off Q3.

PIAA 6A Girls Semifinals: Upper Dublin vs. Archbishop Carroll. The District 1 champs against the Catholic League champs. Hershey awaits the winner.

Playing in the program's fifth Sweet 16, the Holy Family women just advanced to their first-ever Elite 8 with a 78-62 win over Daemen (N.Y.) Freshman guard Ella Brown (Pennridge) led the way with 18 points off the bench. Skyler Seaross and Kaelah Carter added 14 each.

TJ Power just hit two absolutely TOUGH 3-pointers in the final eight seconds and Penn forced OT in the Ivy League championship game against Yale. He's got 40. What a game this has been.

Expecting a packed house at O’Hara. PIAA 6A Boys Quarterfinal between (1-1) Plymouth Whitemarsh and (12-1) Father Judge.

Not formally covering this one but Devon Prep up 13-5 on Scranton Prep with 2:10 left in the first quarter in a boys 4A quarterfinal.

Sankofa 15, York Country 5 after one. … Sankofa on a 15-0 run to close half.

Courtesy of an accident on 476, made it to Liberty HS juuuuuust in time for a PIAA 6A girls quarterfinal between District 1 champs Upper Dublin and District 2 champs Hazleton Area.

PIAA Boys 2A Second Round at Executive Eduction, Allentown (2-2) Susquehanna vs. (12-2) Paul Robeson