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When she was born in South Carolina, Althea Gibson had three strikes against her, she was poor, she was Black, and she was a woman. In time, Gibson lifted herself above the poverty that clung to her as a child growing up in Harlem, New York. She rose above the harsh realities of racism and a segregated society and became a champion for Black women and all women around the world. She died in September at the age of 76. For sure, her place in her new life had been reserved. A place reserved for pioneers, for trailblazers, for champions. She had won the New York State Championship, reserved for Blacks only, when she was 15 years of age and every other championship she could play in. In 1947, playing in the American Tennis Association women's singles, she won her first national championship. In 1950, Althea made history when she received an invitation to play in the U.S. Championships, now the U.S. Open Championships. In 1956, she won the French Open, where she also won doubles titles for three straight years. The National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1991 bestowed upon Gibson the Teddie Award, named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.

The article offers information on several indoor games that is to be held at the Armory and Madison Square Garden, New York City in 2012.

The article highlights the 20th New York City Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies held on September 24, 2009 in New York. It mentions that among the inductees include Zelda Spoelstra, which is considered as the First Lady of the NBA, Dick McGuire of the New York Knickbockers and coach Lou Carnesecca. It also presents photographs of those who attended the event.

The article reports on the participation of Justin Tuck, a professional football player of the New York Giants, and basketball player Chris Duhon of the New York Knicks to the efforts of Wheelchair Charities Inc. in providing quality wheelchairs to paraplegics in New York. It discusses the efforts of the organization in providing wheelchairs to the patients of Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital. Information on the 22nd annual awards gala of the Wheelchair Charities is also provided.

This article focuses on the upcoming Public School Athletic League (PSAL) basketball championship to be held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 14, 2009. Coaches Ed Grezinsky of the Murry Bergtraum High School and Dwayne Morton of Lincoln High School are both vying to win this championship since a victory will lead to the New York State Championship tournament. According to John F. Kennedy coach Johnny Mathis, his players are confident that they can win against the Lincoln team.

The article focuses on the loss of the basketball team New York Knicks. Bad habits of the team are held responsible for its losing to the Seattle Supersonics earlier this week. A win and a Nets loss would have moved them into 8th place in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. A pained team member Isiah Thomas summed it all up at his press conference after the league-mandated cooling off period.

This article reports that Floyd Layne, one of the truly legendary basketball figures in New York City, is back on the sidelines as the new head basketball coach at George Washington High School. Layne said that he has always tried to get a coaching position. He said that he didn't need much motivation. He was always looking and searching for the right match on whatever level it was on. He said that he has the right solutions for what's going on in basketball today. He is looking forward to teaching the game the way it's supposed to be played.

This article reports that basketball player Jerome James was holding court at the annual Knicks Media Day organized by the team New York Knicks. The graduate of Florida A&M University, known more for its football team and the famed Rattlers Marching Band, James was showing a side of himself very few know. He knew the Knicks were pursuing player Eddy Curry. He signed with the Knicks because he thought it meant being a starter. When asked about his multi-year, supposedly $30 million contract, James said that contract security was not my motivation for signing with the Knicks.

The article presents information about tennis star James Blake. Blake was hoping to continue his heart-warming run to the U.S. Open Men's Finals at the National Tennis Center. With tennis star Andy Roddick gone, a first round casualty, Blake and his opponent, the highly popular star Andre Agassi, were all that was left of the American hopefuls in this year's Open. Blake could become the first African American Open champion since 1975, when tennis star Arthur Ashe won the tournament. Blake is one of the most athletic players on the tour, with extreme quickness that gives him the ability to run down balls others would never reach.

This article reports that two globetrotters recently drove and flew into New York City to be honored by the Our Children's Foundation (OCF), the Harlem-based cultural, social and educational organization. The two men--Bob Hall and Frank Washington--were presented the second annual "Pioneers and Legends" affair by OCF and the Pioneers of Professional Basketball. Frank Washington, out of Philadelphia, was one of the greatest players of his time who joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1946 and began a journey that led him around the world.

This article reports that eat from the media, and perhaps internally, forced football team New York Jets' offensive coordinator Paul Hackett to resign. It would have been virtually impossible for Hackett to maintain his position, given the present climate that exists within and outside of the organization. By land and by air, former offensive coordinator Paul Hackett didn't call a play that would have given his quarterback and offensive unit the opportunity to give football player Doug Brien a chip shot extra point. The final nail came late in the fourth quarter of the Pittsburgh game when the Jets needed 10 for a first down and Hackett called a sideline job for Wayne Chrebet.

The article reports that National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern didn't waste a single second in lowering the boom on the nine players who were front and center in that ugly brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills, the Detroit Pistons' home court In New York. Sunday night at the Garden, where the Knicks were playing the Cavaliers, Commissioner Stern held a news conference where he announced the suspensions. A score of players did not agree with Stern on the length of suspension given.

This article focuses on football in New York. In their 14 trips to the New York Urban League Football Classic, and in the first three, 1968-1970, when the game was administered by the Football Coaches Foundation, the team Morgan State University Bears have won just once, the inaugural game in 1968 at Yankee Stadium, when they beat Grambling 9-7 in a blood-in-the-trenches battle that is still talked about 36 years later. This year, Morgan coach Donald Hill-Eley, in his third year, watched his team put 37 points on the boards but Hampton closed out the game with 49 points, winning their ninth of ten N.Y. Urban League Classics dating back to 1995, when they beat Grambling 16-7. He has the Morgan program headed in an upward direction after years of mediocrity.

You cuddle up close to Dikembe Mutombo and you can almost hear his heart beating. Not so much to prove he can still play in prime time, but because he needs the money, the exposure that an athlete can get in New York City. Mutombo wants the world — and especially New York's people, its corporate leaders and those with big pockets — to know about the hospital that began construction this past Monday in the Congo after Dike presided over the groundbreaking in 2001. Mutombo has been going around the world meeting with government officials and presidents in his quest to raise $21 million to ensure the hospital will meet its target date of June 2006 to be up and running in a nation of more than 50 million people where not many live beyond 47 years of age, and where some 20% of its children die before the age of five.

History will be made on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City when John Ruiz, the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, touches gloves against Fres Oquendo. It will mark the first time in boxing history that a pair of Latinos will fight for the heavyweight championship of the world. A fight that is attracting a lot of attention is the heavyweight bout between Andrew Golota and Chris Byrd for Byrd's International Boxing Federation belt.

City Councilmen Larry Seabrook (Bronx) and Al Vann (Brooklyn) joined forces with UDC, a grassroots 15-year-old youth-serving program based in the Bronx, New York City; and SUBOA Officials Alliance to pay tribute, honor and recognize a group of men and women they called “ Roundball Legends. At City Hall an affair was held where City Council speaker Gifford Miller, Seabrook and Vann presented proclamations to Carl Green, Cal Ramsey and others. Councilmen Seabrook and Vann noted the Roundball Legends were being cited not only for their roles as basketball stars, but also for their many contributions to the city of New York.

Reports the winning play of the baseball team Harlem Little League All-Stars at the Little League Championship match in New York. Victory of coaches, parents and players; Preparation of players for the games; Celebration of the victorious play.

Reports the support of the members to athletics director Ernest Lorch who was accused of child abuse in New York City. Background of Lorch; Accusations made by player Robert Holmes; Organization of inner-city youth.

Focuses on the issues concerning the support of city mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on the construction of baseball stadiums in New York, New York. Issuance of budget cuts affecting agencies and offices; Financial burden of the place due to the 2012 Olympic Games; Estimation on the construction cost of the stadium.

Reports the winners and activities on the 48th Bishop Loughlin Games. Number of participants in the game competition; Victory of ladies from Boys and Girls High School; Winners of the competition.

Reports on the allocation of check vouchers from talk show host Tom Joyner and the Tavis Smiley Foundation in New York, New York. Requirements to qualify for the voucher; Praises for Joyner with regards to his compassionate works; Distribution of the Western Union checks in other states.

Reports on the appointment of Don Chaney as the basketball coach of New York Knicks. Other choices for the position; Duration of Chaney's contract; Lack of Knicks' confidence in Chaney.

Relates experiences in false arrests in New York, New York. Account of Evans' first arrest in California; Narration of second arrest during drug arrest operation; Apology of the police lieutenant for the arrest.

Focuses on the issue of high school basketball players entering the National Basketball Association (NBA). Speculation on the motive of sportswriter in dealing the issue; Names of high school players recruited in the NBA; Criticism on the comments made by sportswriter on the issue.

Reports on the boxing competition between William Joppy and Felix Trinidad at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Overview on career achievements of Joppy; Controversial decision on the game between Joppy and Julio Green.

Focuses on the use of zone defenses in the National Basketball Association (NBA) games by the Board of Governors in New York. Difference between NBA and college basketball; List of founders of the foundation; Selection of NBA Board of Governors in favor of zone defenses.

Reports on the controversy arising from the proposed renovation and conversion of the 369th Armory along Fifth Avenue in New York City into a multi-purpose recreational facility. Funding for the project; Differences in the proposals by civic leaders Tony Spencer, Arvelia Myers, Dante Brown, Cecil Watkins and Claude Cargill; Former use of the facility as a tennis center.

Focuses on the possibility that the New York Jets will hire a black coach. Trend of recycling coaches within the National Football League (NFL); List of coaches that will likely be hired by the Jets; Overview on racism concerns with regards to the selection of coaches in NFL teams.

Focuses on the 50th year of the Holcombe Rucker Community Basketball League in the Bronx, New York City. Historical information on the annual event; Participation in annual competitions by high school students; Establishment of the league by Holcombe Rucker, a New York Parks Department employee.

Reports on the performance of the players of the New York Knicks basketball team. Includes Vince Carter; Allen Iverson; Chris Childs.

Reports on basketball player Anthony Mason's arrest following a nigh club brawl in Harlem, New York City. Career history; Tendency to get into trouble on return trips to the city; Athletes' failure as role models.

Reports on the victory of Hampton University's football team against the team from Grambling State University at the 1999 New York Urban League Football Classic competition in New York City. Players with the most notable performances; Details of the game.

Reports on the ranking of Harlem, New York's Hawks of Riverside Church team as the United States' top amateur basketball program. First-place finish in four national summer basketball tournaments; Player line-up.

Reports on the holding of the 25th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Classics at New York City's St. John's University. Founding of the Wheelchair Charities Inc. by Hank Carter; Project support from corporations and members of the National Basketball Association.

Reports on the scheduled bout between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, in 1999. Promotion of the boxing match by Don King; Vision of making Madison Square Garden as the mecca of boxing.

Reports on the 1998 Slam Jam Women's High School Basketball Classic tournament in New York City. Event venue; Number of participants; Highlights of games.

Presents information on the Fifth Annual New York All-Star Basketball Classic, which was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City for physically handicapped people. Identification of some of the National Basketball Association's top players who have participated in the All-Star Classic; Details on players who are on the players board of Wheelchair Charities; Background information on the All-Star Classic.

Presents information on basketball championships in New York City, highlighting the 1998 performance of the female basketball team the New York Liberty. Number of fans who attended the 15 games at the legendary arena on West 34th Street; Reference to Liberty's victory over the Houston Comets; Details on Nancy Darsch, coach of the Liberty team.

Looks at the performance of the New York Knicks basketball team against the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls during the 1998 National Basketball Association (NBA) games. Standing of the team; Characteristics of basketball teams with championship aspirations; Comments from Jeff Van Gundy, the Knicks' coach.

Focuses on the annual CIAA tournament, which will be held in Winston Salem, New York. Background information on the CIAA.; Preparations which were made for tournament players.

Reports that boxing promoter Don King is scheduled to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHF) on June 15, 1997. Information on IBHF; Names of some of the boxers who were inducted since its inception in 1989.

Highlights the football game between Virginia State college and Hampton University, in the 26th edition of the New York Urban League Classic. Information on Joe Taylor, Hampton University coach; Results of the game.

Details the efforts of Ohio Governor George Voinovich and the Reverend Jesse Jackson to save the Central State University from closure. Provision of emergency funds to the school; Replacement of the school board; Financial problems of the school; Prospects of the school's football team in the New York Urban League Football Classic.