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Stepping Back from the Stress of Covid

June 28, 2022 by Dejon Joy

How a deadly virus helped one man realize the power of basketball As I laid in an emergency room bed after collapsing in the doorway of San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports, WALL CITY Tagged With: basketball, COVID-19

WNBA coming to the Town?

January 14, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

On November 16 the Oakland City Council voted unanimously for the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG) to enter into an Exclusive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: basketball, wnba

Jamal versus Jamaal: Intramural basketball goes into double overtime

December 25, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Finally, after a long on-again off-again season due to COVID shut downs, the Intramural Basketball League held its championship game, and team Cookies … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Sports Tagged With: basketball, sports at SQ

Grudge match: Two old B-ballers go one-on-one

October 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

On July 9, two SQ B-ballers challenged each other to a one-on-one game of basketball. The 2020 DuPont Award-winning and Pulitzer Award-nominated Ear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories, Sports Tagged With: basketball, SQ Basketball

Spring tryouts commence for SQ Kings and Warriors

September 22, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Tryouts for the SQ Warriors and the Kings got underway in June and through July with a mixture of talent that coaches have to choose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: basketball, sports at SQ, SQ Basketball

The benefits of sports after Covid

July 31, 2021 by Steve Brooks

After a year of suffering through the deadliest outbreak of the disease in history, the sun is finally shining for SQ sports. The exercise yard is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Health Care, Sports Tagged With: basketball, COVID-19, sports at SQ

Sports Tier Talk With Tim Hicks

July 30, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving sparked a conversation about changing the NBA logo to Kobe Bryant on Instagram earlier this year. The Detroit Free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: basketball, sports

IT’S SHOWTIME! WITH AARON TAYLOR

June 28, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Being prepared boosted Aaron “Showtime” Taylor from being a sports announcer inside San Quentin to doing the public address announcing at a game for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read, Parole and Release, Profiles, Sports Tagged With: basketball, Golden State Warriors, sports

Speaking with SQ’s intramural basketball league championship legends

May 31, 2021 by Aaron Taylor

There’s only one person at The Q that can boast the following: Intramural Basketball League (IBL) Championship three of the last six years, two as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: basketball, SQ Basketball

First women’s event basketball hosted

May 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

On Jan. 31 Fox hosted women’s basketball in the Big East Sports event. It was the first time, according to its commentators. Led by Hall of Fame … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Sports Tagged With: basketball, sports

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