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Welcome to the Czar's 5th season of writing.  You'll notice that I've updated the layout here. The biggest change is that the fe...

So after almost 2 full days of recovery from a 5 day adventure in Las Vegas, its time to go over what we saw.  Thankfully after losing my wa...

The 3rd and final day of the 2011 Best Buy Summer Classic featured semifinals and championship games in all 9 brackets.  Here's a glimps...

Random things from Day 2 at the 2011 Best Buy Summer Classic. The day included the 1st 3 bracket rounds with all semifinals and finals tomor...

Day 1 of the 2011 Best Buy Summer Classic featured pool play for all teams.  Of course, all that really matters is that my 2 hot dogs grade ...

My previews of the 2011 Best Buy Summer Classic continue with a look at the 17U division.  ( Read the 15U/16U Divisions preview here ).  Now...

Its time for the 2011 Best Buy Summer Classic.  I'll begin with the 1st of 2 previews of the event, starting with the 15s and 16s.  Tour...

Here's how MN teams fared on Day 3 on the July recruiting period. Adidas Invitational 43 Hoops 17s finish 5-1. They beat KC PNR 55-5...

Here's how MN teams fared on day 2 on the July recruiting period. Adidas Invitational MN Pump N Run 17s beat Franchize All Stars 68-6...

Here's how MN teams fared on day 1 on the July recruiting period. Adidas Invitational MN Pump N Run 17s lost 55-51 to NW Panthers, de...

Here are 5 names that have a chance to be noteworthy stockraisers this July. Joey King - MN Southside Maybe the player with the most pres...

Its the 2011 July recruiting period.  Teams off to the 4 winds, here's where you can find them in the 1st round of tournaments. In Ind...

Its the end of June and that means it time to tuneup for the big July recruiting period that is just around the corner.  For Minnesota teams...

Due to my coaching & scorekeeping obligations with the Magic Black 14s (and the fact that the 14U and 15U brackets were at the South Pol...

This weekend is the last big event of the spring portion of the AAU season as MYAS holds their state championships.  With AAU crumbling away...

Its the 2011 Minnesota Fury Shootout.  The 14U squad that I help out with was in action all weekend so I didn't get a chance to take in ...

Minnesota made its biggest road trip of the year by walking, running, or dancing its way south to the Kings of the Court tourney in Des Moin...

For 2011-12, there's been plenty of talk about the new Granite Ridge Conference but locally I'm seeing some realignment as well.  Le...

The longest weekend of the year has concluded with the completion of the 2011 Sabes Invitational and 2011 Meg Vang/Minnesota Heat Tournament...

The 2nd annual Minnesota Heat Invitational is this weekend.  Its headquartered at Bethel with 23 gyms in the north metro being used for over...