The decade's best in gaming

We rate some of the top fives from video games.

Who walked those halls?

What does Don Mattingly have to do with high school soccer? Nothing. But he's a famous alumni of one of this week's FAB 50 Top 10 teams.

ESPNHS: Best NBA Finals blogs

ESPNRISE.com scours the Fan Profiles to feature the best blogs and video from high school students across the country. Today we feature the best blogs about the Lakers winning the NBA Finals.

ESPNHS Thursday: Best blogs 6/4

ESPNRISE.com scours the Fan Profiles to feature the best blogs and video from high school students across the country.

ESPNHS: Best NBA playoffs blogs

ESPNRISE.com scours the Fan Profiles to feature the best blogs and video from high school students across the country. Today we feature the best NBA playoffs blogs.

...Nets watches on against the Los Angeles Lakers during their game on March...

Kareem earns top spot in Best Baller countdown

Magic. King James. The Big O. The Big Dipper. Kareem. They're known for their play at the highest levels of the game, but they excelled at the high school level as well.

Kobe, Shaq among top 15 prep players

Shaq and Kobe have been closely linked since their dominant run with the Lakers from 2000-2002. But which was the better prep player? The former teammates and current rivals square off in our Best Baller countdown.

The case for Kareem

Taking a look at what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's teams did when he played for them is only the beginning of a strong case that can be made that he should be regarded as basketball's Best Baller Ever, writes Mark Tennis.

Shooters, not dunkers, highlight Jam Fest

The name of the event might have been the Jam Fest, but the McDonald's All-Americans really shined in the 3-point shootout, writes Ronnie Flores.

Michigan's prep players often choose to stay in state

Before they became icons, Michigan natives like Magic Johnson used to sneak into college gyms to watch the state teams play. It's a tradition that continues today, writes Jeff Arnold.

NorCal or SoCal, the debate for hoops' supremacy rages on

In California basketball, it's north vs. south and Los Angeles vs. San Francisco. In the last few years, L.A. has forged out in front.

...Basketball Association championship, routing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 to win the...

...March 25, 1983, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Macic Johnson (32) leaps high...

Flint's blue-collar mentality produces top-flight talent

Sunup to sundown, basketball is played and preached in Flint, Mich., in places like Ballenger Park and Berston Field House, where household names like Mateen Cleaves, Glen Rice, Jeff Grayer and Justus Thigpen all cut their teeth.