John Glenn keeps making 11-foot plays on a 10-foot rim. And that’s all part of a season of rare air for the Bobcats. With ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66.

It's a place called "above the rim." Sure, the ability to powerfully drive to the basket or thread the needle for a perfect pass would be nice, but we all know that true roundball glory (cue the ...

The 1991 crime thriller starred Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock and became a cultural gem in cinema. Cooper continued to shape the landscape of Black storytelling with Sugar Hill (1993), starring ...

Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high ...

With the lob pass proving a key component of the Mavs attack and focus for the Celtics, here's a look at some of history's best.

Inderkum is unbeaten in CIF Sac-Joaquin Section play, the loss coming to San Diego power Mission Bay on Dec. 26. Inderkum has wins over two Fresno powers that beat previous Bee No. 1 Monterey Trail, ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the writer and producer behind the classics New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim has died at ...

'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Is Good but Lacks What Made the Original Great. While a solid heist movie,... ‘Better Man’ Tells the Story of Pop Singer Robbie Williams in Unique Fashion. Michael ...

Cooper’s third film, Above the Rim, was released in theaters a few months after Sugar Hill, was met with a much more positive reception. Adapted from a story by Benny Medina, Above the Rim was ...

Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter turned screenwriter known for the films “New Jack City,” “Above the Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson ...

Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films “New Jack City,” “Above the Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson ...