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WATCH: Kobe Paras practices his dunk at Gilas training

The high school standout who transferred to Cal State Northridge threw down a windmill dunk off his own bounce pass against the wall of the Upper Deck Sports Center, to hoots and cheers from some of his teammates watching. -- Rappler - Philippines

OKC’s Adams, Theus, Laker Girls coming to PH

Theus was drafted 9th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1978 NBA Draft and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1979. A two-time NBA All-Star, Theus played 13 seasons in the NBA before playing internationally. He was named head coach of Sacramento Kings during the 2007-08 season before becoming an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2009-2011. He is currently the head coach of Cal State Northridge in the NCAA. - Manila Standard - Philippines

‘Moneyball Meets Match.com’ In ScoutDay Baseball Recruiting App

Loe readily admits that he had the advantage of growing up in Southern California where there’s “some kind of scout” at just about every high school game. But Loe was only a 39th-round pick out of high school and a 20th-rounder after he attended Cal State-Northridge. He looped in his former Brewers teammate, pitcher Doug Davis — himself a 31st-round pick out of high school — for a third big league investor. -- Sport Techie

From a distance, killing is easier

With drones, it is now possible to wage war from a safe distance. The distance to the victims is evidently also more pleasant for the conscience, as demonstrated by an experiment for the first time. US researchers from California State University in Northridge show in the journal "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology": From a distance, killing is easier. -- Spektrum - Germany (in German)

LA Galaxy Academy announce Graduating Class of 2017

The 10 graduating student-athletes are: Leo Zulli (Valedictorian, Loyola Marymount University), Alex Juarez (CSU Fullerton), David Preys (CSU Northridge), Eric Lopez (LA Galaxy II, CSU Dominguez Hills), Eric Payeras (Cerritos College), Kevin Diaz (Cerritos College), Leonides Cuteno (UC Riverside), Oscar Penate (CSU Fullerton), Patrick Murphy (Dartmouth College). -- LA Galaxy

Lowrider street art merges with museum works at LA exhibit

The show, which opened Monday and runs until next June, is the third lowrider exhibition that Sandoval, a Chicano Studies professor at California State University, Northridge, has curated at Los Angeles' Petersen Automotive Museum since 2000. -- Hanford Sentinel

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