Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 5-Eleven Hoops is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit on a mission to help kids with autism thrive by learning the game of basketball.

ABILENE, Texas — Anthony Ianni is the first Division I basketball player with autism. He played on two Big 10 championship winning Michigan State basketball teams. On Tuesday, Ianni was the keynote ...

TOWSON, MD - JANUARY 26: Towson men's basketball coach Pat Skerry plays one-on-one with his oldest son Ryan, in the university's gym Sunday January 26, 2014 in Towson, MD. Skerry and Towson are part ...

Els for Autism Foundation will use the $5 million donation to build a new recreation complex and expand its water safety ...

From a seat in stands to a spot on the court, ninth-grader Colin Stevens recently hit the hardwood for the first time.The 14-year-old from Maryland has autism and a passion for basketball.He scored ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green, the second-rounder turned four-time NBA champion, tends to root for the underdog. Imagine his delight in meeting a room full of autistic people, a crowd that has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a moment no one in the gym will ever forget. Matt “Matty Cools” Newman, a Rumson-Fair Haven High School student who has ...

Former Michigan State University basketball player Anthony Ianni was the first Division I college basketball player to openly identify himself as being on the autism spectrum. Ianni wrote a memoir ...

POWERFUL THEY WERE. >> IT’S MORE THAN A GAME. A COACH IS USING BASKETBALL TO HELP KIDS WITH AUTISM. KRISTEN DAVIS ORGANIZES THE ASSIST FOR AUTISM TOURNAMENT. ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS WHY IT’S A WIN FOR THE ...

This weekend, on the lapels of more than 250 college basketball coaches around the country, you’ll notice a pin. The pin is blue and in the shape of a puzzle piece. It is intended to raise awareness ...