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    • Articles, Iona

    The Norvel Pelle Sweepstakes is finally over.

    The onetime St. John’s signee verbally committed to Iona Monday night, choosing the Gaels over DePaul, New Mexico State and Auburn.

    “It was a hard decision as far as picking from DePaul, New Mexico State, Auburn and Iona,” the 7-foot, 210-pound Pelle told SNY.tv by phone Tuesday night.

    “[I liked] the style of play, the team, the coaching staff, New York and just overall being able to play basketball and not just be a stuck at a position. I felt myself that that was the best decision I could make as far as going to Iona.”

    Articles, Tennis

    Roger Federer, the reigning Wimbledon champion and five-time U.S. Open champion, was named the No. 1 seed at the 2012 U.S. Open Tuesday.

    The Open begins Aug. 27

    Federer, the world No. 1-ranked player and a 17-time Grand Slam champion, is followed by No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the defending U.S. Open champion; No. 3 Andy Murray of Great Britain, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 US Open runner-up; and No. 4 seed David Ferrer of Spain.

    Rafael Nadal, the world No. 3 and 2010 Open champ, will miss the Open with tendonitis in his knee.

    Federer, 31, is 56-7 this year leading up to the U.S. Open. He has won six titles in 2012, including three ATP World Tour Masters Series events, along with his seventh Wimbledon title. On Sunday, Federer beat Djokovic, 6-0, 7-6 (7) to win the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

    Articles, Old Knicks

    More than a month after free agent point guard Jason Kidd opted to sign with the Knicks when it looked like a return to the Mavericks was imminent, Mavs owner Mark Cuban is still holding a grudge.

    In an interview on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM’s ‘Ben and Skin Show,’ Cuban addressed several topics, including how his team may be better off having not added Nets point guard Deron Williams in free agency. Cuban noted that adding the Dallas native and three-time All-Star would have created problems in terms of the salary cap and trying to put a championship-caliber team around Dirk Nowitzki.

    Andrew Wiggins, Articles, Video

    If Nick Wiggins has his way, his brother Andrew will reclassify to 2013 and be at Kentucky next fall.

    “I would love to see him go to Kentucky,” Nick, a 6-foot-6 wing who will attend Wichita State, told NorthPoleHoops.com in the above video about his younger brother.

    Andrew Wiggins is a 6-7 wing who is arguably the top player in North America not currently in the NBA. He has yet to announce whether he will reclassify to 2013 from 2014, but his brother says he’s ready.

    Articles, Player Blogs

    Davon Reed, one of the top shooting guards in the Class of 2013 out of the Princeton (N.J.) Day School, will be contributing periodically to ZAGSBLOG heading into his senior season. Here’s his fourth entry:

    August has been equally as busy for me as July was, both mentally and physically now.

    As a new school year nears and summer is closer to ending, workouts and college decisions have been at the forefront.

    I have selected the final three schools that I am going to consider for my college choice in Wake Forest, Miami, and Xavier.  

    Recruiting

    Marcus Lee, one of the most sought-after forwards in the Class of 2013, took an unofficial visit to UCLA Saturday and has also set up an in-home visit with Kentucky.

    The 6-foot-9 Lee out of Antioch (Calif.) Deer Valley  visited UCLA along with 2014 guards Jordan McLaughlin and Parker Jackson-Cartright.

    “Pauley Pavilion is going to be amazing,” Brian Lee, Marcus’s brother, told SNY.tv. “The team looks like they are ready to do some damage this year. Everyone in the program was great to us, from the coaches to the players to the team managers. The academic counselor was really helpful. There’s nothing bad you can say about it.”

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