By Warren Shaw
Sex sells. That is a universal marketing truth. But what about sex and basketball?
That is the combination being attempted by the upstart Bikini Basketball League, an eight-team league in select U.S. markets slated to tip-off in late May or early June. News of the league’s start hit the Internet in September with questions snowballing in since the announcement. Why bikinis? Is it all a gimmick? Is it really about basketball or is it somewhere in-between? Read More »
Tags: A.J. McArthur, Bikini Basketball League, Maurice Mendes, Miami Spice
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By Sean Sweeney

If you’re into Reebok Classics, check out their partnership and ensuing photo shoot with one of the greatest artists of this generation, Alicia Keys. You could also watch to decide if you want to get these new sneakers for your girl or sister. Or, you could check out this video just to stare at Alicia. I won’t tell anyone. Read More »
Tags: Alicia Keys, Reebok, Reebok Classics
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By Dime Magazine
We’ve known Landry Fields‘ stock has been rising for a while, but his girlfriend is one of his best catches. She’s Elaine Alden, a model who loves Twitpics and being dubbed a WAG. Read More »
Tags: elaine alden, Landry Fields
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By Sean Sweeney
If you weren’t already excited enough to see the Nets take over Brooklyn next year, you’ll soon know which girls will be dancing for them. The Nets are currently in auditions for their all-new dance team, and we have pictures from the second day. The team is down to 30 finalists after 400 showed up to the Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus, and we’re just thankful we won’t be deciding who gets cut and who stays. That said, we can still enjoy the pictures… Read More »
Tags: Brooklyn Nets
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By Dime Magazine

Kristen Mann‘s photo shoot for Dime #66 quickly became one of our most popular posts in recent memory. Put it this way: We were not the least bit surprised (CHECK IT OUT HERE).
It turns out that Kristen has plenty of game away from the basketball court and photography studio as well. Check out this provocative video montage that she put together in anticipation of her upcoming music release: Read More »
Tags: feature, Kristen Mann
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By Dime Magazine
So, a funny thing happened as we celebrated our 10-year anniversary last year: As we combed through our vast archives of photos and stories looking for the most interesting stuff to show our readers, we came to the realization that we had a lot of pictures of “Dime Pieces” from early issues of the magazine.
“Would our readers be interested in seeing these today?” we asked ourselves. Well, we’re about to find out. Read More »
Tags: dime pieces, feature, Richard Jefferson
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By Sean Sweeney

Earlier this morning, Sports Illustrated revealed that the mystery point guard who posed for this year’s issue of the magazine’s swimsuit edition (covered by our girl Kate Upton, who we featured in Dime #64) was Chris Paul. Now, thanks to our friends at The Basketball Jones, we have video of the photoshoot with Bar Refaeli. CP is making me so mad right now. Read More »
Tags: Bar Refaeli, chris paul
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By Dime Magazine
We’re not quite ready to unleash all of Dime #66 on you just yet, but we are more than happy to give you a little preview of one of the issue’s main features.
Are you familiar with Kristen Mann‘s work on and off the court? You’re about to be … and you can thank us later (click on the pics to make them larger)… Read More »
Tags: feature, Kristen Mann
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By Sean Sweeney
Bikini Basketball games are always a good time, even when they really aren’t bikini basketball games. The final day of the Venice Basketball League earlier this month provided us with some much-needed entertainment…
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Tags: Venice Basketball League
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