Win a Shot to Play 1-on-1 vs. Lebron James!

Club Cadet, a company devoted to meeting the needs of rural and suburban homeowners wants to give one lucky winner the chance of a lifetime! The company is partnering with NBA superstar Lebron James to offer quite the grand prize. The prize will be the chance to compete 1-on-1 against King James of the Cleveland Cavs, and also $5,000 worth of lawn equipment, of the winner's choice!

Here's more from the official press release:

Valley City, OH (PRWEB) May 12, 2008 -- Cub Cadet, a leader in premium outdoor power equipment, has teamed up with NBA superstar, LeBron James, to launch a contest seeking America's best basketball trick shot. In the Trick Shot Challenge, everyone from playground legends to backyard ballers are encouraged to upload their best trick shot to LeBronsTrickShotChallenge.com by June 28, 2008 for a chance to compete, one-on-one, against King James and fill their garage with $5,000 in the Cub Cadet lawn equipment of their choice.

I see layups, fade away jumpers and slam dunks night in and night out, but now I'm teaming up with Cub Cadet to find the craziest trick shot out there
"Cub Cadet is thrilled to continue our partnership with LeBron James and give fans this amazing opportunity to showcase their talent and creativity and face off against an NBA superstar," said Jean Hlay, Cub Cadet's Senior Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "In addition to cleaning up the court with their best trick shot, the winner will also receive $5,000 in Cub Cadet equipment to clean up their yard."

All of the contestants' trick shot videos will be available on the Web site's online gallery where fans can view and vote for their favorite trick shot. Whether a contestant or not, anyone over the age of 13 that registers on LeBronsTrickShotChallenge.com is automatically entered to win $5,000 in cash or signed LeBron James merchandise in a sweepstakes drawing on or around August 4, 2008. Once a fan is registered on the site, every day they log onto the Web site and cast a vote, they will automatically submit additional entries for the sweepstakes, increasing their chances of winning.

To get started head over to Lebron's Trick Shot Challenge for your chance to compete with the King!

ESPN Greatest Highlight: BBall Choices

ESPN is doing yet another one if its crazy bracketology style tournaments. They previously had the "Who's Now" contest in which athletes from every sport battled head to head in brackets to determine the star that is "Most Now" aka popular and known and a man of the times. Well now it's time to determine the all time Greatest sports highlight. ESPN currently has a list of 100 highlights from various sports including the major 4 (NHL, NFL, NBA & MLB). Fans choose their 10 favorites from the list and the vote tallies will determine the head-to-head brackets. There's some great NBA, NCAA and even WNBA highlights to choose from as seen from the 20 or so below:

John Havlicek's steal seals Celtics championship (April 15, 1965)

Jerry West's half-court shot sends NBA Finals to OT (April 29, 1970)

Gar Heard's jumper in Suns-Celtics triple-OT NBA Finals game (June 4, 1976)

Julius Erving goes up and under to finish baseline move (May 11, 1980)

Larry Bird's follow and circus lay-up in NBA Finals (May 5, 1981)

Michael Jordan's jumper wins title against Georgetown (March 29, 1982)

Lorenzo Charles' dunk earns NC State title (April 4, 1983)

Keith Smart's jumper wins title against Syracuse (March 30, 1987)

Larry Bird's steal, pass to Dennis Johnson beats Pistons (May 26, 1987)

Magic Johnson's hook shot beats Celtics in NBA Finals (June 9, 1987)

Pittsburgh's Jerome Lane shatters the glass on dunk (Jan. 25, 1988)

Michael Jordan's jumper over Craig Ehlo beats Cavs (May 7, 1989)

Michael Jordan switches hands on lay-up against Lakers (June 5, 1991)

Magic Johnson caps All-Star Game with 3-pointer (Feb. 9, 1992)

Christian Laettner's shot beats Kentucky in regional final (Mar. 28, 1992)

Charlotte Smith's 3-pointer earns title for North Carolina (April 3, 1994)

Tyus Edney's coast-to-coast drive saves UCLA (March 19, 1995)

Michael Johnson breaks world record en route to gold in 200m (Aug. 1, 1996)

Bryce Drew's 3-pointer beats Ole Miss at buzzer (March 13, 1998)

Michael Jordan's jumper against Jazz gives Bulls title No. 6 (June 14, 1998)

Teresa Weatherspoon's half-court shot wins Game 2 in WNBA Finals (Sep. 4, 1999)

Vince Carter goes over Frederic Weis for Olympic dunk (Sep. 24, 2000)

The highlights include all sports, not just basketball and voting will end January 11th. On January 22 the Top 8 plays voted for along with Chris Berman's top picks will combine to form the Greatest Highlight of All Time bracket! Vote for your 10 favorite highlights here.

Win All-Star Tickets from 365Black.com!

McDonald's in conjunction with website 365black.com is giving away a pair of tickets to the 2008 All Star Game in New Orleans. 365Black is devoted to African American cultural awareness 365 days a year and works to promote this within communities. It's described as a place where you can learn more about education, employment, career advancement and entrepreneurship opportunities, and meet real people whose lives have been touched by McDonald's. They are giving away some sweet prizes including tickets to Soul Train Music awards and the current giveaway for the NBA All-Star game.

The official announcement:

"You could catch all of the gravity-defying jump and dunk action live and in person at NBA All-Star 2008! Prize includes 2 tickets to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans with roundtrip coach airfare and hotel accommodations for four days and three nights. Plus, access into the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Jam Session and All-Star Saturday Night! It's the hottest ticket in basketball and you could be there February 15-17!"

To enter, head over to www.365black.com!