Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nothing in life truly prepares you for the end. Yet, for the late Kobe Bryant, who played the last game of his 20-year NBA career a decade ago tonight, perhaps the end of his playing days wasn’t just an epic coronation. Perhaps they...
Going back to school paid dividends for TCU’s Olivia Miles, who has inserted herself into the top pick conversation at the 2026 WNBA Draft. NEW YORK—No matter how gambling ads and offers assault the senses during broadcasts of this WNBA season, the companies involved still can’t offer the self-bet. TCU guard Olivia Miles faced no...
The 2026 WNBA Draft is three days out, and amid a free agency frenzy, 15 prospects will attend the event in the Big Apple. Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, and Olivia Miles are set to make their professional orange carpet debuts, but who else will make the trek? (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) 15 players have...
The Los Angeles Sparks made a significant move on Friday, bringing back Nneka Ogwumike. The ten-time WNBA All-Star agreed to return to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, rejoining the franchise where she spent the first 12 seasons of her career after two years with the Seattle Storm. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) Her sister,...
Being called a bust used to really bother Charli Collier. “I used to get, like, butthurt about it,” Collier said. Five years ago, Collier was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. She became a member of an ultra-elite group filled with some of the grandest figures in league history,...
Remember cancel culture? It was the notion that society was dictated by the whims of sensitive snowflakes who could lob up any number of complaints and end a celebrity’s career. People believed in this phenomenon, even in the absence of anyone actually being successfully canceled for good. What was actually happening, though, was celebrities were...
2026 WNBA free agency has arrived, and a number of core designations have been extended to top stars in the league. It’s the calm before the storm, and the chaos has yet to transpire. Photo Credit: Jineen Williams | Ballislife On Tuesday, teams sent qualifying offers and core designations to select players. Today marks the...
Former NBA head coach Monty Williams admitted he’s been an “emotional trainwreck” of late. Those emotions have nothing to do with being nearly two years removed from being an NBA head coach, although he appears open to returning to the sideline in the future. It has everything to do with his son, Elijah, who was...
Wisconsin Badgers hockey player Laila Edwards, a 2026 Olympic gold medalist and three-time NCAA champion, spoke with Andscape’s Cayla Sweazie about what it means to break barriers for young Black women in the sport. Related Story Laila Edwards' historic journey to Team USA, 2026 OlympicsRead now In 2023, Edwards became the first Black woman to...
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis has a Nike Kobe collection that’s coveted even among the NBA’s sneaker elite. It includes Undefeated collaborations with Nike that fetch four figures on StockX, Michigan State exclusives only seeded to the Spartans, and Black History Month colorways that were never released at retail. For the past five seasons, Portis...