Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… David Jonsson is the next Black Panther. At a celebration worthy of the coronation scene from the 2018 film, Marvel Studios and director Ryan Coogler announced Jonsson’s casting last weekend at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con. Most notably for devotees and casual fans...
‘The American Carnival’ is a yearlong cultural examination of the impact of the Super Bowl halftime show far beyond entertainment. Through history, politics, race, economics and music, the series explores how 12 minutes on the most-watched stage in the country often say more about America than the game itself. Whew! Much has changed since our...
LAS VEGAS — Now that we know where LeBron James is headed, rest assured, we know the team entertainer extraordinaire Marlon Wayans will not be cheering anytime soon. Photo credit: Willie Ramirez | Ballislife “People (who are) very passionate about their sports, I like to see them lose,” Wayans said with a chuckle. “That makes...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… My first thought when LeBron James announced he was going to Philadelphia was not about whether the 76ers could win a championship or how the balance of power in the Eastern Conference might be impacted. My first thought was, finally, Jaylen Brown has...
CHICAGO — Jonquel Jones won MVP of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night at the United Center. The second question of her postgame press conference was about a clip from Thursday that had gone around all weekend, and she cried through the rest of it. No player had held All-Star MVP, regular-season MVP,...
Keep track of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, which matches teams assembled by league legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon. Hey, now, it’s a WNBA All-Star … Game. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 21st official edition of women’s basketball’s mid-summer classic is set to be staged on Saturday night...
CHICAGO – WNBA All-Star Weekend may last only a few days, but for broadcasters such as ESPN basketball analyst Monica McNutt, there’s little downtime. One moment she’s on the set of SportsCenter, and the next she’s moderating a panel, interviewing the league’s biggest stars, and racing across the host city to her next appearance. McNutt...
“Trust the process.” LeBron James raised some eyebrows when he uttered those words at his Fanatics Fest appearance last week, but at the time it merely seemed like a playful acknowledgement of the Philadelphia 76ers’ involvement in his sweepstakes. We had heard through various reports that Rich Paul favored Philadelphia for LeBron, but the general...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, which he announced Friday, puts him on arguably the best roster of his illustrious two-decade-plus career while offering perhaps his best chance to win another championship ring since getting his fourth in 2020. Going to the...
No Caitlin Clark? No Sabrina Ionescu? No Kelsey Plum? No problem. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) The 2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest offers plenty of new names to the competition, with a couple of relatively new names in the league and a few veterans. The theme for this year’s competition might be: “Something to Prove,” with...