SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Playoffs? Yes, there will be playoffs for Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns after the odds were stacked against them. Beal told Andscape in March that it was “all hands on deck” in regard to the Suns’ then-questionable hopes of securing a top-six NBA Western Conference playoff seed. Phoenix, however, won seven...
When Coach Prime isn’t busy working on a game plan or leading Colorado’s team meetings or practice, he is focused on being a father to his five children: Deiondra, 32, and Deion Jr., 30, who he shares with his first wife, Carolyn Chambers; Shilo, 24; Shedeur, 22; and daughter Shelomi, 20, who he shares with...
A player’s impact on sports culture can be best measured by the moments that come to mind when you mention their name. Basketball’s greats have them: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on and on. For LA Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who announced his retirement Tuesday after 14 years, there are many moments...
Three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson, 39, faces one of the most challenging periods of his life as doctors search for a kidney match. While loved ones maintain hope, some of the athlete’s sports colleagues are rallying to support his three children. Among those stepping up is coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, who during...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul completed his 19th NBA season in disappointing fashion, two weeks shy of his 39th birthday. While the NBA’s third-oldest player is now a reserve guard and likely past his All-Star prime, don’t expect him to retire. “That isn’t even in question,” Paul said of his future...
WICHITA, Kan. — There are three things that are most difficult about baseball. One: your teammates. Two: your coaches. Three: the ball. If you don’t really know how to play, as a child, you have to decide why you’re there, and the reasons that works out will determine whether you ever play the game again....
Drake’s affinity for the ladies has been rumored to be the cause of his most recent rap beefs, but could the OVO frontman have a feud brewing with Channing Crowder? Crowder’s wife recently caught the eye of the Toronto rapper, and now the former NFL star says all gloves are off. Drake, who postponed and...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Standing all of 7-feet-2, it was not hard for Khaman Maluach to see over a crowd of tall teenage basketball stars to locate his soon-to-be Duke teammate Cooper Flagg at the hotel for the Nike Hoop Summit participants last week. “I was like, ‘Yo, what’s up man? Finally, bro I get to...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The red color of his shirt was the only reminder of many of his past Sundays at the Masters. It was around 1:30 p.m. ET at the Augusta National Golf Club and the eventual winner, Scottie Scheffler, was still an hour away from starting his final round. But here was Tiger Woods,...
Three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson continues to search for a new kidney, but the clock is ticking. Robinson suffers from kidney failure, and he told the Daily Mail Sports he’s “not going to have long to live” if he doesn’t soon undergo an organ transplant. “I know that I don’t have long if...