Raven Johnson is excited about a lot. The South Carolina Gamecocks guard is thrilled about her first beauty ambassadorship and the fact it’s with a Black beauty brand, Parfait. “I’m so grateful that beauty brands are partnering with women athletes,” Johnson told Andscape. “I’m so excited, not just partnering with a beauty brand like Parfait...
It’s a community park that Shaquille Latimore had long considered safe, but as the youth football coach navigates the patchy green grass separating the field and the parking lot, his body begins to shake. “Anxiety, man, it’s like going crazy,” Latimore said during that visit to Sherman Park in St. Louis in November 2023. “The...
Augmented and virtual reality headsets such as the Meta Quest 3 and Oculus Rift have been trying to infiltrate consumers’ purchasing habits through their offerings of entertainment and productivity options. But the products have struggled to break through with the general public. The Apple Vision Pro is the company’s first foray into the AR market....
A series of videos showing custom cars allegedly owned by LaMelo Ball running red lights and being driven recklessly through city streets has resurfaced online in the wake of a lawsuit accusing the Hornets guard of running over the foot of an 11-year-old fan who asked for an autograph. The child’s mother, Tamaria McRae, is...
James “Jimmy Jam” Harris III is most famous for teaming up with Terry Lewis and producing and songwriting for such stars as Janet Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, Usher, and the S.O.S. Band, among others. Jimmy Jam also was once famously kicked out of Prince’s band years ago and played with Morris Day...
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has made a profound impact inside and outside of Smoothie King Center. And with each bright smile, excited scream or tear of joy from the locals, McCollum receives as much as any of his key 3-pointers, fast-break dunks or quick-handed steals. “Helping people is the greatest gift in the...
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a commencement speech at Benedictine College on May 11 and it featured statements that are, at best, controversial and, more precisely, full of anti-trans bias, misogyny and anti-gay bias. Butker’s comments have been met with an NFL statement that’s tepid in its rebuking. And while some commentators have...
Tiger Woods has always played to win. Since turning professional in 1996, he has won 82 tournaments, including 15 major championships. Perhaps, more astonishing than the victories and majors is the 142-event made cut streak that lasted over a seven-year period from 1998 to 2005, when he was the most dominant golfer that the game...
X Instagram TikTok After 16 seasons, the 3x WNBA Champion announced her retirement from the league. Now, with the WNBA season starting, she’s been named President of Women’s Basketball at Adidas. More about her career and reactions from players and coaches around the league. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Three-time WNBA Champion Candace Parker sent...
Dave Parker had prepped Eric Davis for this. Davis had earned this moment — ready to come through where his baseball father had failed. Parker had just failed. In the top of the ninth inning, he’d struck out with the bases loaded, the score even at 5-5. He whiffed in Pittsburgh where he had starred...