Ten years before I became a Bison at the original HU, my sister Tamika was a student there. Honestly, I never thought about applying to Howard University until my family started praising the school as my senior year in high school approached. But as someone who has lived in Arlington, Virginia, her entire life, attending...
Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso played on different teams during their standout college basketball careers. Reese won a women’s college basketball championship in 2023 with the LSU Tigers, while Cardoso and the South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in April. WNBA Dragged By Fans After Dawn Staley, Flau’jae, More Forced...
Kyrie Irving’s NBA career was in a tailspin in February 2023 and it was time for him to leave the Brooklyn Nets in hopes of a fresh start. Among NBA teams, there was one place that offered an intriguing comfort zone: the Dallas Mavericks, with a pair of familiar faces, coach Jason Kidd and general...
The moment every rap fan has been waiting for finally happened: on Friday, Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s battle came to a climatic explosion of songs. The day started with Lamar’s “6:16 in LA,” which was followed by Drake’s seven-minute barrage “Family Matters,” which Lamar quickly chased with a six-minute gut-punch called “Meet the Grahams.” The...
Anthony Edwards isn’t rapper Andre 3000, but the new age ATLien is proof the South still has something to say. Because his future is so promising, being protective of Edwards comes naturally. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard has one of the most charming personalities in a league full of eccentric stars while still being one of...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” verse, where he dissed fellow rappers Drake and J. Cole. In that piece, I related Lamar’s desire to be the greatest, no matter who it upsets, to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s desire to be better than his peers. Since then, Drake has...
PHOENIX — WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges. Griner spoke for the first time about her monthslong detention in Russia during an hourlong interview that aired Wednesday night on ABC. Her memoir, Coming Home, is...
Jackson State University announced Margaret Richards as the new coach of its women’s basketball team Wednesday. Welcome to THEE family Margaret Richards named head coach for @GoJSUTigersWBB | https://t.co/yya4nhzSyU#TheeILove | #BleedTheeBlue pic.twitter.com/y5AMTMsfX1 — Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) May 1, 2024 Richards replaces Tomekia Reed, who departed Jackson State for a coaching position at Charlotte on...
On, Nov. 1, 1996, a 10-year-old kid walked into CoreStates Center in amazement just like all the other intrigued and excited Philadelphia 76ers fans. Scalped tickets from a family friend not only got the North Philadelphian into the first game at the Sixers’ new arena but, more importantly, the debut of heralded rookie Allen Iverson....
Jalen Brunson was a source of dreams and nightmares in Philadelphia. He helped lead Villanova two national championships in the Wells Fargo Center in 2016 and 2018. And on Sunday, the New York Knicks guard perhaps cut the lights off in that building following a historic 47-point, 10-assist masterpiece in Game 4 vs. the Philadelphia...