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...
A video has gone viral of NFL draft pick Olu Fashanu’s mother seemingly blocking his girlfriend after it was announced that he’d been selected as the No. 11 pick this week. The 21-year-old former Penn State offensive lineman learned he was drafted by the New York Jets on April 25, but it’s his mother’s reaction...
WASHINGTON — As workers at DCity Smokehouse throw together platters of brisket, pulled pork, rib tips and sandwiches called Meaty Palmer and Big Snoop in the kitchen, all eyes are fixed on multiple televisions spaced out across the local barbecue joint. Some are eating their meals while others text on their phones. At least one...
After releasing three basketball sneakers for hoop enthusiasts, Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is finally ready to take his style off the court. On May 17, Ball and Puma will unleash the LaFrancé. For Ball’s first lifestyle shoe, which also shares the name of his lifestyle fashion brand, he and Puma co-created something that spoke...
There has been constant change around Devin Booker since the moment he joined the Phoenix Suns. The four-time NBA All-Star has played with 114 teammates since being drafted by the Suns in 2015, according to RealGM.com. Frank Vogel is his fifth head coach. There was a change in ownership in December 2022. And of all...
DETROIT – In yet another draft highlighting the rise of Black quarterbacks in the NFL, the Chicago Bears chose former USC star passer Caleb Williams with the first overall selection Thursday night, and Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. also were top-10 picks. In a long-expected move, the Bears acquired the rights of a player...
DETROIT – For the second time in as many years, two Black quarterbacks are expected to be selected among the top three picks in the three-day NFL draft that begins here Thursday, and three could go in the first round. In the last two NFL seasons, African American signal-callers were selected as the first- and...