Winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award was an initial goal for San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper this season. So was winning games — which was actually the top goal for Harper, who could be playing deep into the playoffs while other heralded rookies are watching at home. “That’s every kid’s dream, to...
Missouri-bound Jason Crowe Jr. and Arizona-bound Caleb Holt named co-MVPs at the 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game in Arizona. The best in high school basketball participated in the 49th annual McDonald’s All-American Game at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday evening. It was the first time the rotating site event has taken place...
For the last quarter century and change, it’s hard to argue against Storrs, Connecticut being the center of the college basketball world. Since Geno Auriemma led the women’s program to its first national title in 1995 and Jim Calhoun did the same for the men’s program in 1999, UConn has become the gold standard in...
Before she ever steps courtside, ESPN basketball analyst Chiney Ogwumike makes sure her bag is packed with intention — equal parts preparation, wellness and sentimentality. At the center of her bag is her appointment book, a daily essential that keeps her broadcast schedule, travel and personal life in sync during the chaos of March Madness....
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Shortly after her magnificent 28-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist performance catapulted TCU past Virginia on Saturday, senior guard Olivia Miles faced the media and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she’d gotten at least one monkey off her back. In three stellar seasons at Notre Dame, Miles had never reached an NCAA tournament regional...
March Madness continued this past weekend in Indiana and Minnesota, as all the state champions around the country have now been crowned. The results in those basketball-crazed states did cause some movement in the second-to-last FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com of the 2025-26 season, but no team was able to crack the...
Can you say instant classic? The only thing that Judgement Day was lacking was the ending, but Nas and Uncle Skoob put on the exact type of show that fans were expecting at Kezar Pavilion in sunny San Francisco on Saturday. Ballislife Nas ultimately pulled out a 30-28 win on a game-winning free throw after...
After over two decades in Uncasville, the Connecticut Sun have reportedly been sold to the Houston-based Fertitta family. The Sun has reportedly set on WNBA basketball in Connecticut. Per Chris Baldwin of PaperCity Magazine, the Connecticut Sun WNBA franchise has been sold by the Mohegan Tribe to the Houston-based Fertitta family, which plans to move...
A little over 24 hours. That’s all it took for Druski’s now mega-viral video poking fun at conservative white women — and seemingly Erika Kirk in particular — to hit 100 million views on X/Twitter. It drew praise. It drew criticism. It drew a line — and it picked a side. Much like Eddie Murphy...
Reebok didn’t need an influencer signing or another retro release. It needed Darius Acuff Jr. The brand’s return to basketball isn’t about chasing the past or attaining clout. It’s about betting early on the rare hooper who fits its future. Darius Acuff Jr., the 19-year-old freshman who broke 50-year-old scoring records through three games in...