One of my first big freelance assignments was an 800-word celebration of a music mogul and visionary who I thought I’d want to grow up to be like. The article was about his accomplishments ahead of some award he would receive. And it was about how I admired his ingenuity and greatness. The article was...
The 2024 NFL league year is around the corner. That gives us one full year’s sample size to judge last year’s free agent class. Among all the teams who spent big in free agency last season, whose money made the most for them? These 2023 free agents were hugely important to their teams’ success and...
In five-star basketball prospect Karter Knox’s family tree, you’ll find a common level of mental toughness that has helped produce a top-10 NBA draft selection, a NCAA football national champion, an NFL draft pick, two McDonald’s All American selections, and potentially more. “My pops … he’s probably the best dude on Earth,” Knox said of...
In five-star basketball prospect Karter Knox’s family tree, you’ll find a common level of mental toughness that has helped produce a top-10 NBA draft selection, a NCAA football national champion, an NFL draft pick, two McDonald’s All American selections, and potentially more. “My pops … he’s probably the best dude on Earth,” Knox said of...
There is an 8,692-mile difference between Milwaukee and Pretoria, South Africa. That won’t stop first-year Milwaukee Bucks scouting coordinator Ijeoma “Ejay” Ofomata from keeping track of the Basketball Africa League, her former employer, when the 2024 season begins Saturday in Pretoria. “It’s bittersweet. I’m not going to lie. But at least I know that I...
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch Under the leadership of SEC Coach of the Year Dawn Staley, the South Carolina Gamecocks have completed another season without a single loss. In their final regular-season game, they secured a 76-68 victory over Tennessee, wrapping up another successful campaign. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 15: Kamilla...
This year’s NBA Draft has been dubbed the weakest since the Cleveland Cavaliers wasted the first overall pick on Anthony Bennett. There’s no consensus prize, or catchy tank phrase. Just the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, and Portland Trail Blazers vying to see who can most egregiously throw… Read more…
One minute, football legend Emmitt Smith is chucking beers with fellow Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. The next minute, he’s a defender of diversity, equity and inclusion. When the University of Florida eliminated its DEI office, largely due to a law signed in 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis that banned state universities from spending money...
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal were stuffing opponents into lockers with their unstoppable back-to-the-basket games. They were the superstars in the paint, but Alonzo Mourning, Rik Smits, and many others… Read more…
Each year following NBA All-Star weekend, we discuss the slam dunk contest for at least two to three weeks afterward. Whether it’s good, bad or somewhere in the middle, the conversation surrounding it blazes on for some time. Now we get Zion Williamson fanning the flames dunk contest banter, with his fake… Read more…