“Trust the process.” LeBron James raised some eyebrows when he uttered those words at his Fanatics Fest appearance last week, but at the time it merely seemed like a playful acknowledgement of the Philadelphia 76ers’ involvement in his sweepstakes. We had heard through various reports that Rich Paul favored Philadelphia for LeBron, but the general...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, which he announced Friday, puts him on arguably the best roster of his illustrious two-decade-plus career while offering perhaps his best chance to win another championship ring since getting his fourth in 2020. Going to the...
No Caitlin Clark? No Sabrina Ionescu? No Kelsey Plum? No problem. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) The 2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest offers plenty of new names to the competition, with a couple of relatively new names in the league and a few veterans. The theme for this year’s competition might be: “Something to Prove,” with...
More than 3,000 miles from her roots in Newton, Massachusetts, Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton has made San Francisco her second home. Over the past two years, she has spent much time learning the city, embracing its quirks and discovering hidden gems. One of her favorite haunts is Bluestone Lane, a coffee shop where...
While Caitlin Clark has declined an invitation to participate in the 3-point contest on Friday in Chicago, she will still play in Saturday’s marquee event. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Clark, the captain of Teresa Weatherspoon‘s team, will join reigning MVP A’ja Wilson, Rookie of the Year frontrunner Olivia Miles and Indiana Fever teammate Aliyah...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott won’t be donning a helmet and pads when the Ravens open training camp today. Yet, as the point of contact — a young Black man, at that — for one of America’s most beautiful and often misunderstood cities, calling...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… New York Liberty center Kym Hampton remembers feeling exhausted before even stepping on the basketball court. On a New York City summer morning in 1999, Hampton and her WNBA peers were readying for tipoff of the league’s inaugural All-Star Game in front of...
The WNBA is celebrating its 30th season, and one of the biggest extravaganzas of the season is set to take place during All-Star Weekend in Chicago. (Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images) This year’s festivities are unique in the sense that fans will witness stars from one of the WNBA’s greatest eras mixed with...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers. Director Sheldon Candis’ They Fight owes its existence partially to another boxing film about an underdog: Rocky. Candis wanted his version of his favorite movie. Whether through actor André Holland’s Walt Manigan or the young men...
With the WNBA season past its the midway point and All-Star Weekend one week away, the conversation surrounding midseason awards has begun, including the Most Valuable Player title. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Per FanDuel, two-time reigning MVP A’ja Wilson is a runaway favorite, at -360. That should come as no surprise, as she leads...