USA Women’s National Basketball Team finalizes 12-Player Roster Following Brooklyn training camp ahead of FIBA qualifying tournament. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch Photo Credit: Sara Jane Gamelli/Ballislife BROOKLYN– Following a three day training camp at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the USA Women’s National Basketball announced their 12-player roster...
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Why are hockey ‘tough’ guys always the biggest cheap-shot crybabies?
For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little...
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How Converse and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned the Weapon into a lifestyle sneaker
Outside the entrance of Converse’s global headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, the newest ad from the oldest footwear brand in basketball history hangs. The life-sized poster features Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who’s been the face of Converse in the NBA since 2020. In the brand’s latest campaign, mirror images of SGA stand...
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WNBA stars A’ja Wilson, Jewell Loyd and Natasha Cloud headline Ruffles NBA All-Star celebrity game
This year’s celebrity all-star game includes several high-prolific names in the coaching, roster slots and broadcast team. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch The NBA has announced the starting lineup for the Ruffles NBA Celebrity game All-Star Weekend! Each team will feature a WNBA star, with two-time WNBA champion and five-time Seattle...
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The Bears may keep Justin Fields — and draft Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears offseason centers around one major question: What to do at quarterback? Should the team draft for need, or trade Justin Fields and select Caleb Williams? Read more…
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Celtics make splash at the trade deadline, acquire Xavier Tillman
Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens keeps showing his brilliancy as the Celtics make a run for banner 18. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) As of Wednesday afternoon, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens added some insurance to the team’s...
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‘Family Business’ is the perfect song from an imperfect Kanye West
Five days before Christmas last year, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The confirmation wasn’t shocking. That particular doctor’s appointment bookended nearly a two-year-long, emotionally draining process of never-ending tests, neurologist visits and waiting. So much waiting. What I couldn’t prepare myself for was the emotional weight of it all. Even when you know what’s...
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Twenty years after ‘The College Dropout,’ we miss the Old Kanye
The afternoon Kanye West walked across my boss’s desk was somewhere in the final months of 2003. At the time, his unreleased debut album was titled Drug Dealing. It would later be etched into history as The College Dropout, the inception of a spectacular and most maverick five-album run. Imagine hearing Kanye’s “Jesus Walks” live...
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10 of the most memorable moments in Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is all about moments. Those single instances immortalize a team forever in the annals of history. Everything gets left on the table, and it shows come game time. Let’s take a look at the moments that will go down forever in Super Bowl history. Read more…
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Knicks conquer the trade deadline, acquire Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks
Knicks score big hours before the NBA trade deadline, acquiring NBA veterans Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Thursday morning, the New York Knicks acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. In...