The madness has begun. Every March, fans all around the world sit back and watch history unfold. There is something magical about March Madness, where we see the most dominant teams raise a trophy or go home in shock. It’s the Cinderella stories that pave the way for smaller schools in the future. It’s what...
March Madness has arrived. Last season, a new women’s NCAA tournament record was set with 16 Black coaches leading teams to the Big Dance. While this year’s total isn’t as large, the group is diverse, with coaches with an array of tournament experience. There are tournament veterans such as South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and Kentucky’s...
Featuring four blue bloods, two of the likely top three draft picks and the program that has won two of the last three titles, the East Region will be a battle. Which top dog will cut down the nets in D.C. and head to Indy? (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Men’s East Regional Top seed:...
At Duke, they call it the Brotherhood — a bond built on familial bonds, blood, championships, mentorship and expectations shared among former Duke basketball players. For Howard men’s basketball head coach Kenneth “Kenny” Blakeney and Tennessee State head coach Nolan Smith, lessons learned at Cameron Indoor Stadium prepared them for their head coaching careers. The...
The NCAA Men’s Tournament’s West region is paced by the Arizona Wildcats, though they’re being relentlessly pursued by trains and dogs. Cue the music, sharpen your pencil, and let it fly … March Madness is finally here. The college basketball season is on pace for an explosive conclusion, one set to a sound track of...
Lego sets. A TheraFace mask. An Osmo camera for vlogging. And UGGs. For some of the athletes headed to the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, those are just a few of the essentials also making the trip. March Madness means long travel days, unfamiliar hotel rooms and weeks spent living out of a suitcase,...
A plethora of states wrapped up their championship tournaments over the weekend and there were some triumphs and upsets that shake up this week’s FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. On a national scale, the EYBL Scholastic Conference Tournament commenced with CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) capturing the title, which created a new...
Progress has been made in the labor negotiations between the WNBA and its players, as a new deadline has been set in place. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert The 2026 WNBA season may officially be out of timeouts if it is to be staged uninterrupted. Fresh off another round of marathon negotiation sessions with the league’s players’...
Former Stanford midfielder Jasmine Aikey, who won the college soccer equivalent of football’s Heisman Trophy earlier this year, will make her professional debut Saturday with Denver Summit FC, one of the National Women’s Soccer League’s newest teams. Like Aikey, the expansion club will be making its NWSL debut during its season-opening game against Bay FC...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made NBA history on Thursday, breaking Wilt Chamberlain‘s record for consecutive games with at least 20 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder secured a 104-102 victory against the Boston Celtics. The reigning NBA MVP has now scored at least 20 in 127 straight games. He finished with 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting, six...