Conference tournament season is in full swing for NCAA women’s college basketball teams across the country, and Friday’s slate reminded us why this is the best time of the year for the sport. Several of the nation’s top-ranked teams were in action throughout the day, including No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4...
I don’t remember the specifics of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention where I heard the Rev. Jesse Jackson speak. I believe the year was 1996, though I can’t recall the precise subject of the panel or broad strokes of the discussion. But I do remember what he said. Jackson was on the...
So, how much do you know about Jason Kidd’s NBA career? After contemplating briefly, 19-year-old Cooper Flagg respectfully admitted he wasn’t well versed on the Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who is also the rookie’s head coach with the Dallas Mavericks. “I’m not extremely familiar. I know he’s a legend, but no. I didn’t watch...
Azzi Fudd is officially a Jordan Brand athlete. The UConn senior guard and projected first-round pick in April’s WNBA draft was announced as the latest signing to Michael Jordan’s namesake company on Friday morning. Entering this weekend’s Big East women’s basketball tournament, Fudd joins the brand’s female-fronted NIL roster led by Huskies teammate Sarah Strong,...
Jayson Tatum is on the verge of suiting up for the Boston Celtics for the first time this season, with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting the six-time All-Star could make his return as early as Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images As of Thursday afternoon, Boston officially listed Tatum as questionable...
For the better part of the last two decades, Michael Jordan has spent his time away from the cameras and out of the limelight. To see the most iconic athlete in American history back in the public eye yet again has been a revelation to many, but the reason Jordan has re-emerged shouldn’t be surprising...
For as long as Black athletes have been recruited to play college sports, they’ve had to consider more than simply finding the best athletic and academic fit. Athletes and their families also must take into account how many other Black students are on campus, whether a school or surrounding community has experienced racial violence, and...
For as long as Black athletes have been recruited to play college sports, they’ve had to consider more than simply finding the best athletic and academic fit. Athletes and their families also must take into account how many other Black students are on campus, whether a school or surrounding community has experienced racial violence, and...
March Madness arrives early, as there’s plenty of hardwood championship intrigue on the men’s mid-major brackets. Photo by Greg Ashman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The march to March has officially begun and everyone’s getting involved. The ball is tipped and the calendar is flipped, giving way to just over a month of hardwood heroics manifesting...
For an athlete who’s accomplished as much as A’ja Wilson, it’s difficult to not always be considering what’s next? And how can what’s next be bigger and better? Evolution is exactly what Wilson — the reigning WNBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, league champion and Finals MVP — sought for the design of her...