For Fred Perpall, it’s fitting that his last championship as president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) would have him greeting the winner of last month’s Latin America Amateur Championship in Peru. As the first Black man to hold one of the most important leadership positions in golf, seeing Perpall at the Lima Golf...
For many of us who learned responsibility before rest, rest itself can feel reserved for a future version of ourselves — the version who has already built a career, solidified relationships, and figured out their identity. Joy often gets treated the same way — postponed until life feels more settled, more secure, and more earned....
Since NBA All-Star weekend, I have heard a lot of talk about the possibility of a NBA one-on-one competition. It’s a growing segment of the game and Sounds fun to me. Now, it makes a big difference in 1 v. 1 competition if there are unlimited dribbles and/or no shot clock compared to a dribble...
Above the Rim is a season-long series of essays around the NBA that looks at the game far beyond the hardwood and box score. Instead, it’s an examination of the characters, storylines, and conversations that fuel an insatiable appetite for the game and the conversations it spawns. Who’s the face of the NBA? Every season....
Texas Tech lost more than a game out in Tempe, as its men’s basketball program announced that JT Topping would miss the rest of the campaign. A men’s basketball showdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils proved to be hellish in more ways than one for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Texas Tech announced that...
Do I remember exactly where I was when I first met Tony Clark? I do not. Do I remember exactly what happened when I did? Certainly. It was either an Opening Day, an All-Star Game or a World Series about a decade ago, when this sportswriter was still trying to feel like I belonged in...
Do I remember exactly where I was when I first met Tony Clark? I do not. Do I remember exactly what happened when I did? Certainly. It was either an Opening Day, an All-Star Game or a World Series about a decade ago, when this sportswriter was still trying to feel welcome in the world...
The last few weeks of college hoops have only complicated the conversation surrounding the best teams in the sport, but that’s why we at Ballislife are here to sort through all of the chaos. Since we last checked in, Arizona is no longer undefeated (or No. 1). Michigan is still out of its mind good,...
They say it is not how you start, but how you finish. In college basketball, we talk about the importance of peaking going into March. Here are five teams that can make a serious run in the tournament, in spite of where they are ranked at the moment. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) FLORIDA Record:...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell has an idea what’s on the mind of NBA fans and media when it comes to the new union between him and his future Hall of Fame teammate James Harden. “It’s the question everybody asks: How are we going to coexist? What are we going to do?”...