Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart will look for clarity with Mist BC, which has assembled a new crew after missing the first postseason. “Bienvenidos a Miami,” women’s basketball. Photo courtesy of Unrivaled Some of the game’s finest are taking their talents (back) to South Beach as the second season of Unrivaled is set to tip off...
New York Giants have a chance to hire the right Brian (Flores)
By now, even the most fervent fan of the New York football Giants must realize that the organization hired the wrong Brian in 2022 when it hired Brian Daboll to be its 22nd head coach. With one game remaining in a dismal 3-13 season and with the hiring season upon us, the Giants have an...
26 Hoops Predictions For 2026
2025 was an exciting year across the entire basketball world, from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s takeover of the NBA to A’ja Wilson winning record-setting fourth WNBA MVP award. 2026 is sure to be another banner year for the sport, and while we don’t know exactly what will happen, we certainly have some ideas. Without further...
Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry wants to build a real foundation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The only thing hanging on the wall in Scott Perry’s office is a painting that his wife, Kim, had made for him. It includes the new Kings general manager’s six team principles: Competitive. Professional. Team oriented. Accountable. Tough. Disciplined. In the center of the painting is a Kings basketball going into a...
Concordia St. Paul Holiday Classic Top Performers
Concordia St. Paul gets it. As the only school in the Twin Cities representing the power Northern Sun Conference in NCAA D2, it has the capability of recruiting players many other D2s wouldn’t due to the program’s location and facilities. Coach Matt Fletcher has taken advantage of that, too. The reigning Northern Sun Interscholastic Conference...
Unrivaled Season 2 Preview: Paige Bueckers Headlines Breeze BC
Incoming squad Breeze BC is storming its way onto the Unrivaled circuit with several rising young stars in tow. “Bienvenidos a Miami,” women’s basketball. Some of the game’s finest are taking their talents (back) to South Beach as the second season of Unrivaled is set to tip off on Jan. 5. Co-founded by Napheesa Collier...
Is LeBron James’ NBA All-Star Game voting a sign of the times?
It looked like a misprint at first glance a day before LeBron James’ 41st birthday. James, arguably the NBA’s greatest player of all time, has annually been at the top of All-Star Game voting — 21-record years to be exact as an All-Star starter. But for King James, perhaps there is a changing of the...
Breakdown Capitol City Classic: Top Performers!
Holiday Hoops are here in Minnesota. While the Land of 10,000 Lakes doesn’t offer much in terms of tournaments pre-Christmas, the days that follow bring a plethora of absolutely loaded events. Held throughout three separate college in Minnesota’s capitol of St. Paul, the Breakdown Capitol City Classic was the biggest of the three events and...
Larry Vickers draws from HBCU experience as Auburn’s new women’s basketball coach
When Auburn head women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers made the leap in March from mid-major program Norfolk State, he knew the decade he had spent at the historically Black Virginia university would guide him during his next chapter. Over 10 seasons at Norfolk State, Vickers turned the Spartans into a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) dynasty,...
Grind Session Dallas: 8 Evals (Part 1)
After flying back to Texas from Las Vegas and the Tarkanian Classic, I hopped in a car to Fort Worth for the Grind Session DFW stop. This is the first part of my two part series about players that stood out to me at the event. Photo: Ani Umana/Athlete AI Zion Green, 2027 6’9 PF...









