While watching Netflix’s sprawling, emotionally charged docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, an old quote from the disgraced mogul loomed as a haunting presence. “I want out of this,” Combs said in a 1997 Rolling Stone cover feature. “I never planned on this.” Over a quarter century later, Combs certainly never planned for his life to...
SMU’s Adia Barnes: My sideline style has evolved along with my coaching career
In Andscape’s new series “From Closet to Court,” NCAA women’s basketball coaches open the doors to their style playbook, breaking down the wardrobe pieces, personality and purpose behind their game day looks. SMU head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes’ fashion sense is equal parts edgy, unique, and unapologetically comfortable. A mother of two, Barnes balances...
Hawks/Naismith Classic: Stock Risers!
Throughout our recent time in Atlanta, the city was absolutely on fire in terms of high school basketball two weekends ago. With countless events going on throughout the A, we bounced back and forth between watching elite prep basketball at The Grind Session Atlanta stop and local ATL talent at the Hawks/Naismith Classic. When you...
As teams face off in the new HBCU Hoops Invitational, here are players to watch
In four years, Tuskegee University forward Kusamae Draper has grown from a raw, 6-foot-9 freshman into the anchor and on-court engine of a Golden Tigers team (4-1 overall, 3-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) that’s chasing its first conference championship since 2014. In his senior season, he is embracing a leadership role as the Division II...
Clippers Season Hits Rock Bottom With Chris Paul Departure
The Los Angeles Clippers’ season has drifted further off course with the ousting of franchise legend Chris Paul. Chris Paul‘s final stanza with the Los Angeles Clippers was perhaps the NBA equivalent of a three-hour tour. Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Paul, 40, was essentially sent home by the Clippers in the wee hours of...
Here’s what new Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk needs to focus on first
New head football coach Marshall Faulk stepped onto Southern University’s campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Monday with the mission to revive a Jaguars football program on its fourth head coach since 2021. Faulk’s introductory news conference brought early excitement from Southern fans and alumni, including former NBA player Avery Johnson and Aeneas Williams, Faulk’s...
Beckham Black & Jaxon Richard TAKE OVER! | SEPA Is The Most LIT Team In the Country!
SEPA took on Pace Academy and went to WORK. They won 124-66. The post Beckham Black & Jaxon Richard TAKE OVER! | SEPA Is The Most LIT Team In the Country! appeared first on Ballislife.com.
30 years later, Central State remains the last HBCU to win a national title in football
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… During the spring of 2023, a group of former football players gathered on Central State University’s field to receive gleaming championship rings, a bittersweet culmination to a journey that began nearly three decades prior. “It was exhilarating seeing all of those guys,” David...
WNBA, WNBPA Extend Collective Bargaining Agreement: What It Means
The WNBA and its players association has agreed to another extension to close out the weekend as the labor drama continues. Thanksgiving leftovers in the WNBA included a bittersweet dish. Photo Credit: Sara Jane Gamelli | Ballislife The league ended this holiday weekend by announcing an extension of its current collective bargaining agreement with its...
Two starts in, Shedeur Sanders understands the fragility of NFL life
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns‘ 26-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday ruined the home debut of rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The good news for many Browns fans, however, is that Sanders will get another start next Sunday, his third of the regular season when the 3-9 Browns meet the 1-11 Tennessee Titans....









