Valkyries Ride Defensive Dominance, Depth to Sweep of Aces for Historic WNBA Finals Berth LAS VEGAS — The Golden State Valkyries didn’t simply eliminate the defending WNBA champions. They dismantled the Las Vegas Aces’ championship aspirations with the very qualities that have defined their remarkable rise: suffocating defense, relentless depth and an unwavering belief in...
Two-minute offenses are often the thin line between ecstasy and anguish. In football and politics. The most important of both will run through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday. Yet neither No. 2 Georgia nor No. 6 Alabama (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) will call the plays that matter beyond the field. (As long as the weather plays...
NEW YORK — During a stoppage in Game 2 of the New York Liberty’s first-round WNBA playoff series against the Minnesota Lynx last week, the jumbotron showed Liberty legend Tina Charles, prompting a roar from the sellout crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Under her name on the jumbotron read “Liberty all-time scorer,” acknowledging the...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Basketball trainer Ben Perkins was working out Quentin Grimes on a July morning in Houston when he suddenly stopped passing the ball upon seeing a stunning ESPN alert on his Apple Watch. “Free agent guard Quentin Grimes has agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract to join the Los Angeles Lakers, with...
Joyce Wrice’s 2021 debut album, Overgrown, wrestled with the messy negotiations of one’s 20s: loving the idea of someone before seeing them clearly, knowing you deserve better but still having to choose it, and learning when to move on. For many listeners, those themes felt familiar. Sitting across from the R&B singer in Harlem five...
Keep track of the awards bestowed on the 2026 WNBA postseason circuit. Award season is in full swing on the WNBA circuit. Photo: David Berding, Getty Images As four teams currently battle for championship glory, several individual efforts are being honored by the league, which recently wrapped its landmark 30th season. The honorees will continue...
2026-27 Ballislife NBA Preview: Preseason Power Rankings | Contender Tiers | Projected Leap Teams | Make-or-Break Teams | Likely 1st Time All-Stars | LeBron’s New Chapter | NBA Media Day 2026: 5 Takeaways | Cooper Flag Season 2 | Biggest Question For Each Team | Atlantic Division Preview Of all the changes we saw across the...
The fall basketball market is becoming saturated across the country. With semi-mandatory “fall high school leagues” being played virtually every weekend after Labor Day, the “off-season” really doesn’t offer much free time to high school players. Most of them have to be selective about what events to attend in order to maximize their opportunities and...
HONOLULU — Los Angeles Clippers guard Darius Garland donated $100,000 through his family foundation to the Greater Gary Storm Recovery and Relief Fund this summer as his home state of Indiana recovered from a devastating August storm. Garland wanted to aid the city where several of his family members and friends still live. “My mom...