The Golden State Valkyries have done far more than join the WNBA; they’ve fundamentally changed the conversation about what an expansion franchise can be. In their inaugural 2025 season, they have achieved a record-breaking $500 million valuation, surpassed every early-season prediction, and created one of the loudest home-court atmospheres in the league. Photo by Golden...
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference are entering the 2025 football season with a wave of fresh leadership that could signal a new era of competition in both conferences and reshape the landscape of football for historically Black colleges and universities. From high-profile MEAC hires Michael Vick (Norfolk State) and DeSean Jackson (Delaware...
The NBA released its in-season tournament pool play slate alongside a new television partner in Prime Video. The NBA’s latest path to in-season glory has been paved. As it continues to release its schedule in increments, the Association unveiled each team’s four-game slate for group play for the 2025 NBA Cup. Things get underway on...
Let’s make one thing clear: Jay Jenkins, better known as Jeezy, never had to rap. “Jeezy had Lambos and every car you could imagine before the record deal,” multi-platinum producer Drumma Boy told Andscape. Holding court in Atlanta as the 4x Trapper of the Year, the Georgia go-getter in 3x T-shirts had made more money...
I had a chance to sit down and take a breath and think about all the prospects I saw this summer. Before I attack the high school and college basketball preseason, I do want to reflect on each class. I recently took a deep dive into the 2026 class HERE, and now I take a...
The 2025 Twin Cities Pro-Am has came and gone. Held at Minnehaha Academy (home of Chet Holmgren and Jalen Suggs) for the past few years, founder Jamar Diggs (who doubles as an overseas pro in France himself) brought the Pro-Am back downtown to his alma mater, historic DeLaSalle High School. What made the 2025 Pro-Am...
Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young is pretty good at keeping a secret. When the two-time WNBA champion arrived at the Aces’ media day in May, cameras flashed and questions came fast when Young was asked about her electric pink sneakers. “I’m pretty crazy when it comes to my shoes,” Young told Andscape. “It started...
Often in his role as an ESPN NFL analyst, Ryan Clark expresses his passion for his native Louisiana. Clark’s bond with resilient New Orleanians is on display again in ESPN E60’s Above the Tide – 20 Years After Katrina, debuting Monday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and streaming afterward on ESPN+. Clark returns to...
It’s hard to believe that Sunday marks a year since the United States men’s basketball team won its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in a thrilling 98-87 triumph over the host nation, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Stephen Curry’s now-legendary three-point barrage to secure the victory has already been ingrained as perhaps the signature...
PHOENIX — Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas made history Thursday in a dominant win over the Indiana Fever, becoming the first player in WNBA history to record three consecutive triple-doubles. (Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images) The Mercury’s 35-point win is the third-largest in franchise history and was Phoenix’s first time winning a game...