PHILADELPHIA — For most of this preseason, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel has been the straight man for fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Even though Gabriel was drafted in the third round and Sanders in the fifth, and even though Gabriel is listed ahead of Sanders on the Browns’ depth chart, Sanders has been...
Strictly Bball has made a splash in today’s new age basketball media scene. Owning a TikTok account that has over 2.8 million followers, founders Joe Doerrer and Nolan Newberg have masted the art of basketball storytelling in short form. The duo have rapidly expanded over the past half a decade, partnering with the NBA amidst...
As one of the league’s new television partners, the NBA on NBC will tip off once again this season after a hiatus of over two decades. The Roundball Rock reboot finally has a tune. The release of the 2025-26 NBA season schedule also yielded the release of national television schedules. NBC is back in the...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Make no mistake: Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores cleared a major hurdle Thursday when judges reaffirmed his right to have his day in court against the NFL. But for Flores – and other Black coaches who allege that the most powerful organization...
This summer, Ja Morant’s latest shoe took him to the edge of the world and back, sending his signature line off the runway. Three weeks. Two continents. Four countries. From the U.S. to Asia, all to push the launch of the Nike Ja 3 on the Memphis Grizzlies star’s first international promo run as a...
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...