The 2025-26 school year is here, and football is about to kick off, but it’s never too early to think about high school basketball practice and that first game. There are upwards of 20,000 high schools nationwide with boys’ hoops programs, and being nationally ranked is no easy task. It can be done, however, and...
Last week, Grammy-winning singer Ari Lennox took to social media to discuss her feelings about Martin, the classic 1990s sitcom starring the titular Martin Payne (played by comedian Martin Lawrence) and his friends trying to make it in Detroit. The show is beloved, especially among Black folks. Yet Lennox had some critiques, namely the way...
Ahead of his sixth NBA season, Puma has unveiled the fifth on-court signature shoe for LaMelo Ball, the MB.05. Set to hit stores on Aug. 29 for $125, the three-quarter cut silhouette debuts in a fiery fluorescent pink colorway dubbed “World Tour,” which plays off Ball’s rockstar aesthetic. Homages to tattoos in the form of...
A report from the Boston Globe says that the Connecticut Sun is set to make a long-awaited move to Beantown under new management. TD Garden could be getting plenty of Sun in the near future. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Per a report from Chad Finn of the Boston Globe, the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun has...
The Indiana Fever’s resurgence has been built on grit, adaptability, and finding solutions in unexpected places. That formula couldn’t be better represented than in the journey of Aari McDonald—a player whose role with the team started as a short-term fix and has evolved into a cornerstone of the Fever’s playoff ambitions. Photo Credit: Indiana Fever...
Sophie Cunningham, of the Indiana Fever, has teamed up with Colin Cowherd and reality star West Wilson to join the internet’s airwaves. She has the meats, and now she has a podcast. Photo by Jineen Williams/Ballislife Indiana Fever star—and new Arby’s spokeswoman—Sophie Cunningham is the latest professional athlete to dip her toe into the podcasting...
With Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron, there’s more than meets the eye. The rookie guard has made waves this WNBA season for her versatile play, which has garnered the admiration of both her peers and fans and earned her a coveted spot in July’s WNBA All-Star Game. Citron’s presence on the floor for Washington could...
Since entering the WNBA in 2021, Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington has steadily carved out her place as one of the league’s fiercest two-way players. Known for her defensive tenacity and relentless energy shutting down opponents, she became a reliable player with the Connecticut Sun and now is a veteran leader in the Wings’ locker...
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers reached another milestone in her standout rookie season Wednesday night, scoring 21 points and adding seven assists in an 88–85 loss to the Atlanta Dream. Photo via Dallas Wings The performance pushed Bueckers to 400 career points and 100 assists, making her just the second player in WNBA history to...
The Cleveland Browns don’t have a Shedeur Sanders problem. Shedeur Sanders, much like any other quarterback drafted or signed to the franchise since it returned to the league in 1999, has a Cleveland Browns problem. Speaking to the media earlier this week, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam revealed that the franchise’s high-profile, fifth-round selection of the...