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La La Anthony on ‘BMF,’ ‘The Chi,’ and being a basketball mom
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La La Anthony on ‘BMF,’ ‘The Chi,’ and being a basketball mom

LaLa Anthony is booked, blessed and very busy, thank you very much. By now, you’ve seen her on two of the summer’s hottest TV shows — The Chi and BMF — and hopefully soon she’ll debut a new show, a collaboration with her bestie Kim Kardashian and TV creator Kenya Barris, called Group Chat. The...

An NFLPA in shambles is not good for NFL
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An NFLPA in shambles is not good for NFL

Great competitors need great foils to forge great legacies. Muhammad Ali had Joe Frazier. Bill Russell had Wilt Chamberlain. Magic Johnson had Larry Bird. The National Football League once had the NFL Players Association. But as the NFL begins a new season, the organization that traditionally compelled the league to do right by players is...

NCAA & NIL: What Does President Trump’s Executive Order Mean?
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NCAA & NIL: What Does President Trump’s Executive Order Mean?

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to create urgent national Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) standards pertaining to NCAA sports. The NCAA has had a rough time navigating the new era of college sports created by NIL legislation and enforcing its own rules since they passed over four years ago...

Hulk Hogan’s legacy isn’t complicated
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Hulk Hogan’s legacy isn’t complicated

Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, died Thursday in Clearwater, Florida. He was 71 years old. Hogan was one of the most recognizable figures in American pop culture from the 20th century, thanks to his dominance as one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars in the 1980s and ’90s. As the centerpiece to Vince McMahon’s World...

How ‘Superman’s’ Mister Terrific could become DC’s cinematic version of Black Panther
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How ‘Superman’s’ Mister Terrific could become DC’s cinematic version of Black Panther

Note: This story contains spoilers for “Superman” There is a brief exchange in the most recent superhero blockbuster film, Superman, that captures the undeniable cool of the scene-stealing Mister Terrific. After the Man of Steel (David Corenswet) is imprisoned in a pocket universe by maniacal billionaire Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) reaches...

Black people loved Malcolm-Jamal Warner fiercely. And he loved us back
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Black people loved Malcolm-Jamal Warner fiercely. And he loved us back

Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… This one hits differently. The sudden, tragic and horrific loss of our dearly departed Malcolm-Jamal Warner hurts like hell. Y’all, 54 is too young. It’s around that age when you have finally, and confidently, settled into the human you’re supposed to be and...

2025 WNBA All-Star Game Ratings Hit 2.5M: Why It Matters
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2025 WNBA All-Star Game Ratings Hit 2.5M: Why It Matters

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis has come to a close. With average viewership in the millions, the event has experienced exponential growth over the past five years.  (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) On Tuesday, the WNBA announced the 2025 All-Star Weekend by the numbers, which aired on ABC. Taking place in Indianapolis, it...

JuJu Watkins, Azzi Fudd Among 14 College Stars Signed to Unrivaled
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JuJu Watkins, Azzi Fudd Among 14 College Stars Signed to Unrivaled

Unrivaled is continuing to make waves in women’s basketball. During WNBA All-Star Weekend, the 3-on-3 league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart announced NIL deals with 14 standout college players, a group led by JuJu Watkins, Flau’jae Johnson, and Azzi Fudd. Photo Credit: Unrivaled It’s the second straight year the league has signed college...