A summer grassroots staple is the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C. The grassroots calendar has changed over the years, but Peach Jam for Nike’s elite grassroots teams has stayed relatively the same, even after the NCAA recruiting scandal and COVID-19. The top 24 17U teams qualify for Peach Jam, and a few...
PHOENIX – According to Colin Salao of Front Office Sports, WNBA players rejected the league’s first proposal to the union. Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The WNBA and its union does not appear to be close to an agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. The current one expires on...
On July 5, 1975, Wimbledon witnessed its first all-American singles final in nearly three decades, as defending champion Jimmy Connors faced Arthur Ashe. The match was also historic because Ashe became the first Black man to compete in a Wimbledon singles final — the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament. Ashe became the first...
Ay yo! Attention all basketball players and fans, cultural aficionados and casuals, lovers of the slick handle and the written word, appreciators of the concrete jungle and the underdog’s journey. Bobbito Garcia has something special for y’all. This column is not about a normal book, and this is not a normal column, because Garcia is...
The New York Knicks are finalizing a deal to hire Mike Brown as their next head coach, league sources confirmed Wednesday. Brown, 55, will replace Tom Thibodeau, who was dismissed following New York’s loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The move comes after a month-long coaching search and signals a shift...
Sean Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offenses but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life. Combs was convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and paid male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters, a felony...
The Indiana Fever will be without star Caitlin Clark for the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup Final Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier were named Captains of the 2025 WNBA All-Star game this week. Following the news, Collier and Clark were set to face off in tonight’s highly anticipated Commissioner’s Cup Final. Considered...
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Stephon “Swerve” Strickland is no stranger to big moments and the pressure that comes with them. A 15-year veteran in the pro wrestling industry, he has had countless big moments, whether it was in smaller promotions like Lucha Underground or the bright lights and big stages of Wembley Stadium in...
In front of a crowd celebrating the retirement of Candace Parker’s No. 3 jersey, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese delivered a historic performance, finishing with 24 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks in the Sky’s 92–85 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images It was Reese’s fourth consecutive game...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial were barely seated on the trial’s first day when they were shown a video of the hip-hop mogul viciously attacking his longtime girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Over the next seven weeks, jurors heard from 34 witnesses. All were called to the stand by prosecutors, but each...