When Ice-T released his last studio album in 2006, Twitter had just launched, skinny jeans were the hottest fashion trend, and Yung Joc’s “It’s Goin’ Down” was the biggest hip-hop song of the year. Over the next 20 years, the Godfather of West Coast gangsta rap grew distant from the art form he helped pioneer....
Andscape senior NFL writer Jason Reid speaks to coordinators leaguewide about what meaningful advancement looks like for Black coaches at the highest level of football Authenticity is not separate from leadership. It is part of the foundation. Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard joins Andscape senior NFL writer Jason Reid for “Coaches Conversations” to explain...
Who’s the best in the West? The first half of this WNBA season has offered plenty of contenders. Halftime beyond halftime has come and gone in the WNBA’s 30th season. With the All-Star Game festivities in Chicago completed, a scintillating second half no doubt awaits on the hardwood road ahead. It’ll follow a thrilling opener,...
How do the WNBA’s Eastern Conference squads look after the first half? Halftime beyond halftime has come and gone in the WNBA’s 30th season. With the All-Star Game festivities in Chicago completed, a scintillating second half no doubt awaits on the hardwood road ahead. It’ll follow a thrilling opener, one that saw heroines rise and...
Andscape senior NFL writer speaks to coordinators leaguewide about what meaningful advancement looks like for Black coaches at the highest level of football For Daronte Jones, the Washington Commanders‘ job is both professional and personal. A fan of the franchise while growing up in nearby Capitol Heights, Maryland, Jones now leads the defense as the...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… David Jonsson is the next Black Panther. At a celebration worthy of the coronation scene from the 2018 film, Marvel Studios and director Ryan Coogler announced Jonsson’s casting last weekend at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con. Most notably for devotees and casual fans...
‘The American Carnival’ is a yearlong cultural examination of the impact of the Super Bowl halftime show far beyond entertainment. Through history, politics, race, economics and music, the series explores how 12 minutes on the most-watched stage in the country often say more about America than the game itself. Whew! Much has changed since our...
LAS VEGAS — Now that we know where LeBron James is headed, rest assured, we know the team entertainer extraordinaire Marlon Wayans will not be cheering anytime soon. Photo credit: Willie Ramirez | Ballislife “People (who are) very passionate about their sports, I like to see them lose,” Wayans said with a chuckle. “That makes...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… My first thought when LeBron James announced he was going to Philadelphia was not about whether the 76ers could win a championship or how the balance of power in the Eastern Conference might be impacted. My first thought was, finally, Jaylen Brown has...
CHICAGO — Jonquel Jones won MVP of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night at the United Center. The second question of her postgame press conference was about a clip from Thursday that had gone around all weekend, and she cried through the rest of it. No player had held All-Star MVP, regular-season MVP,...