LOS ANGELES – As part of NBA 2K27’s Community Day and Game Reveal on Tuesday, I got to play an early version of the game in addition to seeing its unveiling live in person. Based on what I’ve already seen, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that it has a chance to be...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… If there’s one thing to know about Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, it’s that she doesn’t play about her family. Ogwumike is the oldest of four sisters, all of whom played competitive basketball while growing up in a Nigerian household in Tomball,...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Will Venable should not be here, speaking like this — or as this. At least not yet. It is entirely too soon. This should happen far off into the future, after years of toil and torment. Instead, in just his second season as...
Azzi Fudd will undergo an arthroscopic procedure early next week in Connecticut to address ongoing soreness in her right knee, the Dallas Wings announced Wednesday. She will miss the remainder of the 2026 season. Rehabilitation begins immediately. Fudd last played Aug. 5 at the Washington Mystics. Two nights later, she went through warmups before a...
The first trait many people notice about Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin is her fiery red hair, which makes her easily identifiable on a basketball court. After a conversation with Austin, the second, surely, is her unwavering confidence. “I just know the type of player that I can be. I look around the league, and...
LOS ANGELES — It’s about that time. NBA 2K27, perhaps the deepest installment of the long-running franchise, was revealed in full for the first time at 2K’s annual Community Day event at the Intuit Dome on Tuesday. In front of a crowd of over a hundred content creators, press, and a live streaming audience, a...
All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com is the official rankings of the National Sports News Service, which date back to the 1952 season. CIA Bella Vista of Arizona is the 2025-26...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders are engaged in one of the most intriguing preseason quarterback competitions in recent NFL history. The Cleveland Browns‘ starting quarterback battle is yet another footnote in the long evolution of Black quarterbacks climbing Jacob’s Ladder. This season, Watson...
The 1996 USA women’s national basketball team has gained immortality and Dawn Staley at least appreciates the timing. UNCASVILLE—Dawn Staley might not have liked the way it was drawn up. But, like many a broken play under her watch, somehow it worked all the same. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Staley is becoming...
Elena Delle Donne put up one of the greatest careers in WNBA history … one that almost never happened. UNCASVILLE—Basketball history may have shifted for good in 2008. This particular hallowed happening occurred not on any form of hardwood but rather the Delaware home of Elena Delle Donne. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) At the...