The first time Indiana Fever guard Raven Johnson met Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, she was a self-described “shy” ninth-grader. Johnson had just begun working with touted Atlanta-area trainer Justin Holland, whose core player group included Edwards, then a high school junior who had trained with Holland since he was 14. While Johnson was on...
New Balance is here to stay. The brand that was once known for orthopedics invested a ton in its basketball division and the results are showing. Cooper Flagg, Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray, Tyrese Maxey, Darius Garland, and Co. are all rocking the NB and it’s paving the way for the next generation of young talent,...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyran Stokes’ basketball and life journey has already taken him from his hometown of Louisville, Ky., to San Diego to Atlanta to Napa, Calif., to Sherman Oaks, Calif., to Seattle. And as the SC Next 100 No. 1 ranked prospect in the class of 2026 changed his address, he continued to live...
LAS VEGAS – The Aces are entering the 2026 season in familiar territory, with a target on their back and the opportunity to enter uncharted territory in WNBA history. Not only did the defending champions retain their franchise-defining trio in A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young by signing them each to fresh post-CBA deals...
CLEVELAND — Tell a random NBA executive or even a plugged-in fan that Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden is the last American to win the league’s MVP award, and the first response isn’t debate — it’s disbelief. “Are you serious?” “No way.” Then comes the pause. The mental recall. And the realization that, somehow, it’s...
SAN DIEGO — The 2026 Ballislife SeaWorld All-American Game is officially a wrap, with Team Sharks earning double-digit victories in both the boys and girls games at the Nautilus Amphitheater this weekend. On top of that, Ole Miss commit Jaron Saulsberry (Wheeler, GA) wowed during an all-time great slam dunk contest, and Duke commit Bella Flemings...
Serena Williams didn’t play on the tennis court, but she may have met her match when it comes to motherhood. The tennis icon shares two daughters, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., 8, and Adira Ohanian, 2, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. Williams and the Reddit co-founder have spent nearly a decade building a life and family...
San Antonio Spurs veteran forward Harrison Barnes is the proud owner of a 14-karat gold, 240-stone NBA championship ring from his days with the Golden State Warriors. But as Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and several of his teammates prepared to play in their first NBA playoffs this month, Barnes didn’t take his cherished title ring...
Caitlin Clark put her Indiana Fever jersey on for the first time since mid-July in a preseason game against the New York Liberty. BROOKLYN—Call it a Caitlin Clark incubation for the Indiana Fever. Clark unofficially returned to WNBA action on Saturday afternoon against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. She had previously partaken in...
PITTSBURGH — In Jeremiyah Love’s euphoria of being selected by Arizona with the third pick of the NFL draft Thursday evening, I asked the former Notre Dame running back to do the impossible: Talk about longevity. I asked the 20-year-old rookie what he thought was required to have a long, prosperous NFL career. “So all...