The second season of the NBA on NBC’s third iteration gets underway with a star-spangled tripleheader on Oct. 20. The NBA on NBC is undeniably on a break but it’ll return with a vengeance on Oct. 20. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) Thursday’s release of the 2026-27 NBA schedule saw over 100 games added to...
Russell Westbrook, a force of nature and inevitable first-ballot Hall of Famer, retired from the NBA on Wednesday in a manner worthy of his career — with praise and prestige from a man named Michael Jordan. I mean, why not? Jordan Brand has often been a defining part of the Westbrook mystique. A decade ago,...
The fact that LeBron James is actually a member of the Philadelphia 76ers is starting to feel a bit more real, if only for the fact that the full NBA schedule was officially released on Thursday. We now have the entire picture of what this upcoming season will look like for LeBron, from Game 1...
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 “I’m qualified, and I’m ready for it.” Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is clear about his hope to lead an NFL team again, even as his priority remains the...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Zero. It isn’t a score. It isn’t a handicap. It isn’t the number of putts a player hopes to take from 6 feet. Instead, zero is the number of African American golfers who competed this year in the four men’s professional major golf...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Just weeks before his death, Nipsey Hussle stopped by Power 106 in Los Angeles to speak with Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk of the L.A. Leakers. The biggest takeaway from the interview, one of the last of his short yet transcendent life, was...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Doc Rivers felt nervous on the morning he expected a call from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame about whether he would be inducted as a coach in the Class of 2026. Rejection a year earlier during his first bid did nothing to ease his tension. The 64-year-old felt his anxiety grow...
In one of the most stunning developments regarding team ownership in modern American sports history, billionaire venture capitalist Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger purchased the Los Angeles Lakers for a record $12 billion in a move that was announced on Wednesday. Photo by Adam Pantozzi/Getty Image The sale comes one year after...
While warming up for a home game with the Las Vegas Aces in 2024, forward Alysha Clark couldn’t believe who was sitting courtside. “I stopped and I was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s Mychal,’” said Clark, now a member of the Dallas Wings. “That’s freaking Mychal the Librarian! I completely fangirled and ran over after...
The Atlanta Dream’s Angel Reese has set yet another rebounding milestone; where does she rank among the greatest on the boards in WNBA history? Photo credit: Atlanta Dream Call them Atlanta saves. Angel Reese‘s first foray with the Atlanta Dream continues to be whimsical, as she set yet another landmark in Tuesday’s 107-95 victory over...