Let’s get something straight about quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ nightmarish experience in the NFL draft: It had nothing to do with racism. While many draft observers viewed Sanders’ perceived slide as a stunning development in the three-day process, NFL employees who actually select players and put them on the field evaluated the situation much differently. To...
The 2025 grassroots season is in full bloom and we had an opportunity to evaluate all three days of the Nike EYBL Session I in Phoenix and the main theme of Session I was opportunity. There was plenty of opportunity for talented players to turn heads, make an impact and potentially move up in the...
As confetti fell following the championship game of Unrivaled, the 3×3 professional women’s basketball league, Morgan State University alumna Nicole Mosley stood on the court, reveling in the moment and the role she played in it. “That was our moment for all of us to bask in it and be like, ‘Wow. We did this....
SAN FRANCISCO – As former NBA star Gary Payton Sr. took pictures and returned hi-fives from fans after the Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 playoff victory, he seemed distracted while keeping his eye on the court. “Hold on, let me talk to my son real quick,” Payton said as he left his seat, deliberately placed...
Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley was named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday, beating out Golden State’s Draymond Green and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels. With the Cavaliers winning 64 games during the regular season and earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Mobley has a legitimate chance to become the...
On Friday, MiLaysia Fulwiley announced on her Instagram that she will play for the LSU Tigers. She spent the first two seasons of her collegiate career playing under Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks and was a part of the 2024 National Championship team. MiLaysia Fulwiley has signed with the LSU Tigers! pic.twitter.com/ByjxnHD84t —...
From the very beginning and before any selections were made, I filtered this week’s NFL draft through the prism of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his famous father, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Draft day would be the final chapter of a dramatic story and journey that began at Jackson State University and continued at...
ORLANDO – Long before Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. was known for his high-flying dunks, he had dreams of going much higher. “So, growing up, I remember that was one of the first things I told my mom I wanted to be was a pilot and then it went to being an astronaut,” the...
On Wednesday, the Dallas Wings introduced its new additions of players acquired through the 2025 WNBA Draft. Photo Credit: Dallas Wings First round selections guards Paige Bueckers and Aziaha James, second round selections guard-forward Madison Scott and guard JJ Quinerly, and third round selection center Aaronette Vonleh were introduced by general manager Curt Miller and...
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association hope to make their first African American pioneers — Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd — household names amongst their teams, players and all NBA fans just like Jackie Robinson is with Major League Baseball. The NBA plans to celebrate the anniversary of the drafting...