AAU season is officially up on us. While there have been a number of outstanding independent AAU events throughout the country to get things going this spring, the circuit truly starts when the shoe companies begin having their events. While Adidas, Under Armour, New Balance all have significant amounts of talent on their respective circuits,...
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is carrying brother, family with him in NBA playoffs
Angela Gordon and her two young boys were quite disappointed that they had to leave the Intuit Dome early to catch their flight home to Denver on Saturday. With grandfather Ed also in their private car, they all watched the final seconds of Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers on a...
Damian Lillard Tears Achilles: Out For Playoffs
On Monday, it was announced that Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard was diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the playoffs. Lillard, who will turn 35 in July, could also potentially miss the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season due to the injury. The injury occurred during the first quarter of...
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft slide wasn’t because of racism
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...
EYBL Phoenix Session I: Opportunity Galore
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...
Morgan State alum DJ Heat provides the soundtrack for D.C. sports teams
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....
Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II changes Game 3 vs. Rockets to dad’s delight
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...
NBA Champ Defensive POYs: Rare Combo!
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...
MiLaysia Fulwiley To Play for LSU Tigers
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 —...
NFL is Shedeur Sanders’ first major hill to climb
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...









