From Oak Hill Academy to Springfield, NBA great Carmelo Anthony has been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Selected No. 3 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony is officially a first-ballot Hall of Famer, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania....
With only a few weeks before the WNBA Draft, Skechers and Kiki Iriafen announced a new partnership today. The former University of Southern California forward will be Skechers’ first-ever collegiate athlete signing. Iriafen will be a brand ambassador for the Los Angeles-based company and will appear in the performance brand’s global marketing campaigns as she...
Kansas-bound Darryn Peterson and Duke-bound Cameron Boozer are named co-MVPs at the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Game in Brooklyn, N.Y. The best in high school basketball participated in the 48th annual McDonald’s All-American Game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. It was the first time the rotating site event has taken place in...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sensational as a rookie last season, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels revived the franchise while leading it to the NFC Championship Game for the first time in 33 seasons. Not surprisingly, the team and its fans are eagerly anticipating his second act. Daniels has inspired Washington and its supporters to...
NAPA, Calif. – Gen Zer’s who love the game of basketball are known to be ardent fans of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George, to name a few. As for prep basketball phenom Darryn Peterson, his favorite NBA player would likely appear to be a surprise unless you knew his...
The 2025 WNBA Draft is just two weeks away, and surprising news broke on Monday. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) ESPN’s Shams Charania announced Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles’s unprecedented decision to forgo the draft. With the release, Miles will enter the NCAA’s transfer portal. Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles – the projected No. 2 pick...
ATLANTA — As he began his climb up the ladder for his turn to cut the nets, Auburn center Dylan Cardwell came to a sudden stop. Surveying the sea of orange in State Farm Arena, Cardwell raised his right arm in the air and led the exuberant crowd into the school’s battle cry: “War Eagle,...
According to the metrics and overall seeding, this year’s Elite 8 field was arguably the strongest in the history of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Of the remaining eight teams entering the weekend, four were No. 1 seeds, three were No. 2 seeds, and one was a No. 3...
State champions were crowned in Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania to wrap up the playoffs for the 2024-25 season. All that’s left is Chipotle Nationals, set for April 2-5, in Indianapolis. Indiana Class 4A state champ Jeffersonville and Kentucky Sweet 16 champ Great Crossing crack this week’s rankings. By Ronnie Flores Fishers Comes Up Short The...
ATLANTA — There was a stir in the crowd near the Michigan bench midway through the first half of Friday’s Sweet 16 game against Auburn, but the mild disturbance wasn’t game-related. The cause? Michigan State forward Coen Carr, still in full uniform, made a surprise entrance in the crowd an hour after his Spartans beat...