Year two of the Elite International Basketball Conference (EIBC) has come and gone. The platform, which holds centrally located events on a monthly basis, has schools from Florida to California all under one roof. The format is a dream for college coaches, scouts, media, and players alike, as it provides a constant opportunity to see...
This is the time of year that New York Jets fans have something they lose once the season kicks off: hope. With NFL free agency beginning officially Wednesday (under league rules, teams were permitted to negotiate with unrestricted free agents for two days prior to the start of the signing period), the Jets signed quarterback...
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram The 2025 WNBA draft is less than a month away and will occur in New York City! From Brooklyn to Hudson Yards, the WNBA is set to take over NYC. The 29th annual WNBA Draft will occur on April 16 at The Shed in New York City. Similar...
“I don’t wish you no bad luck, baby. I don’t wish you no strain” – D’Wayne Wiggins, “Whatever You Want” It was a summer afternoon in 2019 when an R&B music icon, myself and some other homies were playing dominoes with actual leather “bones,” eating dim sum and enjoying a nice bottle of wine at...
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Steph Curry is Unrivaled! It’s been quite the busy week for Steph Curry, who recently announced his plans to become an assistant manager at his alma mater, Davidson College. An elite sharpshooter on the court, Curry has transformed into a lavish entrepreneur and...
From pop culture to pandemics to politics, it goes without saying that a lot has happened in the five years since Chicago, Illinois native Joe Freshgoods dropped his sold-out debut New Balance collaboration, the “No Emotions Are Emotions” 992, in February 2020 during NBA All-Star Weekend. The launch was a nostalgic and foreshadowing event. The...
This is the week many ranked teams have been looking forward to the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Teams part of the EYBL Scholastic League or those that won state titles, hope for a bid to Chipotle Nationals, set for April 3-5, in Indianapolis. Previous No. 3 Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) and...
As Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton enters the final stretch of a coaching career that spans six decades, he recalls how that lengthy career almost never happened. Hamilton remembered the start of his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Austin Peay in 1971, quickly transitioning into an assistant coach’s spot in a matter of...
Photo Credit: Jineen Williams/Ballislife By Kevin Lewis, Ballislife Staff Writer Coach Dawn Staley has always embodied a philosophy by a phrase that epitomizes her coaching style and personality: “Favor ain’t Fair.” To Staley, favor is a blessing one endures when they consistently perform at the highest level. Very few programs in this era of...
BOSTON — Before Kyrie Irving’s season-ending injury interrupted the news cycle, two debates dominated conversations around the NBA. The first was whether the NBA — with its long, meandering season — had lost its competitive edge. This debate was tied to yet another NBA All-Star Game fiasco that had fans conflating lack of effort in...