Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… New York Liberty center Kym Hampton remembers feeling exhausted before even stepping on the basketball court. On a New York City summer morning in 1999, Hampton and her WNBA peers were readying for tipoff of the league’s inaugural All-Star Game in front of...
The WNBA is celebrating its 30th season, and one of the biggest extravaganzas of the season is set to take place during All-Star Weekend in Chicago. (Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images) This year’s festivities are unique in the sense that fans will witness stars from one of the WNBA’s greatest eras mixed with...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers. Director Sheldon Candis’ They Fight owes its existence partially to another boxing film about an underdog: Rocky. Candis wanted his version of his favorite movie. Whether through actor André Holland’s Walt Manigan or the young men...
With the WNBA season past its the midway point and All-Star Weekend one week away, the conversation surrounding midseason awards has begun, including the Most Valuable Player title. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Per FanDuel, two-time reigning MVP A’ja Wilson is a runaway favorite, at -360. That should come as no surprise, as she leads...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… When Teresa Weatherspoon agreed to be a general manager for this week’s WNBA All-Star Game, it wasn’t a case of the league calling in a Basketball Hall of Famer out of touch with today’s stars. Instead, it’s adding a basketball figure who has...
Julian Strawther spends day with Las Vegas youth at his back-to-school drive as he prepares to leave for his fourth season with Denver Nuggets. HENDERSON, Nev. — It was more than being back at Liberty High School, fulfilling a goal he once dreamed of, giving back to his community, to the delight of little boys...
INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Fever pulled off a thrilling 110-107 victory over the Seattle Storm behind a historic performance from Caitlin Clark. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) A combined 75 points came from Clark and Kelsey Mitchell guided the Fever (15-10) to its fifth win over the last seven games. Mitchell caught fire early with 17 first-quarter...
With the NCAA July live period upon us, it has been a logistical mess for D-I coaches to coordinate where to go. There are now five shoe circuits all running competing events (Nike, Puma, Adidas, Under Armour, and New Balance) at the same time, and colleges are only allowed to have four coaches in the...
LAS VEGAS – The Houston Rockets have the 15th-best odds to win the 2027 NBA championship, according to Las Vegas oddsmakers. While those odds are long, veteran Rockets guard Fred VanVleet believes his team can defy them next season when he returns to action. “We can win a championship next year,” the NBA Players Association...
Two years after signing with the Milwaukee Bucks on a veteran’s minimum contract, Gary Trent Jr. is now drawing significant attention. When he officially signed his four-year, $64 million contract on July 16, the NBA confirmed it was reviewing the deal. The timeline of events has raised serious questions around the league, and the answers...