Basketball

Legendary NBA player Darryl Dawkins passed away suddenly at a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was 58 years old.

WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson-Griner have a lot to celebrate in the coming year, and it’s not their recent nuptials or the upcoming basketball season. Johnson-Griner hinted on Instagram that she was expecting a child – and her team, the Tulsa Shock, confirmed the news Thursday. The big announcement came on the eve […]

The national perception of law enforcement may not be very receptive given recent officer-involved shootings and beatings across the nation. Just this week, it was revealed that cops have killed nearly 400 individuals in 2015 alone. It’s only June. But a viral video of two uniformed New York Police Department officers connecting with Bronx teenagers in […]

If you stayed up late last night to watch the press conference for Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, you got to see Steph Curry‘s 2-year-old daughter Riley steal the show. After dropping 34 points in a win over the Houston Rockets, the NBA MVP held his daughter on his lap as he […]

Legendary SWAC basketball coach Dave “The Wiz” Whitney died Sunday at his home in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was 85 years old. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Whitney coached at Texas Southern University from 1964-1969 before moving on to Mississippi’s Alcorn State University (1969-1989,1996-2003) where his legend would be cemented. Read more from the Sun Herald: He’s […]

Shaquille O’Neal had one great fall during the NBA on TNT halftime show Wednesday night. And we can’t stop watching it. In a moment witnessed on live television, the former basketball player was ready to give his analysis on the Rockets vs. Clippers game when he tripped over a wire, tumbled to the floor, and broke a monitor. […]

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who became a Tea Party favorite in 2013 when he denounced Obamacare, said he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, reports USA Today. “I’m willing to be part of the equation and, therefore, I’m announcing my candidacy for president of the United States of America,” Carson told WPEC-TV, the […]

Phoenix Mercury WNBA star Brittney Griner and her fiancée were arrested Wednesday afternoon for assault and disorderly conduct, USA Today reports. A verbal argument between the two turned physical, the site writes, resulting in their arrests. According to USA Today: Griner, 24, and WNBA player Glory Johnson were in an argument in the Goodyear home they recently purchased. […]

Russell Westbrook proved to be the 2015 All-Star Game MVP on the court, but turns out the Oklahoma City Thunder star is a savior outside the arena as well. Westbrook, who received a new car along with his All-Star accolade, decided to surprise a single mother of two whose vehicle was not in very good shape. […]

A Black University of Kentucky basketball player found himself apologizing after a hot mic picked up his “poor choice of words” towards his White opponent during a post-NCAA Final Four game press conference Saturday. Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison was caught calling his opponent, Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky, the N-word after a reporter questioned the panel of Wildcats about the […]