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The Utah Mammoth are heading into their second season after a gigantic offseason. First, they decided on a mascot, ditching Utah HC after one season, and they brought in a new winger to help their scoring. Can the addition of JJ Peterka, among others, help the Mammoth make the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Peterka came over […]

August is typically the slowest part of the year for NBA fans, but the Washington Wizards’ faithful were spoiled this time. 2023 No. 7 overall pick Bilal Coulibaly and 2024 No. 2 pick Alex Sarr have gotten minutes with France in the EuroBasket tournament, while 2024 No. 24 pick Kyshawn George competed for Canada in […]

With the 2025-26 NBA season just 50 days away, the Orlando Magic are preparing to build on their growing momentum in the Eastern Conference. Assistant coach God Shammgod, who joined the team earlier this summer, believes the franchise’s young core, led by star forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, is prepared to take another significant […]

Tuskegee University is jubilant after a 20-17 victory over Winston-Salem State University in the Red Tails Classic, but athletic director Reginald Ruffin has some choice words about Tiger fans who want free tickets. Ruffin took to his Facebook account to bluntly denounce the idea of free tickets to Tuskegee University games. The full post is […]

The NBA 2K26 Release Date is on the horizon, with new gameplay features and improvements for players to enjoy. ProPLAY returns once again, using NBA footage to create immersive and authentic gameplay. Overall, you’ll be able to experience it across a variety of returning modes like MyCAREER or MyTEAM. Without further ado, let’s take a […]

New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello likes to tell her team to “control the controllables.” Unfortunately for her, a lot of the misfortune that has befallen New York during its first-ever title defense has been decidedly uncontrollable. Injuries have ravaged the Liberty in a way no one could have reasonably anticipated. The Liberty have […]

In an unprecedented legal battle, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration after President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. The action has drawn a strong rebuke from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., of which Cook is a member. The sorority’s International President, Cheryl W. Turner, released an official statement on behalf […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates season has been a roller coaster of promise and frustration. Despite flashes of competitiveness, inconsistency ultimately derailed their playoff hopes. With the door to the offseason now wide open, the Pirates faces pivotal roster decisions, and one player has emerged as the clear trade candidate: Jack Suwinski. High Hopes That Never Materialized […]

The NFL’s 2025 preseason schedule is done. That means fantasy football managers no longer have game action to watch and extrapolate key information heading into their drafts. The teams are now finalizing their cuts, and they will ultimately land on their final 53-man rosters. Yes, the preseason can sometimes help fantasy managers decipher how a […]

The Seattle Storm came to the 2024-25 WNBA season with plenty to prove. The team last won a playoff series back in 2022 despite having an abundance of talent in their ranks consistently. As expected, Nneka Ogwumike(18.2 points, seven rebounds) and Skylar Diggins(15.6 points, six assists), who have 17 All-Star appearances between them, have led […]

Phoenix Mercury center Natasha Mack is playing some of the best basketball of her career. In the last two games against the Chicago Sky and New York Liberty, she’s averaging 11.0 rebounds, 9.0 points, and 4.5 blocks. Those numbers are mighty impressive for the second-year center. While Mack has enjoyed her clean-up role with the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made the Eastern Conference Finals in 2025. More than this, they finally broke their losing streak in the East Final. Unfortunately, this did not mean they won the series. Carolina avoided a sweep, but they lost to the Florida Panthers in five games. The Hurricanes have done well to make the East […]

There are not a lot of better scenarios for a team to still be competing for the title after winning it the previous year. The New York Liberty’s situation is slightly different because they have been the WNBA Champions for two seasons running, and find themselves in the reckoning to make it a hat-trick of […]

Norfolk State lost its season opener to Towson University 27-7, and Vick addressed the media postgame. “Tonight certainly we could have done a lot of things better. Um, you know, certainly shot ourselves in the foot and a lot of situations. We gave some big players early. Um, found a way to get back into […]

PHOENIX– One 3-point shot by Phoenix Mercury center Kathryn Westbeld with 6:15 left in the fourth quarter and a seven-point lead might not have seemed that big of a deal. But it mattered more than some ought to admit in the Mercury’s 80-63 win over the New York Liberty. The shot came right after Liberty […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Valkyries completed their season series sweep of the Indiana Fever in a comfortable 75-63 win on the back-end of a back-to-back. With the win, the Valkyries leapfrogged the Fever and the Seattle Storm to the sixth seed in the conference. And in a game that dragged on due to multiple […]

The Washington Capitals were one of the best teams in the NHL this past season. In fact, they finished second in the NHL in terms of standings points in 2024-25. Only the Winnipeg Jets had more than Washington. And their season ended exactly the same. Neither team won the Stanley Cup in 2025. In fact, […]

With nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard back to his original home with the Portland Trail Blazers, it feels as though he’s picking up where he last left off with a young team in need of a leader. He’s every bit of confident to take this team to the next level and it’s obvious Lillard will […]

The Air Jordan 11 remains as one of the most iconic sneakers in the Nike Michael Jordan era, if not the best sneaker ever designed by Tinker Hatfield. The shoe also works incredibly well as a low-top, indicative of Jordan Brand’s recent push to popularize the slimmed down version. On pace for more, a recent […]

With the growing popularity of the Nike Dunk in mainstream culture over the last few years, it has opened the door for Nike to experiment with one of their most reliable and tried models to date. Recently, we saw Lakers’ Kobe Bryant honored with an anticipated Lower Merion-themed release. Now, Nike takes things one step […]

The Ottawa Senators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in eight seasons this year. Ottawa fought hard to finish as the top Wild Card team in the Eastern Conference. And they put in a rather impressive showing late in their postseason run. Unfortunately, that run lasted just six games, as they were […]

The version of the Toronto Maple Leafs that hits the ice for the 2025-26 NHL season will look different than the team that skated off the ice at Scotiabank Arena in dejection following their latest Game 7 postseason loss to the Florida Panthers. The most notable change for the Maple Leafs was the sign-and-trade of […]

Not only did Nike, Michael Jordan, and the Jumpman change basketball and sneaker culture forever, but the brand has made a lasting impact in branching outside of basketball and into other ventures like baseball, foot, and even NASCAR racing. Since signing their debut MLB talent Derek Jeter in 1999, Air Jordan has been all over […]

Nike is beginning their full push in bringing the Nike Foamposite silhouette back to prominence with a number of scheduled releases in the upcoming year. The iconic sneaker has seen a sort of resurgence over the last few years and just after announcing the return of the “Gym Red” pair from 2015, Nike will bring […]

For years, New Balance has been at the center of sneaker culture’s most influential projects and collaborations, constantly reinventing themselves as a brand while keeping their core values at the forefront of everything they do. The brand’s range is unmatched, famously outfitting super models in London and dads in Ohio. As of late, artist Action […]

Chicago Sky franchise star Angel Reese has been in the headlines since her days as an LSU Tiger and now that she’s making history in the WNBA, the fastest player to 500 points and 500 rebounds is building her own empire over at Reebok. After recently making history once again and unveiling her debut signature […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have made some huge strides forward during the 2025 WNBA season. The addition of Kelsey Plum, and a healthy Cameron Brink, have made the Sparks a dangerous team. Los Angeles is not yet a superpower in the Western Conference, but they are finally showing signs of becoming a competitive team very […]

Jerry Jones could not get it done with Micah Parsons, but he closed the deal with DaRon Bland by giving the cornerback a $92 million extension on Sunday. The Pro Bowler will now remain with the Dallas Cowboys’ defense through the 2029 season. Bland, 26, played just seven games in 2024 after beginning the season […]

After its first collaboration with the Nike Air Max 95, Nike SB saw massive success when melding the worlds of running, skateboarding, and lifestyle culture all into one sneaker. The “Cactus Flower” Air Max 95 has been in contention for ‘Sneaker of the Year,’ but Nike is far from finishing with their updated AM95 colorways. […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have missed the playoffs in five consecutive seasons and are in a rebuild. They fired John Tortorella and hired Rick Tocchet as the head coach this offseason, and also brought in Trevor Zegras. While their playoff chances are slim, there are a few breakout candidates that could put them in the postseason. […]

As newly-minted Los Angeles Laker Bronny James carves out his own path in the league, having your father as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a Nike lifetime athlete still has its perks. With an entire signature collection to choose from, Bronny has credited the Nike LeBorn NXXT series as his favorite sneaker to wear […]

With the recent return of the Nike Foamposite models to the mainstream release calendar, we could see a full shift in popularity back towards Nike’s most polarizing sneaker. We could credit the Nike Foamposite with laying the foundation for many of the signature basketball sneakers releasing in today’s game, still going strong with their seemingly […]

Not only does the Nike Dunk silhouette have a massive place in today’s lifestyle sneaker landscape, but the versatile model has longstanding roots in both the skateboarding and basketball communities. The original Nike Dunk was released in 1985 and initially intended for the hardwood, outfitting classic teams of the 1980’s from both the NBA and […]

After being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Arizona Cardinals sophomore wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. has a lot to prove in year two. After a rookie campaign that was bittersweet, Harrison Jr. is simply waiting for the right time to break out with the generational skill and talent everyone knows […]

This year’s Texas Southern versus Prairie View A&M matchup was arguably the most anticipated HBCU game of the weekend. The Labor Day Classic is already a huge event, often turning into an amazing game between two heated rivals. But this year, the off-the-field drama made the game even more personal and intriguing to watch. The […]

The Florida Panthers defended their Stanley Cup title this summer. And now, they get to go and try to do it all again. Florida is looking to achieve a feat not seen since the 1980s. They are looking for their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship. The Panthers are one of the best postseason teams we’ve […]

Today, for both North Carolina A&T and Tennessee State, it was the dawn of a new era. For North Carolina A&T, Shawn Gibbs returned to the Aggies in hopes of restoring the glory they accrued during their MEAC championships and Celebration Bowl runs. Meanwhile, Reggie Barlow leads a Tennessee State program that found immense success […]

The Colorado Avalanche were Stanley Cup contenders entering the postseason in 2025. Many believed they had a legitimate chance to represent the Western Conference at the end of the playoffs. Instead, former Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen haunted them in the first round. And their postseason run ended way earlier than anyone could have imagined. The […]

As Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James enters another chapter of his legendary NBA career, the league’s all-time leading scorer also carries the longest standing signature sneaker line in sports today. As he enters the magical 23rd year of his run, Nike is set to honor “The King” with his latest signature silhouette, finally releasing an […]