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Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton shared on Twitter Monday that his decision to transfer from Penn State last year was due to a comment from Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers where he referenced that Bolton had a noose around his neck. Bolton said Chambers’ remark was made one day after the coach served a one-game suspension for shoving Penn State’s Myles Dread during a […]
Toronto’s championship anniversary is over, and the Raptors finally know what’s in front of them as they get set to defend their title. The NBA has finally released the schedule for the eight seeding games to be played in Orlando, Florida before the playoffs, and the glass half-full perspective is that the Raptors will be […]
Five-star college basketball recruit Makur Maker has announced his commitment to Howard University. He shared the news online on Friday, writing on Twitter, “I was the 1st to announce my visit to Howard & other started to dream “what if”. I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow. I hope I […]
Maya Moore fans were shocked this year when they learned she would miss a second consecutive season to focus on criminal justice reform. The Minnesota Lynx star announced she was putting her career on hold to fight for the release Jonathan Irons—a 40-year-old Black man who was wrongly convicted in the late 1990s. “Basketball has […]
Canada’s been on a wave in the sporting world the last couple years, so we thought, what better way to celebrate than by power ranking the nation’s very best athletic moments? Of course, attempting to distill an entire 150-plus years of sports highlights into a single definitive list of GOATs isn’t easy (not to mention, it’s basically an […]
The return of the NBA is inching closer and closer, which also means that the 2020 NBA Draft is also on its way to arriving. While the actual basketball will take center stage – and it obviously should – that doesn’t mean the draft is going to be forgotten about. The NBA Draft Lottery is […]
In massive, bold yellow letters, the slogan “Black Lives Matter” has been painted on streets across the United States. It started in Washington, D.C. when Mayor Muriel Bowser granted permission for the mural to be done just two blocks north of the White House. The NBA will reportedly follow suit when the 2019-20 season resumes late next month. ESPN […]
NBA Rookie of the Year candidate, Ja Morant, was on the wrong end of a social media first storm. On Sunday, Morant took to Twitter where he apologized for posting a picture that offended law enforcement officers. “My post was intended to focus on the bad cops who get away with the murder of unarmed Black […]
A lot has happened since the NBA paused its season. The world is not only battling a global pandemic, but Americans have also been rallying for justice following murders of citizens at the hands of the police—including the death of George Floyd. These issues have created tensions that make some fans and players believe that there is […]
Shaq and Rob Gronkowski are joining forces to raise funds for charity. Shaq’s Fun House vs. Gronk Beach, presented by the General Insurance, is a virtual party being live-streamed on YouTube where both teams will have the chance to help contribute money and raise awareness towards their respective charities. Shaq and Gronk will compete in a series of challenges, […]
