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ESPN is under fire after several female athletes nominated for ESPYS weren't invited to the award ceremony
ESPN blamed "COVID restrictions and a new venue" for the limited seating. But even if all nominees …
Meredith Cash
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WNBA legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will grace the cover of NBA 2K23, the iconic video game franchise
"The timing has struck now for the WNBA to get the credit it deserves, to be looked at as a legitim…
Meredith Cash
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Freshman sensation Paige Bueckers proved she was UConn's best player in first 2 weeks with the team
It didn't take long after she first joined the Huskies for Paige Bueckers to prove she was worth al…
Meredith Cash
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The male basketball players helping prepare a WNBA superteam for a championship season say average Joes would 'get smoked' trying to keep up
The 15 men on the New York Liberty's practice team are tasked with helping the star-studded squad p…
Meredith Cash
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Fans slammed UConn's Geno Auriemma for leaving Paige Bueckers in during the final minutes of a blowout, leading to her scary injury
After the Huskies' 19-point win over rival Notre Dame, Auriemma called his star 'a pain in the ass'…
Meredith Cash
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One of the top women's college basketball coaches has become a resource for NBA coaches adapting to a new fad in the pros
As zone defense rises in the NBA, Clemson women's basketball coach Amanda Butler has fielded questi…
Scott Davis
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Brittney Griner's absence could have sent the Mercury into retrograde. Instead, big off-season additions have kept Phoenix a WNBA title favorite
The Mercury promised to be a juggernaut for the 2022 WNBA season. But Phoenix's off-season success …
Meredith Cash
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An Indiana basketball player surprised his sister on Christmas by paying off her student loans with NIL endorsement money
Anthony Leal made good use of the money he's earned in NIL deals, giving his sister a Christmas gif…
Tyler Lauletta
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Sedona Prince is tackling coffee's 'dirty not-so-little secret' and extending their advocacy to the environment
The Oregon Ducks star and famous TikToker is now the Chief Community Officer for Riff, the brand re…
Meredith Cash
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Drake wants to bring a WNBA franchise to Toronto, but one major concern could halt plans
The Canadian rapper posted "@WNBA I need a Toronto team" on Instagram, but travel issues that have …
Meredith Cash
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Top WNBA draft prospect NaLyssa Smith says 'I deserve to be the No. 1 pick'
The top two 2022 WNBA Draft picks are all but certain. But which of the two stars will be taken wit…
Meredith Cash
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South Carolina continues near-flawless run to national championship with big Final Four win over Louisville
National Player of the Year Aliyah Boston led the effort for the Gamecocks with a game-high 23 poin…
Meredith Cash
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About 8 miles separate Duke and North Carolina. Some fans are caught in the middle.
In a rivalry that's existed for more than a century, the stakes are higher than ever for fans caugh…
Tyler Lauletta
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Breanna Stewart says Geno Auriemma is 'getting a little bit softer' after his emotional Elite Eight interview
The UConn alum turned WNBA star said it "hits home" to see her notoriously tough former coach tear …
Meredith Cash
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Chris Webber on partnering with a tech company to 'disrupt' the sports and entertainment NFT space, and the ongoing legacy of Michigan basketball
NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber spoke to Insider in an interview tied to his new partnership with th…
John Lynch
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Playing pro sports in Russia for foreign-born athletes comes with adjustments and even some pleasant surprises
While travel is different and on-time payments aren't guaranteed, some athletes who play in Russia …
Scott Davis,Jake Lahut
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'I was just so in shock:' A player from the biggest upset in March Madness remembers the 'wild' night he helped make history
Former UMBC forward Joe Sherburne said he is often asked about the time his 16th-seeded Retrievers …
Scott Davis
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WNBA owners reportedly voted down a temporary plan to upgrade team flights out of fear players would 'get used to' the treatment
WNBA teams currently fly commercial, with the league's rather tall players often crammed into coach…
Meredith Cash
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In his new book, 'Winning,' Tim Grover, a personal trainer and mental coach to Kobe Bryant, reveals how he taught the NBA champion to embrace rest and avoid burnout
Grover trained star athletes like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade. But convincing Brya…
Marguerite Ward
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Baylor women's basketball is dropping 'Lady' from its team name to become 'simply the Bears' in line with the school's 18 other teams
The shift marks a new era for Baylor's program, which hired Nicki Collen to take over the team foll…