College basketball’s $7M freshmen: How NIL changed everything about player development
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is a member of an exclusive fraternity of college basketball players: the ones who, once…
Fab Five to reunite for Michigan-Arizona alt-cast of Saturday’s Final Four showdown
Michigan’s storied Fab Five will come together for an alternative broadcast of their alma mater’s Final Four game…
Fanatics gets NFL trading card license: First set details, PREM1ERE patch cards and more
The last time Topps printed a licensed NFL card, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota headlined the set’s rookie…
Wizards say $10,000 April Fools’ Day half-court shot prank was scripted
WASHINGTON — What happens when an NBA franchise conducts a staged April Fools’ Day skit that seems so…
Inside NBA Sneaker Culture: Why some players burn through 60 pairs a season and Jarrett Allen won’t
Jarrett Allen needs your help. The Cleveland Cavaliers center — his perfectly curated afro kept neat inside a…
Meet Sheel Tyle, the new local Blazers co-owner intent on keeping the team in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. – For the past year, inside a Portland-area gym, a friendship developed between an NBA superstar…
George Karl: These are the 3 best leaders I coached in the NBA
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s…
NBA Europe draws host of bids, including $1 billion offers: Sources
The bids for NBA Europe are in, and commissioner Adam Silver’s office is encouraged by both the level…
Is hating Duke basketball falling out of style?
Bomani Jones loves to hate Duke. Absolutely loves it. As an Atlanta native who earned a master’s degree…
Mark Cuban says he regrets selling Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, Patrick Dumont
In the two-plus years since Mark Cuban sold his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks, the team has…
Grant Hill on calling Braylon Mullins’ shot, Duke’s ‘meltdown’: ‘The new Laettner moment’
It was just 15 hours after Connecticut’s instant-classic NCAA Tournament win over Duke, and Hall of Famer Grant…
NBA approves Portland Trail Blazers’ sale to Tom Dundon at $4.25 billion valuation: Source
The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a group…