A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are the WNBA’s Bird and MagicThe best players on the best teams are a natural fit for a potentially legendary rivalry
Was that Jimmy Butler or Jared Leto at Heat media day?Keeping with tradition, Miami's star was rocking a new hairdo. More importantly, he seemed over missing out on Dame…
Will NBA2K put the WNBA MVP on the next cover?A’ja Wilson got passed over this year. Here’s to hoping the same won’t happen to Breanna Stewart after winning the…
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are about to become masters of the basketball universeThe Greek Freak wants to win in Milwaukee and the Bucks gave him Dame Time
This Jimmy Haslam-Milwaukee Bucks storyline could lead to some interesting developmentsGiannis is up in the air on signing an extension. Damian Lillard is now on the roster. And Haslam is the new…
MVP controversy takes center stage in Liberty-Suns playoff seriesBreanna Stewart got fewer first-place votes than Alyssa Thomas, but still won the award. And that hasn't sat well…
Kim Mulkey’s willingness to share her recent health scare is good for college sportsThe LSU head women’s basketball coach had a potentially life-saving procedure in June
Hakeem Olajuwon charges $50K to teach what cannot be taught — good for himHall of Famer’s Dream Shake school put on blast by Gilbert Arenas for reasons only known to Agent 0
A 'Fly' New Book Celebrates Nearly 80 Years of NBA StyleThe Root spoke with author Mitchell S. Jackson about his new book, 'Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion.'
Winning Time season 2 finale: Dang, the Celtics are jerksThis deluge of dramatized classic moments—and series sendoff—gives us plenty to process
More than a third of US pro sports teams are tied to private equityWith aggressive returns, some of the world's biggest firms are investing in America's premier sports leagues
LeBron James, wife and 2 associates named in federal PED investigationUnearthed documents from Biogenesis case claim The King didn't buy steroids, but his business manager and trainer…
Mark Cuban Launches Company To Help NBA Owners Save Millions On Generic Free AgentsDALLAS—Saying that every team deserved access to effective and affordable players, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban…
The NBA can try all it wants, player rest is impossible to stopIts board of governors is set to vote on a rule to prevent it, but how would the league prove a player is healthy…
LeBron James is Team USA’s shadow GM and possibly its next directorHe’s already making the quiet but vital moves to piece together a top-tier squad
The Evolution of Coco GauffCoco Gauff wins big at the U.S. Open Finals, but how did the teen become great?
USA’s FIBA World Cup loss to Germany proves something needs to change before the 2024 OlympicsA thrown-together roster of stars couldn’t get the job done — but here's what could fix that
Kim Mulkey getting paid is just latest evidence that college sports is alive and wellNIL doomsayers continue to cry "the end is near" as the LSU coach is set to ink a 10-year, $32-million deal
Breanna Stewart is the heir apparent to Diana Taurasi’s scoring crownThe New York Liberty star broke the WNBA record for most points in a season
Coco Gauff is proof that tennis is wack without Black womenFrom Venus to Serena to Naomi to Gauff, the entire sport rests on the shoulders of Black women