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A few nights ago, Brittney Griner’s collegiate basketball career ended prematurely when Louisville topped Baylor in the Sweet 16. Griner will now go on to a professional basketball career in the WNBA. But how about the NBA? Mark Cuban has recently stated that he would take a shot on Griner and actually draft her. Personally, [...]

The Mike Rice situation at Rutgers is very disturbing. Young men go off to college and parents trust that teachers and coaches will protect them. Yesterday, the disturbing video of Rice verbally and physically abusing his players at Rutgers surfaced. Naturally, he was fired today because of the outcry. The unfortunate part about this story [...]

It’s time we followed in Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s footsteps, and just let it all go. There’s something I never thought I’d write. After three championships worth of animosity, the Los Angeles Lakers mercifully split these two up when Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. Perhaps “mercifully” isn’t the right word, [...]

When news broke yesterday that Miami would rest LeBron, Wade and Chalmers, I’m willing to bet the competitor in Carmelo Anthony said “oh yeah? I’ll make sure they never do that again.” Because you know he had to be a little disappointed, even thought it increased the Knicks chance of winning. Last night, Carmelo Anthony [...]

One of the most highly recruited High School Seniors, Andrew Wiggins, gets a perfect score after pulling off a reverse 360 Eastbay at the POWERADE JamFest before the McDonald’s All-American Game yesterday. The kid from Canada is making good lately, definitely making a name for himself before he heads to the College Ranks. [...]

Playing in the annual McDonald’s HS All American Game is almost a golden ticket to super-stardom on the collegiate or professional level. Since 1977, legendary players like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and more have all gotten their initial national exposure from playing in the McDonald’s Game. While it will be hard to top [...]

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Although the official date that the most sought after high school recruits can sign with a college program isn’t until April 17th, there has been a flurry of activity near the top of the class of 2013 rankings. It all began with former #1 ranked player Jabari Parker committed to Duke, then just last week, [...]

For the majority of the NBA season the teams in the Western Conference that garnered the majority of the talk were the Lakers, Clippers, Thunder, Spurs and Grizzlies of the world. Many believed that one of those teams that represent the West in the NBA Finals. But how about the Nuggets? If you’ve had the [...]

After getting a detailed look at one of the first releasing colorways of the adidas Crazy Quick, we take a look at the pair participants of the McDonald’s All American Game will wear. A polished black color is used on the SPRINTFRAME to make the heel counter shine and compliment the white Stripes branding. The [...]