CJ McCollum diary: You need to be healthy in order to compete for a championship
New Orleans Pelicans guard talks impending surgery, the Western Conference playoff race, Ja Morant and more

Kansas State’s Ismael Massoud has come up clutch in the Wildcats’ run to the Elite Eight
After a transfer and four coaches in four seasons, the New York native has elevated his game in the NCAA tournament

Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell ‘proved himself right’ en route to the Sweet 16
The 5-8 guard gets a homecoming at Madison Square Garden and another chance to showcase his confidence in the NCAA tournament

South Carolina assistant coach Jolette Law is ‘one of the best that’s ever done it’
Elite recruiter and relationship builder believes she will get another shot as a head coach

Angel City FC’s Madison Hammond is Black, Native and using her spotlight in the NWSL
The soccer league’s only Native American player has grown into herself ‘as an athlete and an activist’

The obsession over Chloe Bailey’s sex scene is exactly ‘Swarm’s’ point
Show examines what happens when we’re too concerned about the lives of celebrities

The indomitable spirit of Willis Reed
The former Knicks forward made the most of his moment and connection to New York

Jonathan Majors talks training for ‘Creed III,’ ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Also, he discusses body image, upsurge in Hollywood and choosing roles

NFL coach hiring with the Rooney Rule: Blind résumé analysis
The Undefeated
Princeton’s Tosan Evbuomwan has ‘come a long way’ to the Sweet 16
The son of Nigerian and English parents was on a pro soccer path before switching to basketball as a teen

Josh Hart is loving life with the New York Knicks
After stints in Los Angeles, New Orleans and Portland, veteran guard is happy to have family closer to home on East Coast

Orlando Pride uniforms pay homage to Black artist Mary Ann Carroll
A late member of the Florida Highwaymen artist collective, her style is captured in the NWSL team’s home 2023 kit

Stephen ‘Breadman’ Edwards is training pro boxers his way
Edwards’ innovative approach and hunger have earned the trust of contenders such as super middleweight Caleb Plant

Growing demand for HBCU bands’ talent increases their time in national spotlight
TV shows, ads and sporting events raise awareness of Black college culture

New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green’s son has taken a unique path to the NCAA tournament
After a challenge from Green, Ross Williams went from NAIA to Division II to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

One photo means more for Team USA’s Black baseball contingent
At the World Baseball Classic, players and coaches came together for a moment they hope reaches African American community
The Undefeated
Bobby Caldwell was a great artist – and a continuing revelation for Black fans
The ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ artist was covered or sampled by everyone from The Notorious B.I.G to John Legend

Joakim Noah wants to ‘change the narrative’ about African basketball
Former NBA All-Star with Cameroonian roots has invested in the Basketball Africa League: ‘This is opening up doors that I didn’t know were possible while I was playing’

James Blake’s success, influence in tennis continues after his standout career
Blake has become the only Black tournament director at the ATP or WTA level

Why does the Black guy always die first in horror movies?
Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris tackle the history of Black people in the horror genre

Juju Watkins and Sierra Canyon have had a run to remember
The USC-bound national player of the year and her teammates faced a unique schedule at their Los Angeles area prep school

‘They were pioneers’: The oral history of USC women’s 1983 national championship game
Forty years later, Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper and the ‘Women of Troy’ reflect on their title against Louisiana Tech and its impact