UCLA freshman hooper Kiki Rice scored Jordan Brand’s first-ever name, image and likeness (NIL) deal on Monday, firmly establishing her as an athlete to watch.

Halloweekend in the sports world unfortunately featured the wrong kind of horror, with a series of infuriating moments spanning antisemitism, sexual misconduct and physical violence. WTF, indeed.

Yesterday marked the 250th day of Brittney Griner’s wrongful detainment in Russia, and it brought another devastating update in the WNBA star’s case — the appeal of her nine-year sentence was rejected by a Russian court.

Though the official road to March Madness doesn’t tip off for almost three more weeks (not that we’re counting…), the men’s and women’s preseason polls dropped over the last two days.

After a whirlwind offseason of trade rumors and off-court messes, the on-court NBA drama is officially back, starting with an epic doubleheader tonight.

The NBA is back, baby. Regular season tip-off is October 18th, so here’s a little basketball refresher before the hooping begins.

It’s time for the preseason, baby. And the anticipation for the upcoming 2022–23 season is at an all-time high, thanks to the NBA Canada Series presented by Bell. Ahead of the Toronto Raptors’ final preseason game on October 14th in Montreal, our pals at The GIST break down why it’s so special, recap highlights from the first game in Edmonton and preview what to expect dans Montreal.

In a press conference on Monday, LSU head coach (HC) Kim Mulkey cut off a reporter, who said he hadn’t “seen anything” from her on WNBA star Brittney Griner’s wrongful detention in Russia, with a curt “and you won’t.”

It’s the last Sunday of September, a month that saw not one, not two, but three sports greats retire, with Serena Williams, Sue Bird and Roger Federer all hanging ’em up. And those retirements came after another legend, Allyson Felix, crossed her final finish line in August.

On Wednesday, investment app Stackwell enlisted at least six teams to encourage Black millennials and Gen Zers to grow their wealth. Count it.

After a truckload of public pressure, the Phoenix Mercury and Suns franchises are officially on the market. Majority owner Robert Sarver said Wednesday that he’s started the selling process, tipping off the search for a new owner — and a guessing game about how high the price will be.

The Boston Celtics suspended second-year head coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022–23 NBA season yesterday amid reports that he had an intimate, consensual relationship with a woman on the Celtics’ staff.