The Women’s Game is Growing But At What Cost
The visibility of women’s basketball is at an all-time high. More eyes are on the ladies than ever before. The media investment, corporate sponsorships, and fan engagement that people have… Read more »
Author Archives: raylonsden
The World Hasn’t Caught Up – USA Basketball Has Gone Backwards
Whispers have been circulating since 2004 when the US was humiliated in the Olympics. Those whispers were heightened when they followed that up with another bronze medal in the 2006… Read more »
The Aces Could Cure All the WNBA’s Ills if the League Lets Them
It’s been almost a week since the Las Vegas Aces were crowned WNBA champions for the second consecutive year. With all their success in recent years, they have given the… Read more »
The Washington Mystics Kick Off the 2023 Season
Nothing has been normal for the Mystics since their 2019 title run. They’ve been trying to regain their championship form amidst some pretty unstable circumstances. They took a shell of… Read more »
Baltimore Ready to be Front and Center for CIAA
The CIAA Men’s/Women’s basketball tournament is one of the Crown Jewels of HBCU sports. The CIAA itself is steeped in rich basketball history that rivals any conference at the collegiate… Read more »
A’ja Wilson and Starry Locked In for All-Star Weekend
This weekend Salt Lake City will host one of the greatest spectacles of the sports world. NBA All-Star weekend will be in town and WNBA champion and MVP, A’ja Wilson,… Read more »
From Prime Time to Mountain Standard Time
It’s been a little over a week since Deion Sanders officially took the head coaching job at the University of Colorado. As expected, people put their thumbs and mouths to… Read more »
“The Shop” Crew Got This One Wrong
There was an “interesting” conversation on the most recent episode of “The Shop”, LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s roundtable-style show produced by their media company, SpringHill Entertainment. At around the… Read more »
Blacktop Streetball Association: History in the Making
There has been a perpetual conversation surrounding athletes getting their just due. Ownership has been at the forefront of those discussions. We have seen NBA players sign monstrous deals but… Read more »
Brittney Griner Needs To Come Home Now
I’ve gone back and forth about whether to address this or not. I really don’t have much else to contribute to the topic besides the obligatory “BG should be with… Read more »