NCAA women's basketball tournament expands to 68 teams
December 23, 2021 by
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is expanding to 68 teams beginning with the current season, giving it an equal number of participants as the men’s tournament as part of a concerted effort at gender parity. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The men’s tournament expanded to 68 teams in 2011 with four first-round […]
WATCH: ‘We Want to Change Laws’: National Basketball Social Justice Coalition Promises an ‘Evolution’ in Advocacy
December 2, 2021 by
The National Basketball Association (NBA) flexed its social justice muscles this week when the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition released a new video advertising the various causes that the organization will push. We here. We are players, coaches, team governors, and executives working to advance social justice policy reform. pic.twitter.com/tQZfV0ag8m â National Basketball Social Justice Coalition…
Gavin Newsom Pulls Kids Out of Basketball Camp After Maskless Photos Emerge
July 28, 2021 by
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has withdrawn two of his children from a summer basketball camp after one day after it was reported that the camp was not enforcing mask mandates and was allowing children to play sports without wearing masks. A group of activists who oppose Newsomâs coronavirus restrictions tweeted about the maskless camp on…
Team USA Basketball Director Says LeBron James Unlikely to Play in Olympics Ever Again
July 1, 2021 by
USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Wednesday that it is unlikely that LeBron James will ever play for Team USA at the Olympics again. Colangelo made his comments based on Jamesâ advancing years. âFather Time takes its toll,â Colangelo told ESPNâs Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin. âIf youâre a human being, your body is built…
College Basketball Coach Apologizes for Telling Team to ‘Stay on the Plantation’
March 3, 2021 by
A college basketball coach is apologizing after using an analogy during a recent locker room talk in which he told his players that they needed to âstay on the plantation.â Creighton menâs basketball coach Greg McDermott made the comments following a tough loss to Xavier last week. McDermott apologized for the remarks in a statement…
How Low Can They Go? USA Today: Kavanaugh Should âStay Off Basketball Courts When Kids Are Aroundâ
September 29, 2018 by
USA Today is getting slammed after a sports columnist for the paper published an article suggesting that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should âstay off basketball courtsâ when children are around and not coach girlsâ basketball because he was accused of sexual assault. From @usatodaysports: "The U.S. Senate may yet confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme […]
China Releases UCLA Basketball Players After Donald Trump Intervenes
November 14, 2017 by
Three UCLA basketball players who were arrested by the Chinese for shoplifting were allowed to return to the United States after President Donald Trump personally intervened with Chinese President Xi. Airline staff spotted the three basketball players checking into a flight in Shanghai, according to the Wall Street Journal just hours after Trump confirmed that he […]