NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! John Wall’s new role brings him back to the city where his NBA career began. On Thursday, officials at Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C., confirmed to ESPN that Wall was named the school’s president of basketball operations. Wall joins a standout program that…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! College sports are completely different now than it was when Shaquille O’Neal spent his days dunking basketballs for the LSU Tigers before he entered the NBA. O’Neal played three seasons at LSU before he chose to go pro. He was later selected No. 1 overall by the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan’s men’s basketball team secured its first national title in more than 30 years earlier this month. One day earlier, UCLA’s women’s team claimed its first NCAA Tournament crown. Michigan and UCLA powered through a 64-team bracket to hoist their respective championship trophies, but an expanded bracket…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Another betting scandal in sports has surfaced, this time involving two Fordham Rams men’s basketball players. Two former players were ruled permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting. The NCAA announced Tuesday…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Earlier this month, Michigan defeated UConn in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. Shortly after the Wolverines captured the program’s first title since 1989, Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. announced he will enter the NBA Draft. Despite declaring for the NBA Draft, Johnson has maintained his…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you’re an NBA player and think you might one day get a random text from Shaquille O’Neal, don’t get your hopes up. O’Neal, 54, doesn’t reach out to NBA players from the past or present for one reason. “None. I don’t like athletes or superstars because…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! College basketball legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale announced he is battling cancer yet again. The 86-year-old announced Monday that a biopsy confirmed he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, and he is immediately beginning immunotherapy to combat it. This is the fifth time Vitale has been…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UCLA’s national champion women’s basketball team was given an eyebrow-raising political quest by late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. During a group interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday, a discussion with Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez, Angela Dugalić and coach Cori Close turned political….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NBA champion or not, legendary Duke Blue Devils head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski isn’t too worried about Michael Malone, who was reportedly hired to replace Hubert Davis with the UNC Tar heels, getting the program back on track. After all, Krzyzewski’s biggest rival during his illustrious Duke…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The UNC Tar Heels are dipping into the NBA pool for its next men’s basketball coach. After Hubert Davis was fired following a shocking loss to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament earlier this month, the Tar Heels are set to hire Michael Malone,…