Oct 07 WATCH: Federal grand jury indicts 18 former NBA players for defrauding health care plan By Larry Neumeister, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Eighteen former NBA players were charged Thursday with pocketing about $2.5 million illegally by defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan in a scam that authorities said involved claiming fictitious medical and dental expenses. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In doing so, he celebrated their success on the court and hailed the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:14 How resilience through COVID, sexism helped Stanford women’s team win NCAA championship By Amna Nawaz, Patty Gorena Morales In a trying year, the annual college basketball tournaments offered a welcome feeling of the familiar. The Baylor University men won their first title. But as Amna Nawaz reports, it was the women of Stanford who scored the big win,… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 4:49 Are college athletes employees? Supreme Court mulls compensation for student players By John Yang, Alex D'Elia, Tess Conciatori College basketball’s “March Madness,” which reaches its crescendo this weekend, reminds us that big-time college athletics can look like big business. As John Yang reports, it was a fitting backdrop Wednesday for a well-timed Supreme Court argument over compensation for… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 6:19 Female basketball players get unreliable COVID testing, less online promotion from NCAA By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The NCAA women's basketball tournament got underway Sunday. But even before the opening tip, new anger and frustration erupted last week over the NCAA's different approaches to the women's and mens' teams — including less reliable COVID testing. The problems… Continue watching
Feb 05 Can you safely play indoor sports during the pandemic? By Jamie Leventhal As COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations rise, just how safe are indoor sports?… Continue reading
Jan 29 John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89 By Dan Gelston, Associated Press Chaney was a commanding figure on the court and admired as much for his mentoring of players as for the team's success. He became a de facto father to dozens of his players, many coming from broken homes. Continue reading
Jan 02 Paul Westphal, Hall of Fame basketball player, dies at 70 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Paul Westphal, a Hall of Fame player who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and later coached in the league and in college, has died. He was 70. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 1:45 Remembering legendary NCAA basketball coach John Thompson By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane John Thompson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who transformed Georgetown University into a national championship school, has died at age 78. The first Black head coach to win an NCAA title, Thompson was known for helping to mold stars… Continue watching
Aug 31 Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78 By Associated Press John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. Continue reading