[ad_1] To kick off the 2024 All-Star weekend, the NBA has announced the Naismith Hall Of Fame Class 2024 Finalists on Friday. You can find a list of every Finalist and a list of their achievements below. Seimone Augustus WNBA Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) WNBA Finals MVP (2011) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2006)…
[ad_1] The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has unveiled its list of 13 finalists for the 2024 induction, featuring a diverse array of basketball luminaries spanning players, coaches, executives, and owners. Among the standout finalists are renowned NBA stars Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter, whose illustrious careers have ended rather recently. Billups, known for his…
[ad_1] In a recent conversation with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, NBA Hall of Famer Jamaal Wilkes delved into the influence of superstars Steph Curry and LeBron James on the basketball landscape. Reflecting on their respective legacies, Wilkes highlighted Curry’s transformative effect on the game through his mastery of the 3-point shot, which has redefined the…
[ad_1] Detroit — Earl Cureton had a long and well-traveled professional basketball career, which spanned nearly two decades and saw him play with seven NBA franchises and multiple organizations overseas. Cureton, who played for the University of Detroit and later the Detroit Pistons and for many years has been working as a tireless ambassador for both,…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 1, 2024 Sometimes, painful loss provides powerful revelation for both athlete and audience. Contesting his sixth major final, Daniil Medvedev put himself in position to win the Australian Open only to fall victim to a resilient Jannik Sinner and gnawing fatigue in a five-set final loss on…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nearly 50 years after Roy Sommer packed a bag and headed off to begin a hockey career, he will return to the Bay Area to be inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame on Monday as part of the AHL All-Star Classic festivities in San Jose. Hailing…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Opportunity beckoned Gordie Clark and his family. It was the 1950’s in post-war Europe, and the industrial landscape had struggled to recover. For a young family in Scotland like the Clarks, maybe there might be something better out there. They found that opportunity in Canada, moving to New Brunswick…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was one of those really beautiful fall days in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Dennis Bonvie was on the golf course. The director of pro scouting for the Boston Bruins, Bonvie had a drive ahead of him to Philadelphia for a game that night. He checked his phone and saw…
[ad_1] (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) The career of one New York Giants legend might’ve been much different if things went as planned for the Dallas Cowboys during the NFL Draft in 1993 because Michael Strahan claims that then-head coach Jimmy Johnson promised to draft him that year. The Cowboys were the cream of…
[ad_1] Getty Images Last season marked a comedown for Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall and Saint Peter’s, but all three parties are trending upward again as conference play heats up across college basketball. After guiding the Peacocks on a historic run to the Elite Eight, Holloway made the jump to Seton Hall for 2022-23, replacing Maryland-bound…
