This week, the MLB and MLB Players Association announced a new initiative that expands financial assistance opportunities for living Negro Leagues players. Previously, annual benefits were only offered to those who played at [...]
Via The Washington Post, a report on a new book detailing the remarkable story of Oscar Robertson’s high school team:
Eighty years ago, an extraordinary collegiate basketball game took place. It’s such a [...]
Via Forbes, a look at the continued development of the African Basketball League (BAL):
The NBA-led initiative BAL (Basketball African League) tipped off their fourth season last month, on March 9th, with a league-record [...]
Via USA Today, a look at why this WNBA draft is a landmark moment (not just because of Caitlin Clark):
Before Caitlin Clark captivated the nation this year in women’s basketball, Purdue University professor [...]
Courtesy of The New Yorker, a look at the exponential growth of women's basketball:
For years, television ratings were taken as a proxy of the popularity of college basketball, and the numbers for women’s [...]
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Courtesy of the Washington Post, commentary on the breakthrough currently being experienced by women's college basketball:
Women’s college basketball has become a cultural phenomenon. Arenas are selling out. [...]