Category: Sports

Aminata Seck Was Supposed to Be Traveling With Her Team. Instead, She Has Spent More Than Six Weeks in ICE Custody.

Brandon King

Kentucky State University women’s basketball player Aminata Seck was supposed to be on a team trip to New York. Instead, the 26-year-old senior from Senegal has spent more than six weeks in federal immigration custody after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Aug. 7, 2026. Seck was traveling with the Kentucky State basketball team when she was detained, according to her attorney and multiple reports. What has happened since has raised questions about her immigration case, her access to medical care…

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49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Fined $14,926 for ‘Chugging Beer’ Celebration — But He Says He Doesn’t Even Drink Beer

Brandon King

49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Fined $14,926 for ‘Chugging Beer’ Celebration — But He Says He Doesn’t Even Drink Beer The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 for what the league classified as an “offensive demonstration” during Sunday’s 35–13 win over the Miami Dolphins. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the league’s fine letter stated that Juszczyk’s “imitation of chugging a beer” could reasonably be considered in poor taste. The celebration came after Juszczyk caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Brock Purdy in the third quarter, extending San Francisco’s lead…

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Toni Kukoc Refuses to Declare Today’s European Stars Better Than the ’90s Legends

Brandon King

Toni Kukoc is giving today’s international NBA stars plenty of respect—but he isn’t ready to put them ahead of the European legends who came before them. During an appearance on the Croatian program Sport Nedjeljom, the three-time NBA champion discussed the evolution of European basketball and the impact players such as Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo have had on the NBA. Kukoc had particularly high praise for Jokic and Doncic, highlighting their basketball IQ and fundamentals. But when it comes to comparing the current generation with the European…

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Former South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia Is Cancer-Free After 11-Hour Surgery

Brandon King

Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia has received the news his family and supporters have been praying for: He is cancer-free. Garcia, who has been battling Stage 4 colorectal cancer, underwent an 11-hour surgery Tuesday, and according to an announcement from his wife, doctors successfully removed the cancer. Garcia is now considered to have No Evidence of Disease (NED). It is an extraordinary development in a difficult battle that has touched the former South Carolina star’s family, friends and supporters. The announcement brought an enormous moment of relief and celebration…

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WNBA News: Vancouver Group Sets Sights on Expansion Team for 2031

Brandon King

Could Vancouver be the WNBA’s next expansion market? A group of business and basketball leaders is putting together a plan to bring a WNBA franchise to Vancouver, British Columbia, potentially giving Canada its second WNBA team. The group is led by retired business executive Bill Bakk and Deloitte managing partner Jodi Evans, who have publicly outlined their plans as they work toward a potential franchise bid. There is one major hurdle: the WNBA has not announced any expansion beyond the three franchises already approved for Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. Those…

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Monica McNutt Wins New York Sports Emmy for Best Studio Analyst

Brandon King

Monica McNutt has another major award to add to her growing résumé. The ESPN and MSG Networks basketball analyst has won the New York Sports Emmy for Best Studio Analyst, adding an Emmy to a career that has continued to expand across NBA, WNBA and college basketball coverage. McNutt’s recognition came Wednesday night at the 4th Annual New York Sports Emmy Awards, held September 23 in New York. The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences hosted the ceremony celebrating excellence in New York sports…

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Gregg Popovich Marries Former Assistant Coach Mike Budenholzer’s Ex-Wife

Brandon King

Gregg Popovich has a new ring — and this one has nothing to do with basketball. The legendary former San Antonio Spurs head coach has remarried, tying the knot with Mary Barth Budenholzer, the former wife of his longtime Spurs assistant coach, Mike Budenholzer. According to TMZ, a marriage license obtained in Bexar County, Texas, shows that Popovich and Mary were married on September 16. The relationship connects two of the most influential figures from Popovich’s legendary Spurs coaching tree in an unexpected way. Mike Budenholzer worked under Popovich in…

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Caitlin Clark Gifts Game-Worn Caitlin 1s to Fever Fans

Brandon King

Caitlin Clark didn’t just put on a show for the fans — she left a few of them with a piece of the game they’ll never forget. After the game, Clark gifted game-worn Caitlin 1s to some of the first Indiana Fever fans, turning a regular night at the arena into a sneaker memory they’ll likely keep forever. And that’s what makes this moment hit differently. These weren’t just fresh-out-the-box Caitlin 1s. They were worn by Clark during the game. For sneaker fans and Clark supporters, that’s the kind of…

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Lonzo Ball Refutes Retirement Reports: “I’m Still Waiting for a Call”

Brandon King

Lonzo Ball is apparently not ready to call it a career. After comments from the latest episode of the Ball in the Family podcast sparked reports that the former No. 2 overall pick had retired from the NBA, Ball took to X Wednesday to set the record straight. “I retired? News to me lol cuz I’m still waiting for a call… NBA season long 🤷🏻‍♂️” Ball’s response came after comments about his nine-year NBA career were widely interpreted as a retirement announcement. He reflected on everything he had endured throughout…

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Jay Williams Says “We All Participated” in Pre-NIL Cash Payments

Brandon King

Long before college athletes could legally profit from their name, image and likeness, the idea of players receiving money outside the rules was hardly a new subject. Jay Williams just put his own spin on that history. Speaking alongside former Nebraska star Ndamukong Suh at Front Office Sports’ Asset Class event, the former Duke basketball star was discussing the reality that NIL existed in some form before it was formally permitted in 2021. Williams joked that the money came in “black duffel bags.” Then he took it a step further.…

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