Author: Sarki Samson

Madison Square Garden has a way of revealing exactly who a player is. The lights are brighter, the stakes feel higher, and the crowd makes sure you earn every bucket. On Thursday night, Cade Cunningham walked into the world’s most famous arena, shorthanded and unbothered, and put on the kind of performance that shifts award conversations. The Detroit Pistons dismantled the New York Knicks 126-111, completing a season sweep of one of the Eastern Conference’s most dangerous teams and they did it without Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, their two best big men, who were serving suspensions stemming from an…

Jaylen Brown had a vision for All-Star Weekend. A private, invitation-only gathering built around culture, leadership, and what the next generation of industry leaders could look like. He spent $300,000 bringing it to life. His sponsors put in another $300,000 to $500,000. A panel featuring National Basketball Players Association president Andre Iguodala was moments away from starting. Rap artist LaRussell had already spoken. Two hundred guests were expected for the afterparty. Then Beverly Hills police showed up and shut the whole thing down without stepping inside the home, without speaking to Brown, and without speaking to the homeowner. Now the…

If you’ve watched an NBA game recently and wondered why some teams seem to be actively trying to lose, you’re not alone and Commissioner Adam Silver is officially done pretending it isn’t a problem. Silver informed all 30 general managers Thursday that the NBA intends to implement anti-tanking rule changes ahead of next season, according to sources. The message wasn’t casual. Silver was described as “forceful,” and the league’s intentions couldn’t be clearer: the era of teams comfortably racing to the bottom of the standings for lottery positioning is coming to an end. The tanking problem, explained For the uninitiated,…

The caves near Arar, a quiet city in northern Saudi Arabia, weren’t supposed to hold any secrets. Scientists from the National Center for Wildlife were doing routine wildlife surveys in 2022 and 2023 when they stumbled onto something that had no business being there seven naturally mummified cheetahs, tucked inside five separate caves, soft tissue and all. Nobody ordered that discovery. It just showed up. Now, after analyzing the DNA of three of those mummies, researchers are sitting on findings that could completely reshape how and which cheetahs get reintroduced to the Arabian Peninsula. And honestly? The story is wilder…

The Indianapolis Colts have made a clear decision about their quarterback situation in 2026: Daniel Jones is their guy, Riley Leonard is their backup, and Anthony Richardson’s future is basically up in the air. Richardson hasn’t requested a trade, according to sources, but there’s growing skepticism within the organization about whether there’s actually a path forward for the 2023 fourth-overall pick in Indianapolis. The franchise hasn’t publicly committed to him the way they’ve committed to Jones and Leonard. They’ve remained neutral on Richardson, which is the worst possible position for a player hoping to salvage his career. It means the…

Tennis is experiencing a legitimate boom in the United States, with participation hitting an all-time record of 27.3 million players in 2025. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that the sport has now grown for six consecutive years, representing a stunning reversal from the pre-pandemic era. Since 2019, participation has jumped 54% basically the sport has more than half again as many players as it did before COVID fundamentally changed how Americans think about recreation. This isn’t a niche sport recovering. This is a mainstream sport experiencing explosive growth driven by accessibility, cultural momentum, and genuine interest across demographics. What’s…

The San Francisco 49ers are heading to Mexico City in December to play a regular-season home game at the newly renovated Estadio Banorte, continuing the NFL’s aggressive international expansion while simultaneously forcing the Niners to sacrifice valuable home-field advantage. The league announced Wednesday that San Francisco will be the home team for the Mexico City game, with the opponent, date, and kickoff time to be revealed when the full NFL schedule drops in spring. The game is part of the league’s record-setting nine international contests planned for 2026 basically the NFL’s most ambitious global season ever. For the 49ers specifically,…

The Seattle Seahawks are officially on the market after winning the Super Bowl, making them the first team in NFL history to be put up for sale immediately after playing in the championship game. The Paul G. Allen Estate announced Wednesday that it has “commenced a formal sale process” for the franchise, which captured its second Lombardi Trophy by defeating New England 29-13 on February 8. The sale comes in accordance with late owner Paul Allen’s will, which specifically dictated that both the Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers be sold, with all proceeds going to philanthropy rather than enriching the…

The Kansas City Chiefs restructured Patrick Mahomes’ contract this week for the fourth consecutive year, converting $54.45 million into a signing bonus and lowering his 2026 cap number to $34.65 million. It created $43.65 million in much-needed cap space for a franchise that entered the offseason $57 million over the cap. The restructure doesn’t solve Kansas City’s financial problems it just delays them while buying time to address the immediate crisis. Mahomes is recovering from knee surgery and wants to play in the 2026 season opener, but the Chiefs’ front office has bigger problems than quarterback health right now: they’re…

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle arrived Wednesday ready to revolutionize the offense around Lamar Jackson, except there’s one problem: he might not see Jackson until May at the earliest. The Ravens’ offseason program begins April 6, with on-field workouts starting in May. But Jackson has a pattern of skipping voluntary work. He didn’t attend eight of the nine on-field practices last spring. Doyle hasn’t called plays before he held that title with the Chicago Bears last season, but Ben Johnson made the actual decisions so building chemistry with a quarterback who’s famously selective about offseason participation could be complicated.…