At just 16 years old, Koa Peat is already a two-time gold medalist with USA Basketball.

In anticipation of Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28, the USA Basketball Foundation encourages all to support developing champions and expanding opportunities in sport by donating to the organization.

I recently wrapped up my time at Northwestern University, and over the course of my time there, I submitted several pieces that I never had time to publish. I wanted to retroactively go through and publish some of my work. I’m proud of these pieces, and I think they are vastly superior to any column I had written before this year.

I didn’t hold up my end of the bargain on posting once a day, but I wanted to go ahead and send out this piece I did on May 30, 2023 with the MLB World Series in plac

When Alanna Smith signed with the Chicago Sky in February, she didn’t expect to be a frontrunner for the WNBA’s Most Improved Player by season’s end. The 6-foot-4 Australian forward/center signed to a team with a crowded frontcourt and she expected to come off the bench to begin the year.

Though she didn’t anticipate the season she was in store for, Smith always knew she was capable of high-level play. Fast forward to September, and Smith has the reins to a starting position for a Sky team atte

Fredette is synonymous with basketball.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the Kansas City Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LVII didn’t come down to a last-second penalty; the real difference-maker was head coach Andy Reid.

In many ways, Reid’s coaching master class signaled a full-circle moment for the 24-year NFL head coach. Reid, the all-time wins leader for the Philadelphia Eagles, took the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2005. In Super Bowl XXXIX, then-45-year-old Reid’s Eagles lost a three-point game to championship veteran Bill Belichick.

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PHOENIX — If the Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LVII, it will be the first time undrafted rookie free agent safety Reed Blankenship shares a stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Blankenship — who went undrafted in 2022 — isn’t letting all of the lights intimidate him.

One year after going undrafted, Blankenship is in a spot he couldn’t believe.

“(Playing in the Super Bowl) means a lot and, coming from a small town, this has always been my dream,” Blankenship said.

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It’s been a long time coming for NC State’s senior cornerback Chris Ingram. Serving as the Pack’s de facto secret weapon in the secondary, Ingram is in a good position to turn heads this year in his first game time since the 2019 season. He’s spent the greater part of the last two seasons recovering from a devastating injury suffered midway through that season’s game against Syracuse.

Because of the injuries to Ingram and others in the secondary, the Pack gave significant playing time to a whop