I’ve stated for years that the best three weeks on the U.S. sports calendar are the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament runs. It is five weeks when you throw in the postseason conference tournaments. 

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum etched his name into another page of the Boston Celtics record book on Friday night. Tatum scored a game-high 34 points in the Celtics’ 120-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Of the “Sweet 16” teams remaining in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, three have a Black head coach which is about 19% of that field.

The St. Louis area displayed a collective flex of its basketball muscle at last weekend's Missouri State High School Activities Association State Basketball Championships in Springfield.

St. Louis CITY SC made history Saturday at CITYPARK, becoming the first Major League Soccer expansion team to start a season with four wins. 

All throughout my 38-year career of covering sports in the St. Louis metro area, the one question that I am probably asked more than any other is who are the best basketball players to come out of the area.

Springfield, MO - The Vashon High girls basketball team made history by winning their first ever state championship on Friday afternoon.

Springfield, MO - The Vashon High boys basketball dynasty rolled to another state championship with another dominating performance in the biggest game of the season.

The St. Louis metro area will be well-represented in the NCAA Women's Tournament, which gets underway this week. Here is a look at the women's players who are on teams that are participating in the Big Dance.

Springfield, MO - The boys and girls basketball teams at Vashon High moved one step closer to achieving their dream of winning dual state championships. Both teams advanced to Friday’s championship games with semifinal game victories on Thursday at the Great Southern Arena on the campus of M…

The St. Louis metro area will be well represented in the NCAA Men's Tournament, which begins on Tuesday with the First Four in Dayton, OH. Here is a look at the St. Louis area players who are on teams that are participating in the Big Dance.

Vashon High will be trying to double its pleasure as it will be taking both its boys and girls basketball teams to this weekend's Missouri State High School Activities State Championships in Springfield.

Major League Baseball’s ongoing struggle to field Black players will again be on display on April 15, 2023, Jackie Robinson Day.

Young ladies from our area made history this week on local and national basketball scenes.

St. Louis CITY Soccer Club has made it clear after two matches in Major League Soccer that they are ready to compete, perhaps like no other expansion team in league history. 

The Missouri Class 4, District 5 girls championship game between Vashon and host Cardinal Ritter was a battle of size vs speed. 

St. Louisan Brooke Flowers of Saint Louis University was named the Co-Defensive Player in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

If you enjoy conference tournament basketball action at the collegiate level, the St. Louis area is the place to be this weekend.

When St. Louis CITY SC plays its first home game on Saturday against visiting Charlotte, the team can take the “pitch” knowing that Major League Soccer scores higher than most American sports leagues on the Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC) by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Spo…

Look for a high-risk high-reward strategy when St. Louis CITY SC’s inaugural Major League Soccer season begins Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 against Austin FC at Q2 Stadium in North Austin, Texas.

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum's fourth appearance in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game was a memorable one.

In January 2000, St. Louis American photographer Wiley Price and I were at the NFC Championship game against the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Edward Jones Dome.

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum's fourth appearance in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game was a memorable one.

 St. Louisan Bradley Beal has his Washington Wizards on a big surge heading into this weekend's National Basketball Association All-Star Break.

A pair of Black quarterbacks put on a show for the ages in Super Bowl LVII.

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum will be very busy during the National Basketball Association's All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, UT.

The National Basketball Association’s series of blockbuster trades provided enough fireworks to excite numerous fan bases around the league.

Patrick Mahomes continued to add to his already legendary status by leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday night in Glendale, AZ.

Jayson Tatum scored 41 points, including five-of-10 three-point shots, to lead Boston to a 127-116 home win over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes became the 10th NFL player to win multiple Most Valuable Player Awards on Thursday night in Phoenix when he was honored for a second time.

Black History Month now has another amazing story to add to its long list of accomplishments made by African Americans.  After all, when Super Bowl LVII kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 12, two Black quarterbacks will face each other for the first time since the inception of the Big Game on Jan. 15…

LeBron James’ pursuit of Kareen Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring record, Jayson Tatum’s MVP worthy season, and nightly compelling games took a back seat to ugliness during and after the Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies game on Jan. 29.