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Member of Men’s Basketball Program Tests Positive for COVID-19

November 1, 2020

A member of the Fordham Men’s Basketball program has tested positive for COVID-19 and all team workouts are suspended for the next two weeks. The individual has not been identified. The individual test...

Bryson Cavanaugh (above) has cemented his legacy as one of the most successful athletes Fordham has seen in recent history. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Bryson Cavanaugh: “I Am Still the Same Person With the Same Heart and Attitude”

October 28, 2020

It wasn’t really difficult for me to give up my final year of basketball because I knew what I wanted to do. I felt as if I accomplished what I needed to do as a basketball player and finished with a very great degree from the university.

While Seattle celebrates their fourth title in team history, the WNBA will revel in television viewership growth this season. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Beyond the Scoreboard: Get Behind the WNBA or Get Left Behind

October 7, 2020

More importantly, an average of 570,000 people tuned in to ESPN and watched the Storm earn its fourth title in team history.

Sue Bird (above) will try to lead her Seattle Storm to a WNBA championship. (Courtesy of Twitter)

2020 WNBA Finals Preview

October 2, 2020

For the fourth time in their team’s history and the second time in three seasons, the Seattle Storm will be taking the court in the WNBA finals starting this Friday. They entered the women’s bubble at...

Giannis Antetokounmpo (above) is the two-time defending NBA MVP. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Greek Freak-onomics

September 30, 2020

After falling short of a title yet again in 2020, Giannis Antetokounmpo will have to decide whether or not to stay in Milwaukee after next year.

Orlando, Florida will host the first-ever neutral-site NBA Finals. (Courtesy of Twitter)

2020 NBA Finals Preview

September 30, 2020

The Heat and Lakers will meet in the much-anticipated NBA Finals starting on Wednesday.

Kelly Loeffler (above), a U.S. senator and part-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, has offended her players with her unwillingness to support Black Lives Matter. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Kelly Loeffler’s Rhetoric Offends Her WNBA Team

September 16, 2020

Kelly Loeffler, a U.S. Senator and owner of the Atlanta Dream, has publicly refused to speak out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement that her players have supported.

Kevin Durant (above) chose the Knicks over the Nets in free agency. (Courtesy of Flickr)

“Not the Savior of the Knicks:” Is Kevin Durant “Chilling” Or Dodging the Challenge?

September 16, 2020

Did Kevin Durant shun the Knicks in free agency because he would've been unable to deal with the pressure of bringing a title back to Madison Square Garden?

Javontae Hawkins (above) and Erten Gazi have signed professional contracts overseas. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Former Men’s Basketball Players Gazi, Hawkins Sign Overseas Deals

August 10, 2020

A pair of former Fordham Men’s Basketball players have signed professional contracts in Europe. Erten Gazi, who completed his senior season in March, has signed with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in Turkey. ...

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony standing united before speaking their peace at the 2016 ESPY Awards. (Courtesy of Flickr)

Beyond the Scoreboard: Speak up and Dribble

June 2, 2020

At some point last week, we all became witnesses to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis after Darnella Frazier’s video went viral on social media. We witnessed George Floyd’s final cries for help as he called out for his mother and repeatedly yelled, “I can't breath.” We witnessed him gasp h...

Michael Jordan's shot at the end of Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals (above) clinched the Bulls' sixth championship. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Last Dance Diaries: Let It Be

May 19, 2020

“Michael’s a mystic. He was never anywhere else.” — Mark Vancil, Author, “Rare Air” These reviews, after each week’s episodes of ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” have focused heavily — ...

Michael Jordan has a laugh at comments made by Gary Payton in

Last Dance Diaries: “Nice Game, Mike”

May 12, 2020

Sunday night’s episodes of “The Last Dance” are the most emotional of the series. The first 15 minutes of episode seven delve into the sudden passing of Jordan’s father — gunned down on the s...