Three days. Two sports. One opportunity to finally prove herself as a Pennefather. It could be the best weekend of Mary’s life. Or the...

Bodo Bodo loves Okok.  With the scent of his mother’s signature dish in his head, Bodo Bodo trudges home along the dusty Yaoundé street....

The rain had begun to fall, but the horrors did not start until around 8 p.m. On March 14, 2019, Cyclone Idai hit Beira, Mozambique - the...

Not your typical grandma. She didn’t crochet, or knit, or quilt. Nope. This grandma loved to hoop. Well, she loved to watch hoops,...

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Kia Watt believed she had never won anything. Family Ties: Growing up in Toronto, running along a nearby...

Kenny Dye watched his mom’s eyes well up with tears. Or so he imagined — he couldn't even catch a glimpse of her. She endured harsh...

Not another one of those. I can’t take it. Uh, Dave? Ok, allow me to explain. As editor-in-chief of College Basketball Times, I’m forced...

“I need to go get the doctor.” Jody Hull’s nurse uttered those words while looking at the sonogram. Not the words Hull anticipated...

Kathryn braced for the pain. Shortly thereafter, the 10-year-old headed to the gym ready to show off her newly pierced lobes. Then the...

Darkness strikes. It happens to almost everyone. Most have others for support. Robert McCann did not. Yet he knew that basketball would...

Gavin Davis had just helped his team secure a hard-fought victory. Yet he did not return home elated. He did not return home oozing with...

Brenda Pridgett went into labor, and laughed. “George Sr. was taking forever to come out of our bedroom . . . when he did come out, he...

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Kayla Kent could never have predicted this scenario with two full months left in the 2023 season. An...

Ready to break the press, Aryna Taylor grabbed the baseline out of bounds pass. After blasting straight down the court unimpeded, the 7th...

What am I going to do? How am I going to make this work? These questions raced through the mind of basketball-loving Natalie Kolb. And it...

Young, confused, and close-minded. That was Anthony Picott in a nutshell. "As a man now, I could honestly say I did not love basketball,"...

As the sun just begins to peek over the horizon, Beau Martin and the other managers are already awake. In fact, they barely slept. They’d...

“God has a plan.” So says Theresa Fisher, especially with respect to her nine, yes nine, children. Shortly after her youngest son's first...

Quincy Olivari doesn’t remember much about his first visit at Rice University with his teammate Max Fiedler, other than how quiet he was....

We have all heard it. Perseverance is crucial to success. It is not how many times you fall; it is how quickly you get back up. But here...

"Legend" is a title Isaiah Brinkley has wanted since he was 10. Not because he seeks fame and fortune, but because he aspires to approach...

Montrell Jacobs looked down the court at the open basket. Without thinking, he let loose a three — his shot since he was a child. With...

The sign read: “Garage Sale.” With just two dollars in their pockets - granted by their parents - 4-year-old Carly Kottsick and her older...

"Don't ever cry." As Audrey Martinez-Stewart saved a loose ball during an AAU tournament in Indiana, crying did not cross her mind. She...

Knox Lendall had an odd goal. As a freshman on Bishop Fenwick High School’s basketball team in Peabody, Massachusetts, he wanted to...

High school senior Grace Beyer stood at the free throw line, alone in the gym. Her father’s words echoed in her mind, louder with every...

Mystic Striker has lived a life even more unique than her name itself. But when she settled down at Great Lakes Christian College, she...

Alone and hopeless. "I stopped eating. I had anxiety. I was not playing. I had nobody. I could not even talk to my coaches about it.” And...

Marcus Randolph Jr. and basketball overcame adversity together. His hardships before attending the University of Richmond forced growth...

Bryan Baptiste had one choice to make, one of those life-altering choices that impacts everyone around him. His college decision had...

Jackson Atwood wanted accent colors. And he wanted them on his wheelchair. The exact desire: a blue frame with purple accents. This...

Five-year-old Emaia’s heart raced. She ran barefoot over the sharp grass in her backyard, hardly feeling the sting as she sprinted past...

Standing in the airport, London Cobbs spots a former teammate walking toward him, decked out in University of Minnesota basketball gear....

Dyslexia in a nutshell: Reading words like “how” as “who” or “now” as “won.” Right? Wrong. Really wrong. Kentucky Christain University...

Ashlyn Milton always comes back. Sometimes, she needs to step away. But no matter what struggle she faces, one thing never changes. She...

Good luck texts before games from her sister, homemade posters waving in the stands from her mom, hours of training sessions in the...

Sam Stevens struggled. He had some on-court skills, and pretty good athleticism, but he was usually younger and almost always skinnier...

“I’m kind of boring.” I have a story to write about Emilee Gustafson who just described herself as boring. Wonderful. “I really enjoyed...

If there’s one thing Michael Hoffman knows, it’s how to hustle. Work harder than everyone around him. Play smarter than the next guy....

Board games. Trampoline football. Basketball. Name the activity, and Kendra Parra will seek to dominate you. It makes Kendra, Kendra. “I...

September 10, 2018 “Is everyone in your family home?” At 7:30 p.m., Tamara Collier, a mother of three, received this phone call from her...

Wild, lost and curious - the three words Dian Wright-Forde used to describe his past self. He associated with the wrong crowds and...

Nope. Not Nya Valentine. Everyone has at some point stopped working hard. Everyone has, at least on occasion, given in to the temptation...

“Everyone has a plan until they get hit . . . I will not be shaken, for He gives me the strength to hit back.” The message inscribed...

John Mhilli loves basketball. From the time he was a teenager with more potential and height than skill, to his days as a collegiate club...

Most successful athletes grow up with the active support of at least one parent, if not two. A mom or dad to drive them to practices,...

None. When asked how many significant problems he has faced in his life, Cedarville University's senior Jacob Drees claims none. He's...

Brain damaged. Mute. Unfunctional The future for Koda Inman-Ahlstrom following a 2007 car crash at age 7, that put him and his cousin...

Come half-time at the University of Rochester, Hannah Lindemuth takes shot after shot, finding confidence every time she drains one....

When asked to name their closest friends, many people will identify college roommates, childhood playmates, or maybe even a significant...