Uristocrat Sports Round-Up: Jaylen Brown, HBCU NIL, NFL Free Agency

NBA

Jaylen Brown on Basketball, Activism and Being Black in Boston

The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.

Jaylen Brown on Basketball, Activism and Being Black in Boston

The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.

The New York TimesBy

NBA Hot and Cold Players and a Fanatics Discussion With Cage Lawyer

NBA Hot and Cold Players and a Fanatics Discussion With Cage Lawyer

Mike and Jesse discuss which basketball players’ card values have fluctuated the most this season

The RingerMike Gioseffi

Memphis Grizzlies 'hopeful' Morant will return to play Wednesday

Grizz ‘hopeful’ Morant will return to play Wed.

Ja Morant rejoined the team Monday after serving an eight-game suspension, but he was held out of the evening’s game to allow him time to ramp up his conditioning.

ESPNTim MacMahon

Raptors, Hawks and Bulls: Analyzing the race for the East’s eighth seed

Analyzing the race for the East’s eighth seed between Raptors, Hawks and Bulls

The race for eighth place in the tough Eastern Conference could come down to the wire for this trio of teams.

The AthleticEric Koreen

Randle has Knicks' first 50-point game since Melo

Randle has Knicks’ first 50-point game since Melo

Julius Randle scored a career-high 57 points, but it wasn’t enough to save the Knicks from a disappointing 140-134 loss to the Timberwolves on Monday night.

ESPNNick Friedell

NFL Free Agency

Sources: Texans add TE Dalton Schultz, RB Devin Singletary

Sources: Texans add TE Schultz, RB Singletary

The Texans agreed to one-year deals with tight end Dalton Schultz and running back Devin Singletary, sources told ESPN on Monday.

ESPNAdam Schefter

O.J. Howard signs with Raiders

O.J. Howard signs with Raiders - ProFootballTalk

The Monday visit between tight end O.J. Howard and the Raiders must have gone well.Hours after it was reported Howard was visiting with Las Vegas, the tight end has signed with the club, the Raiders announced on Monday.Howard is a candidate to replace Darren Waller as the team’s starting tight end.…

ProFootballTalkMarch 20, 2023 at 3:35 pm

NCAA Tournament

The Big Winners From A Mad First Week Of The Men’s NCAA Tournament

The Big Winners From A Mad First Week Of The Men’s NCAA Tournament

The opening weekend of the 2023 men’s NCAA Tournament certainly delivered on its widely anticipated madness. Four of the 10 teams with the highest pre-tournamen…

FiveThirtyEightJosh Planos

NFL News & Rumors

Report: Magic Johnson joins Josh Harris’ Commanders bid

Report: Magic Johnson joins Josh Harris’ Commanders bid - ProFootballTalk

There have been signs that a sale of the Commanders is drawing closer in recent days and a leading bidder has reportedly added a well-known name to his potential ownership group.Sportico reports that NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson has joined Josh Harris‘ bid to buy the team from current owner Danie…

ProFootballTalkMarch 20, 2023 at 4:27 pm

Cam Newton will throw at Auburn’s Pro Day on Tuesday

Cam Newton will throw at Auburn’s Pro Day on Tuesday - ProFootballTalk

Cam Newton hasn’t lost his swag, but what he wants is another chance.The free agent quarterback confirmed in a social media post that he will throw during Auburn’s Pro Day on Tuesday.“Tell me how these randoms keep getting jobs,” Newton says during the video before later adding, “Ain’t 32 mother [ex…

ProFootballTalkPosted by Charean Williams

NCAA Football

HBCU commissioners working together on NIL, sports growth

When Jacqie McWilliams sat at a table with other college sports leaders three years ago to discuss name, image and likeness, she thought about what the life-changing legislation would look like for historically Black colleges and universities.

With less government funding and fewer resources than Power Five schools, historically Black schools have a harder time recruiting top athletes. NIL, with little uniformity in how it is enforced across states, schools and regions, has widened that gap.

So, the commissioners of the four major HBCU conferences — the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) — recently agreed to work more closely together in partnering with professional sports leagues, including the NBA and NFL, to increase the value of HBCUs and send more athletes to the pros.

HBCU commissioners working together on NIL, sports growth - New York Amsterdam News

Historically Black schools have a harder time recruiting top athletes. NIL, with little uniformity in how it is enforced across states, schools and regions, has widened that gap.

New York Amsterdam NewsALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer

Game Theory with Bomani Jones