The Basketball Africa League started in 2021 and has become the premier continental basketball league in Africa. From how to qualify for the finals to a women’s program to promote female success in the sports industry, here are five things…
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
Basketball in Africa
For “NBA Africa,” ten student reporters from The Shirley Povich Center for Sport Journalism are reporting from Africa on efforts of the National Basketball Association to grow interest in the league and to develop talent across the world’s second largest and second most populous continent.
Five Things to Know About Sports in Rwanda
The healing powers of soccer and the Road Cycling World Championships in 2025. Here are Five Things to know about Sports in Rwanda.
Five Things to Know About Kigali
Motorbikes everywhere – and at every intersection a traffic-light countdown. Here are Five Things for newcomers to know about coming to Kigali.
Baltimore to Angola: Nick Faust’s Basketball Journey
KIGALI, Rwanda –Nick Faust was a high school basketball star in Baltimore 13 years ago. On Saturday, he scored a team-leading 24 points in a championship game over 7,000 miles from his hometown Baltimore neighborhood. Faust led the pro team…
For elite youth basketball players, leaving Africa isn’t the only option anymore
KIGALI, Rwanda – Not many years ago, elite youth basketball players across Africa left their homes and moved to the United States. If they hoped to get the best coaching and training as high school prospects, moving was the only…
Mahomes, Chiefs outlast 49ers to claim back-to-back Super Bowls
Four times during regulation play, the Kansas City Chiefs had worked their way inside the 49ers’ 20-yard line but on those drives had scored just nine points.
Youth Tackle Football: Balancing risks and rewards depends on race and place
Youth participation in tackle football has been declining for years as medical studies have linked the sport with brain injury and long-term behavioral issues. But not all parents balance risks versus rewards the same way.
For high school athletes in Maryland and beyond, it’s early days for NIL
Cheryl Weaver ran into a problem last year when exploring Name, Image and Likeness opportunities for her daughter, high school volleyball player Alexis Ewing. At the time, Ewing wasn’t able to profit from endorsement deals, one way that some high…
Poll: NIL deals for high school athletes favored by most; support is greatest among Blacks and Hispanics.
Since a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2021 that opened the door for college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, debate about athlete endorsements has dominated college sports. College athletes aren’t the only ones to profit since…