Bill Cartwright on IG: “The organization that took a chance on me in 1979, will forever have a special place in my heart. The New York Knicks are Finals Bound 🔥 Let's go Knicks 🧡💙”
70 years ago this week, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a major singles title, defeating the U.K.'s Angela Mortimer in the Women's Singles Final of the French Championships.
Thinking of my Shero and all she's done to break barriers.
"I've been rooting for the Knicks since I've been 7 years old and to have a team like this is pretty darn special." - Legendary @NYKnicks broadcaster Mike Breen on the Knicks heading to the NBA Finals.
@McNuttMonica | #AlwaysKnicks
"To be honest
We just broke huddle…
And all of us
Are getting dressed…
No beers.
No champagne…
We're ready to go home
Ready to get back to work…
A lot of us
Probably gonna be in the gym tomorrow
Getting shots up"
–– KAT
I’ll never forget in 2018-19 we suffered another brutal season (17-65), but there was one guy keeping me watching every single game.
It was a 7 foot monster who blocked and dunked everything.
8 years later he’s still here and we going to the finals 🥺
Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks to their 10th straight postseason victory 🗽
See how New York stayed red hot on the road and moved within one win of the NBA Finals in Chasing History before Game 4 tips off tonight at 8pm/et on ESPN.
North Carolina Central University's all-women team has officially won the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship, showcasing brilliance, preparation, and Black excellence on one of the biggest academic stages in the country.
The victory is more than a championship — it's a powerful reminder of the intelligence, talent, and legacy that continue to thrive at HBCUs across America. Their knowledge, teamwork, and composure helped secure a moment that will inspire generations of young Black women and students everywhere.
A legendary accomplishment for NCCU and HBCU culture.
#NCCU #HBCUExcellence
#HondaCampusAllStarChallenge #BlackExcellence #WomenInLeadership
"She's doing all the little things we've not done in the pass, often times we would've folded but because of the tenacity that she brings because of the energy that she brings we have no choice but to follow her" - Rhyne Howard on Angel Reese
She just keeps on workin' 💪
Angel Reese (69 games) is now the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 950+ points and 850+ rebounds, surpassing Tina Charles (75 games).
#WNBASeason30
GREATNESS 🙌
Angel Reese posing with the legendary Julius Erving, after getting the defensive stop to secure @AtlantaDream's win over Phoenix!
#WNBASeason30
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. https://t.co/cQz8oU5Wkh
On this day in 1774, Black residents in the Massachusetts Bay colony, detained as slaves, declared in a petition that they were born free. https://t.co/64HOSElajT
Thomas Massie is an absolute legend. He's the only man on Capitol Hill with the integrity and moral fortitude stand up and name the Epstein paedophiles and demand that justice is done.
10 STRAIGHT POSTSEASON WINS FOR NEW YORK.
During the streak, New York has averaged 122.2 PPG while allowing 99.7 for opponents, giving them an average margin of victory of +22.5!
The highest average margin of victory over any 10-game postseason winning streak in NBA history 🤯