Jay Connor's posts

I had high hopes for Montee Ball.

While pursuing a degree in nursing, George Jewett broke the color barrier as the first Black football player in the…

Earlier this month, we reported that Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are experiencing a bit of marital…

Once upon a time, back when black and white TVs were still a thing and the 3-point-line was not, there was a bad…

If you haven’t been listening to The Ringer’s Higher Learning, co-hosted by Van Lathan—who might be taking home an…

Aside from being exceptional athletes, the WNBA is full of players who’ve made it their mission to serve as…

Nobody likes to get snubbed.

On Tuesday, we reported that golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious injuries in a gruesome, single-car accident in…

He’s not always there when you call, but Michael Eugene Archer—better known by his stage name D’Angelo—is sure as…

I will never in life seek his counsel on fashion choices, but when it comes to money moves, Russell Westbrook is no…

Here at The Root, we strongly endorse any and everything involving the iconic multihyphenate Erika Alexander. Why?…

Dame Lillard doesn’t care.

As film festivals and other big-budget spectacles adapt to this pandemic and go virtual, it appears that New York…

Will Serena Williams ever lay claim to that ever-elusive 24th Grand Slam title? That remains to be seen. But on…

Every basketball player wants to be a rapper, and every rapper aspires to be a professional basketball player. Don’t…

Atlanta is the COVID capital of the world. Nobody can convince me otherwise.

“You’ve got the Lakers, you’ve got the Clippers and then you’ve got Sierra Canyon High School.”– Anonymous

Much like yourself, I know absolutely nothing about the amount of discipline and sacrifice it takes to become a gold…

I don’t think any of us saw this one coming.

In basketball, there’s nothing more embarrassing than pulling out the box score and seeing “DNP”—an initialism for…