PORTLAND, Ore. – There is a wave of talent poised to reach the NBA in the coming years. And NBA fans got a glimpse of it Saturday night at the Nike Hoop Summit, where 24 of the top prospects competed in a matchup that pitted America’s top high school talent against top international talent. Team… Read More »
PORTLAND – More than 100 NBA scouts and executives packed the Coach K gym on the Nike campus this past week for the Nike Hoop Summit to watch not only 12 of America’s top players practice and scrimmage, but also 12 international players from twelve different countries, including Qatar. Lithuania, Ghana and the Bahamas. To… Read More »
Before we get into what we learned from the USMNT’s wins over Jamaica and Mexico to maintain CONCACAF Nations League supremacy, we need to ask some bigger questions first. Like… yeah that was nice, but what does it mean? And does it have to mean anything? These questions about the meaning of life apply to… Read More »
The United States will host the 2024 Copa America, which will once again feature six host nations as part of a new ‘strategic cooperation agreement’ announced by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, and a brilliant draw for the 2024 Copa America group stage sees us this summer are all ready to get started. [ MORE: How to… Read More »
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – MARCH 21: American players celebrate a last-minute goal in stoppage time of the second half against Jamaica during the Concacaf Nations League semi-final at AT&T Stadium on March 21, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) The US Men’s National Team was punched in the metaphorical mouth… Read More »
Ricardo Pepi and Folarin Balogun have been the one-two punch for the US men’s national team since last year’s Nations League final in June. (Photo by Elizabeth Kruetz/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) The U.S. Men’s National Team suffered from a glaring weakness in soccer’s most prominent position during the 2022 World Cup cycle: striker. As… Read More »