Emoni Bates appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated at 15, while LeBron James was featured in Slam Magazine before his junior year of high school. Zion Williamson began going viral for his vicious ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nine-year-old Kailand Spight is on a mission. Like many young athletes, his dream is to one day play in the NBA. His dedication to the game is shown on the court and in the training ...

The biographical blurbs about competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee include a litany of other interests, from sports to musical instruments to science competitions to Indian classical dance ...

LaMelo Ball is the kind of teenage basketball player that all fans of major Division I programs pray for. Yes, they would pray for someone of his caliber. Zion Williamson, ever hear of him? He ...

A 14-year-old basketball prodigy balances pressure, sacrifice, and family. In Her Court follows Jaylah King, a 14-year-old basketball prodigy already attracting Division I attention. As she chases her ...

Iowa State women's basketball player Jada Williams purchased a house in Ames at age 20 using her NIL earnings. Williams gained fame as a basketball prodigy through social media, amassing hundreds of ...

LaVar Ball deserves credit for painstakingly molding his three sons, Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo, into elite basketball players and celebrities from their earliest years. The three brothers became a ...