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382				<h2 class="heading">Close bond between Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard underscores Atlanta Dream&#8217;s success and their own</h2>
383				<p class="subheading">&#8216;Each year they understand each other&#8217;s strengths even more,&#8217; coach Karl Smesko says</p>
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392							
393			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="408222" data-title="Somali athlete Sami
393a Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story." data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/somali-athlete-samia-yusuf-omar-died-in-her-quest-to-better-herself-a-new-podcast-explores-her-story/" aria-label="Read Somali athlete Samia Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story.">
394				
395				
396				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_1404-e1790599236294.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Somali runner Samia Yusuf Omar." />			</a>
397			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
398			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="408222" data-title="Somali athlete Samia Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story." data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/somali-athlete-samia-yusuf-omar-died-in-her-quest-to-better-herself-a-new-podcast-explores-her-story/" aria-label="Read Somali athlete Sami
398a Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story.">
399				<h2 class="heading">Somali athlete Samia Yusuf Omar died in her quest to better herself. A new podcast explores her story.</h2>
400				<p class="subheading">&#8216;If we&#8217;re going to make opinions and policy about people who are migrating … we should get a better understanding of what they go through,&#8217; journalist Teresa Krug says</p>
401			</a>
402
403							<div class="meta">
404					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/cliff-brunt/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Cliff Brunt</a></span>
405				</div>
406						</section>
407<div class="panel tease tease--ad"><div id="ad-InContent" class="ad-incontent" data-defer="none"></div></div>	
408	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
409							
410			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="407866" data-title="Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries&#8217; love and respect for each other shows on and off court" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/veronica-burton-golden-state-valkyries-kaitlyn-chen-wnba-2026/" aria-label="Read Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries&#8217; love and respect for each other shows on and off court">
411				
412									<span class="embed embed--video"></span>
413				
414				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2290739004-e1790350955976.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Veronica Burton (left) and Kaitlyn Chen (right) of the Golden State Valkyries talk before a game against the Chicago Sky on Aug. 12, 2026, at Chase Center in San Francisco." />			</a>
415			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
416			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="407866" data-title="Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries&#8217; love and respect for each other shows on and off court" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/veronica-burton-golden-state-valkyries-kaitlyn-chen-wnba-2026/" aria-label="Read Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries&#8217; love and respect for each other shows on and off court">
417				<h2 class="heading">Veronica Burton: The Golden State Valkyries&#8217; love and respect for each other shows on and off court</h2>
418				<p class="subheading">&#8216;There&#8217;s a level of joy when you love one another. You play with that same love,&#8217; she says</p>
419			</a>
420
421							<div class="meta">
422					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/mia-berry/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mia Berry</a></span>
423				</div>
424						</section>
425	
426	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
427							
428			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="405398" data-title="Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/erick-hunter-detroit-lions-linebacker-morgan-state-final-roster-2026/" aria-label="Read Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit">
429				
430				
431				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290621020-e1787848343697.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Detroit Lions linebacker Erick Hunter walks off the field" />			</a>
432			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
433			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="405398" data-title="Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/erick-hunter-detroit-lions-linebacker-morgan-state-final-roster-2026/" aria-label="Read Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit">
434				<h2 class="heading">Erick Hunter has spent years proving people wrong. Now he’s doing it in Detroit</h2>
435				<p class="subheading">The former Morgan State standout has turned years of doubt into motivation as he fights for a spot on the Lions&#8217; 53-man roster.</p>
436			</a>
437
438							<div class="meta">
439					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/mia-berry/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mia Berry</a></span>
440				</div>
441						</section>
442	
443	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
444							
445			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="406481" data-title="What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/naomi-osaka-allen-iverson-us-open-taylor-townsend-hbcu/" aria-label="Read What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open">
446				
447				
448				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2292441049-e1788974330559.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Naomi Osaka at the US Open" />			</a>
449			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
450			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="406481" data-title="What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/naomi-osaka-allen-iverson-us-open-taylor-townsend-hbcu/" aria-label="Read What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open">
451				<h2 class="heading">What Allen Iverson and HBCUs have to do with the US Open</h2>
452				<p class="subheading">From Naomi Osaka&#8217;s Allen Iverson tribute to Taylor Townsend&#8217;s HBCU-inspired look, two stars are bringing personal cultural influences onto the US Open stage</p>
453			</a>
454
455							<div class="meta">
456					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/vinciane-ngomsi/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Vinciane Ngomsi</a></span>
457				</div>
458						</section>
459</div><div class="group group--full">
460<section class="tease tease--four-story">
461
462	<div class="group inset">
463		<h2 class="block-heading">
464					2026 NBA Draft		</h2>
465	</div>
466
467	<div class="group inset tease-wrap">
468
469		
470		<section class="panel tease--standard tease--quarter">
471
472						<div class="image">
473								<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/aj-dybantsa-e1781998649764.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="AJ Dybantsa holds a 
473silver basketball player with an ESPN logo in front of a grey cloudy backdrop with a rainbow in the bottom right corner." />			</div>
474				
475			<a class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/aj-dybantsa-nba-draft-father-ace-byu-nil-agent-brand-deals/" name="#">
476				<h2 class="heading">
477					AJ Dybantsa can focus on ball because of his dad				</h2>
478			</a>
479
480			<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marc-spears/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marc J. Spears</a></span>
481
482		</section>
483
484		
485		<section class="panel tease--standard tease--quarter">
486
487						<div class="image">
488								<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2243665277-e1781881741947.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Nate Ament" />			</div>
489				
490			<a class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/nate-ament-believes-he-has-best-upside-in-2026-nba-draft/" name="#">
491				<h2 class="heading">
492					Nate Ament believes he has ‘best upside’ in 2026 NBA draft				</h2>
493			</a>
494
495			<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marc-spears/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marc J. Spears</a></span>
496
497		</section>
498
499		
500		<section class="panel tease--standard tease--quarter">
501
502						<div class="image">
503								<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2250204814-e1781805004948.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Mikel Brown Jr." />			</div>
504				
505			<a class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/for-mikel-brown-jr-his-name-means-everything-ahead-of-nba-draft/" name="#">
506				<h2 class="heading">
507					For Mikel Brown Jr., his name means everything ahead of NBA draft				</h2>
508			</a>
509
510			<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marc-spears/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marc J. Spears</a></span>
511
512		</section>
513
514		
515		<section class="panel tease--standard tease--quarter">
516
517						<div class="image">
518								<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dhh26031581_sect_ark_vs_van_139671518-e1781626693538.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Darius Acuff Jr. dribbles the ball." />			</div>
519				
520			<a class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/darius-acuff-jr-accepts-tough-love-from-father-turns-into-top-nba-draft-prospect/" name="#">
521				<h2 class="heading">
522					Darius Acuff Jr. accepts ‘tough love’ from father, turns into top NBA draft prospect				</h2>
523			</a>
524
525			<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marc-spears/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marc J. Spears</a></span>
526
527		</section>
528
529		
530	</div>
531
532</section>
533</div><div class="group group--teases inset">	
534	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
535							
536			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="406644" data-title="Cinncinati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/tee-higgins-under-armour-signing-2026-nike-nfl-bengals/" aria-label="Read Cinncinati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour">
537				
538				
539				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/090426_TeeHiggins_MH-8-e1789056589916.jpeg?w=400" class="" alt="Tee Higgins for Under Armour" />			</a>
540			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
541			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="406644" data-title="Cinncinati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/tee-higgins-under-armour-signing-2026-nike-nfl-bengals/" aria-label="Read Cinncinati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour">
542				<h2 class="heading">Cinncinati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins partners with Under Armour</h2>
543				<p class="subheading">The veteran wideout will wear the Baltimore brand&#8217;s cleats for his seventh NFL season</p>
544			</a>
545
546							<div class="meta">
547					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/ian-stonebrook/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ian Stonebrook</a></span>
548				</div>
549						</section>
550	
551	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
552							
553			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="406061" data-title="Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/clippers-kawhi-leonard-penalties-steve-ballmer-nba/" aria-label="Read Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership">
554				
555				
556				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1164006730-e1788554545253.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Clippers Leonard" />			</a>
557			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/nba/" class="term " name="">NBA</a>
558			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="406061" data-title="Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/clippers-kawhi-leonard-penalties-steve-ballmer-nba/" aria-label="Read Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership">
559				<h2 class="heading">
559Clippers-Kawhi saga a win for player empowerment, a rare rebuke of NBA ownership</h2>
560				<p class="subheading">There&#8217;s now hope for billionaire team owners to be held accountable</p>
561			</a>
562
563							<div class="meta">
564					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/ken-makin/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ken Makin</a></span>
565				</div>
566						</section>
567	
568	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
569							
570			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="405573" data-title="Deshaun Watson and the moral dilemma at the forefront of Cleveland Browns football" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/deshaun-watson-controversy-cleveland-browns-lawsuits-shedeur-sanders/" aria-label="Read Deshaun Watson and the moral dilemma at the forefront of Cleveland Browns football">
571				
572				
573				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291569088-e1787926134821.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Deshaun Watson under center." />			</a>
574			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
575			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="405573" data-title="Deshaun Watson and the moral dilemma at the forefront of Cleveland Browns football" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/deshaun-watson-controversy-cleveland-browns-lawsuits-shedeur-sanders/" aria-label="Read Deshaun Watson and the moral dilemma at the forefront of Cleveland Browns football">
576				<h2 class="heading">Deshaun Watson and the moral dilemma at the forefront of Cleveland Browns football</h2>
577				<p class="subheading">Watson has the right to begin anew, and he received a fresh start this week when he was named the Browns&#8217; starter.</p>
578			</a>
579
580							<div class="meta">
581					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/william-c-rhoden/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">William C. Rhoden</a></span>
582				</div>
583						</section>
584	
585	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
586							
587			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="405211" data-title="For Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton, family has always been a constant source of support" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/veronica-burton-golden-state-valkyries-family-parents-wnba/" aria-label="Read For Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton, family has always been a constant source of support">
588				
589									<span class="embed embed--video"></span>
590				
591				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Burton-e1787766369404.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (third from right) poses for a holiday photo with her parents, two sisters and brother." />			</a>
592			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
593			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="405211" data-title="For Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton, family has always been a constant source of support" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/veronica-burton-golden-state-valkyries-family-parents-wnba/" aria-label="Read For Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton, family has always been a constant source of support">
594				<h2 class="heading">For Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton, family has always been a constant source of support</h2>
595				<p class="subheading">The youngest of four children, Burton says her family celebrates her accomplishments, supports her through setbacks and reminds her of who she is on and off the court</p>
596			</a>
597
598							<div class="meta">
599					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/mia-berry/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mia Berry</a></span>
600				</div>
601						</section>
602	
603	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
604							
605			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="405813" data-title="Sloane Stephens: &#8216;It takes a while to find your groove again &#8230; and get back to where I wanted to be&#8217;" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/sloane-stephens-us-open-2026-comeback-rankings-charity/" aria-label="Read Sloane Stephens: &#8216;It takes a while to find your groove again &#8230; and get back to where I wanted to be&#8217;">
606				
607				
608				<img width="400" height="219" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291882722-e1788177204814.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Sloane Stephens practices during Fan Week at the US Open on Aug. 28, 2026, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y." />			</a>
609			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
610			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="405813" data-title="Sloane Stephens: &#8216;It takes a while to find your groove again &#8230; and get back to where I wanted to be&#8217;" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/sloane-stephens-us-open-2026-comeback-rankings-charity/" aria-label="Read Sloane Stephens: &#8216;It takes a while to find your groove again &#8230; and get back to where I wanted to be&#8217;">
611				<h2 class="heading">Sloane Stephens: &#8216;It takes a while to find your groove again &#8230; and get back to where I wanted to be&#8217;</h2>
612				<p class="subheading">A foot injury limited her play last year. Now healthy, she will c
612ompete in the US Open &#8212; the tournament she won in 2017 &#8212; hoping to recapture her past success.</p>
613			</a>
614
615							<div class="meta">
616					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/cliff-brunt/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Cliff Brunt</a></span>
617				</div>
618						</section>
619	
620	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
621							
622			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="403622" data-title="Aaron Donald is playing for a spot in history" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/aaron-donald-comeback-rams-super-bowl-los-angeles-nfl/" aria-label="Read Aaron Donald is playing for a spot in history">
623				
624				
625				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1940263834-e1785876995360.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Aaron Donald with lights in the background." />			</a>
626			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
627			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="403622" data-title="Aaron Donald is playing for a spot in history" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/aaron-donald-comeback-rams-super-bowl-los-angeles-nfl/" aria-label="Read Aaron Donald is playing for a spot in history">
628				<h2 class="heading">Aaron Donald is playing for a spot in history</h2>
629				<p class="subheading">Donald has already written how football will remember him. Can he do it again?</p>
630			</a>
631
632							<div class="meta">
633					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/justin-tinsley/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Justin Tinsley</a></span>
634				</div>
635						</section>
636</div><div class="group group--full"></div><div class="group group--teases inset">	
637	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
638							
639			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2=""data-post-id="405585" data-title="Awa Fam and Dominique Malonga are focused on the present, but their future in Seattle looks bright" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="image" href="https://andscape.com/features/awa-fam-dominique-malonga-seattle-storm-wnba-international-players/" aria-label="Read Awa Fam and Dominique Malonga are focused on the present, but their future in Seattle looks bright">
640				
641				
642				<img width="400" height="225" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2282841100-e1787923913348.jpg?w=400" class="" alt="Awa Fam (from left), Jade Melbourne and Dominique Malonga of the Seattle Storm celebrate defeating the New York Liberty on June 25, 2026, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle." />			</a>
643			<a href="https://andscape.com/tag/sports/" class="term " name="">Sports</a>
644			<a data-section-1="sports" data-section-2="" data-post-id="405585" data-title="Awa Fam and Dominique Malonga are focused on the present, but their future in Seattle looks bright" data-content-type="espn_layout_block" class="link" href="https://andscape.com/features/awa-fam-dominique-malonga-seattle-storm-wnba-international-players/" aria-label="Read Awa Fam and Dominique Malonga are focused on the present, but their future in Seattle looks bright">
645				<h2 class="heading">Awa Fam and Dominique Malonga are focused on the present, but their future in Seattle looks bright</h2>
646				<p class="subheading">The dynamic international prospects are only 20 years old, yet optimism abounds that the pair, plus rookie guard Flau&#8217;jae Johnson, will restore the Seattle Storm to title contention</p>
647			</a>
648
649							<div class="meta">
650					<span class="byline byline--single">By <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/sean-hurd/" title="" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sean Hurd</a></span>
651				</div>
652						</section>
653	
654	<section class="panel tease tease--standard">
655							
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679				<h2 class="heading">Nneka Ogwumike always looked out for the WNBA like family, and now it is growing thanks to her care</h2>
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