Mirin Fader

Oct 11, 2024 | theringer.com | Ryen Russillo |Mirin Fader

Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images Russillo is joined by Stanford Steve to get his lean for Ohio State–Oregon, learn what it’s like working with Nick Saban, and try to figure out what’s going on in the Big 12 (0:37). Next, Mirin Fader comes on to discuss her new book, Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon, and shares what makes his story so compelling (30:40).

Oct 10, 2024 | theringer.com | Mirin Fader

Emanuel “Book” Richardson often huddles his eighth-grade basketball players around a whiteboard for a pre-practice lesson. In these sessions at the New York Gauchos’ grassroots basketball facility in the Bronx, New York, he doesn’t just explain strategy. He teaches work ethic and attention to detail. “Guys,” Richardson tells his players, “you have to compete.”When Richardson is in this mode, black dry-erase marker in hand, jotting down notes on the board, he feels most whole, most alive.

Oct 3, 2024 | theringer.com | Mirin Fader

Paige Bueckers glances at the legends gracing the imposing navy-blue walls here in the Connecticut women’s basketball film room. There’s Rebecca Lobo. Maya Moore. Sue Bird. The photos show each of them dominating. Winning. Celebrating. Just outside, Diana Taurasi’s national championship portraits adorn the hallway, too. “This is UCONN,” a large sign reads. Everything Bueckers aspires to become is on these walls, and they remind her of her purpose.

Jul 29, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Mirin Fader

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Jul 29, 2024 | theringer.com | Mirin Fader

Editor’s note: On Aug. 1, the White House announced that Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, two Americans detained in Russia who are mentioned in this article, have been released as part of a multinational deal among seven countries that resulted in the release of 24 people. Dozens of little girls in WNBA jerseys lined up to catch a glimpse of Brittney Griner. They screamed as Griner sprinted toward them with a giant smile, extending her hands to high-five as many as she could.