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How One Baseball Team is Recovering After the Camp Fire in California
An MLB player with ties to the area is helping raise funds for Paradise High School's team.
The NBA Player Fighting for LGBTQ Equality
After the murder of his sister, a transgender woman, Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Bullock made it his mission to spread awareness about issues facing the LGBTQ community.
The Mysterious Murder of an NBA Hopeful
Colorado State graduate and NBA hopeful Wendell Lee, Jr. was shot dead outside his girlfriend’s home in 2015. In this episode of RED CARDS we speak with Lee’s family and others tied to the case to try and make sense of this seemingly senseless bloodshed.
The Godfather of D.C. Basketball was Also a Cocaine Kingpin
Curtis Malone ran one of the best basketball programs in the country, but he also had a side gig selling cocaine and heroin.
Pee Wee Kirkland: The Streetball Legend Who Chose Drug Trafficking over the NBA
In this episode of RED CARDS, we meet Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland, an icon of Harlem’s early street basketball scene. Given the chance to play professionally, however, Kirkland chose a career in drug trafficking instead.
The Shooting Death of Will Smith
Episode 3 of RED CARDS unpacks the shooting of former Saints defensive end Will Smith. The investigation takes us to New Orleans, a vibrant city with a historically controversial legal system.
Inside the Gambling Scandal that Rocked the NBA
In the second episode of RED CARDS, we take a deep dive inside former referee Tim Donaghy's participation in a gambling scheme that earned him thousands of dollars, and 15 months in prison.
The Champion Mountain Biker Turned Drug Smuggler
VICE Sports meets legendary mountain biker Missy Giove to learn how a downhill champ ended up hunted by the DEA for her role in a multimillion-dollar drug smuggling operation.
Eating Caterpillars for Protein with a Pro Football Player
Jabar Westerman of the Montreal Alouettes used to be a vegan, but he found it difficult to get all of the protein that he needed in one meal. So instead of turning to traditional meat or chicken, he began eating caterpillars.
Inside the Mind of Jalen Ramsey
Jalen Ramsey is the NFL's most notorious trash talker, but there's a lot more to him than meets the eye.
The NBA's Top Overseas Prospect is Following a Legacy
Home to the world’s oldest basketball court and Sekou Doumbouya, next season’s top international prospect, France has a bigger basketball culture than you think.
Chinese Iverson, the World's Craziest Fans, and Emmanuel Mudiay's Journey
In the second episode of THE WAY WE BALL, we look at China’s thriving basketball culture through the eyes of the next coming of Allen Iverson, a die hard fan group, and a foreign import.