Angel Reese is taking over the WNBA Finals. 32 and 16 in Game 2, then 21 and 12 back home in Atlanta, making her the first player in WNBA history with three straight double-doubles. The Dream ran the Valkyries off the floor 97-71 in front of a sold-out State Farm Arena with Cam Newton, Quavo, T.I., Ryan Clark and Kerry Washington in the building. Atlanta leads 2-1 and is two wins from its first ever championship. Game 4 is Saturday. @JustinStuckey_ has the full breakdown.

Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas has been indicted. A federal grand jury charged the 82-year-old Senate Finance chair and six others, some of them her own family, with racketeering, marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracies. The FBI says she used her power to protect a family weed business and push laws that put money in her pockets.

Five HBCU marching bands, a packed stadium and a hometown hero. BET News correspondent Malik Davis was on the ground at Norfolk State as Virginia celebrated Missy Elliott’s lasting impact on music, culture and the 757, with Virginia State, Elizabeth City State and more bringing the noise.

The NFL says the Eagles did everything right with Jalen Hurts and won’t be punished. The NFLPA says not so fast and is still demanding a full investigation into why he played in London in Week 5. Roger Goodell says he welcomes it. Hurts is on IR with blood clots in both lungs and likely done for the season, with Tanner McKee taking over. Coach Prime, who’s fought his own clots, says he’s praying for him. Plus, the Titans release Jordan Elliott after he reportedly brought a gun into the facility. Full episode of The Scoreboard on @BET’s YouTube

LeBron James’ first game as a Sixer was at Madison Square Garden on the night the Knicks raised their banner. Philly won 106-100. That’s a wrap on the celebration. Plus, Paul George dropped 38 in his Celtics debut and still lost to a Pistons team that was down 22, and SGA went for 32 in the Western Conference Finals rematch. Justin Stuckey with your opening night recap on The Scoreboard.

In 1935, Wiley University’s debate team beat USC during Jim Crow. Then the program disappeared for 60 years. Denzel Washington’s $1 million brought it back, and they’re winning again. Also on BET News: Jay-Z may have booked himself for halftime, and Jaafar Jackson says get to know Michael through the music.

Doctors found a blood clot in Jalen Hurts’ leg in London and cleared him to play. A week later it had traveled to both lungs. He’s on IR for the rest of the season and treatment is at least three months. Football is secondary here. Plus, Travis Hunter catches a TD and picks off a pass in the same game, the first time in 24 years, and his wife has words for Shannon Sharpe. @iamtamarabrown breaks it all down.

56 yards. As time expired in the first half. School record, tied the SWAC record. David Faulk IV (@df_for_3) did that Saturday in Alabama A&M’s 61-31 homecoming win over Grambling State, and he played exactly one season of high school football. BET News’ @jgileswrites on the soccer fanatic who became an HBCU All-American in his hometown. Watch the full segment on YouTube. 🏈

Just when Ben Simmons was set to make his highly anticipated NBA comeback with the Sacramento Kings, disaster struck. After missing two full seasons due to a back injury, the three-time All-Star suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during a recent practice. Despite another heartbreaking setback, Simmons remains resilient, posting on social media that this is "just another chapter" in his journey, not the end. Can he bounce back from this latest injury?

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home and took her phone days before her election. The DOJ calls it an ongoing criminal investigation, and a grand jury is reportedly looking at her immigration paperwork. She has not been charged. Also this week: Amber Guyger leaves prison today after serving seven years for killing Botham Jean in his own apartment. His family says the loss left them forever dismembered. @jasminebrowley has your Impact Report.

284 to 271. 62 games, second most of his career. A 35-game streak, his longest ever. Zion Williamson showed up to camp lighter and said he still hasn’t hit his goal. The question was never his talent, it was whether he could stay on the floor. @JustinStuckey_ on the performance coach helping him answer it.

We are in the midst of the League Championship Series, and if you’re counting Black American players on those rosters, you won’t need both hands. Less than 7% of MLB is Black, 79 years after Jackie. BET News’ Jonathan Giles asked former All-StarMelvin Emanuel "B. J." Upton Jr. why, and the answer starts with a $1,500 sign-up fee.

The fake 49er is getting a Netflix doc and the WNBA Finals are set. Dream vs. Valkyries, Saturday, two of the best defenses in the league and the Defensive Player of the Year in the middle of it. The Scoreboard breaks it down.

Down 8 with seconds left. Tyler Huntley finds DeAndre Hopkins... wait, no. He finds Devontez Walker in the end zone, Derrick Henry punches in the two, and then Huntley walks it off in OT with a QB sneak. Lamar’s out, and the undrafted kid from Utah just won his third straight start for the Ravens. @JustinStuckey_ on being ready when your number is called.

Stephen A. Smith went on First Take, impersonated Lane Johnson, laughed about his mental health and said he only retired because the Eagles are 2-2. Then he apologized. Johnson had already announced this was his last season and has been open about his struggles for years. Was the apology enough? 👇 Plus OBJ to the Vikings, a Lakers proposal at SoFi, and MJ’s $10M gift to UNC. @iamtamarabrown has today's sports.

One of the biggest movements in the NBA right now has nothing to do with basketball. Raptors center @tallt_23 has been running Bible studies on Instagram since 2024, and now Dwight Howard, Josh Hart, CJ McCollum and Luka Garza are sharing scripture of their own. @justinstuckey_ on the players using their platform for something bigger than the game.

CultureCon 2026 is a wrap. 12,000 Black creatives, one weekend in Brooklyn, and an energy you could feel before you walked in the building. It started in a one-bedroom apartment in Harlem with 200 people. Now it’s the room you feel real bad about missing. BET News’ @breteamer was there and spoke with @imaniimani @bdtrelilbrother and @_ashleymfox . If you weren’t, next year is non-negotiable

Layup at 44 seconds. Two free throws at 4.3. @angel.reese scored six in overtime and iced a 101-98 Game 2 over the Liberty. The Dream are up 2-0 and one win from the WNBA Finals. Game 3 is Friday in New York. @justinstuckey_ breaks it down on The Scoreboard.

Tyrese Haliburton's first full game back from a torn Achilles is happening at Hilton Coliseum, where he spent two seasons at Iowa State before anyone knew his name. Hard to write a better comeback setting than that.

The Tompkins County DA says his office never received the full transcript of Jane Doe's interview with Cornell police, where she explicitly said she was raped and described herself as completely incapacitated. Now the investigation is reopened and a sex crimes prosecutor is on it. The seven men have not been charged and deny the allegations. Plus, a Love Island USA star says her reunion conversation about racist harassment was cut. @arriyonnatv has both on BET News.