Chances are, you’re going to see some names during the NBA Draft that you’re not sure how to say. We’ve got you covered with our NBA Draft pronunciation guide. It’s NBA Draft night. Your team is up.

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Now that the Denver Broncos have their 53-man roster and practice squad pretty much set for the 2024 NFL season, fans can familiarize themselves with the players we'll be watching on Sundays this fall ...

Listen to the following audio clips to learn how to pronounce names of the Milwaukee Bucks players and head coach.

The Denver Broncos are set to kick off their 2025 preseason schedule today, so it's a good time to remind fans (and pundits) how to pronounce select player names this fall. Last season, running back ...

Gratiot? Ypsilanti? Hamtramck? Lahser? Ishpeming? Michigan places have some funny-sounding names, thanks to our blend of cultural influences — and our insistance over the years to just go ahead and ...

Mangled names may be as much of an awards season tradition as snubbing female directors, but that doesn’t mean we have to be all right with it. Right in time for the Golden Globes, Slate has put ...

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary field is growing quickly. With each new candidate comes another name that Americans will have to learn. Some are straightforward: Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren ...

Not everyone can be Fred Davis. Or Mike Jones, for that matter. Want to familiarize yourself with the names on Clemson’s football roster before Saturday’s season-opening kickoff at Wake Forest? Better ...

Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone bring up “East Green-witch.” Rhode Island has more than its fair share of ...