Butler basketball players use tattoos to honor family members and express their core beliefs. Guard Yame Butler has a tattoo to remember his sister Journey, who died from a rare cancer. Jack McCaffery ...

Jalen Jackson, a guard for the Butler University basketball team, has tattoos that display quotes and art that reflect his religious faith Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Indianapolis.

SACRAMENTO — Before their women's Elite Eight matchup on March 30 at the Golden 1 Center, players from top-seeded South Carolina and third-seeded TCU shared the stories behind some of their tattoos.

KANSAS CITY — There’s a lot of scary mascots in sports that are aimed to distract opponents. Sometimes the players will wear neon-colored shoes that pop off the floor. In Shawnee Heights’ case, maybe ...