Author Archives: Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to find a gig this summer after his “controversial” 2016-2017 campaign in which the signal caller often avoided standing for the national anthem to call attention to crimes against unarmed Black motorists across the country. Kaepernick’s social activism quickly caught media attention before being recognized across the sports […]

The NBA Finals rubber match between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers tips off this week, delivering on the anticipation which began last June after the two teams engaged an unbelievable seven-game thriller. Behind LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, Cleveland battled back from a 3-1 series deficit to upend Golden State. The Warriors then stunned the league in […]

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are on a direct collision course to the NBA Finals, obliterating any and every team in their paths in embarrassing fashion. Both teams swept through the first two rounds of the postseason with ease before the Conference Finals opened last week. More competition was expected but it was just more of the same as […]

There was a brief span over the last few years when critics believed that the sport of boxing would ultimately be buried alive by the blossoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). But there’s been a new twist recently as it appears the UFC might actually spice things up in the boxing world. Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather (left) and UFC star Conor McGregor (right). […]

Tony Parker out for the playoffs. Tim Duncan retired and happy. His replacement, LaMarcus Aldridge, has been dealing with a heart condition that has zapped his strength. And, Manu Ginobili looks lonely as the only member of the “Big Three” still playing. Despite being up 2-1 against the Houston Rockets in their western conference semi-final […]

The Cleveland Browns kicked off a busy 2017 NFL Draft weekend by selecting Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett first overall on April 27. Garrett heads to Cleveland as the top-rated prospect in a deep class of talented players; he had been a clear-cut favorite to go first overall after a standout pair of seasons […]

Tennis megastar Serena Williams announced earlier this week that she was 20 weeks pregnant and would not return to action in 2017. The 23-time Grand Slam winner’s announcement was both disappointing for tennis fans yet amazingly incredible as the timetable of Williams’ pregnancy proved that the 35-year-old won her recent title at the Australian Open […]

(Updated 4/16/2017) With less than a week left in the regular season, anxiety was beginning to mount as to whether or not Russell Westbrook could break Oscar Robinson’s 56-year-old record for most triple-doubles in a season, but the Oklahoma City guard pushed through in a huge way. FILE – In this Saturday, March 11, 2017, […]

It was a little over a month ago that the AFRO Sports Desk debated whether or not the Washington Wizards could win the NBA title this season after a promising 4-0 start to their early-March western road trip hinted that the franchise might have finally turned over a new leaf. The team appeared focused and […]