By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Pro tennis star Naomi Osaka made history Sept. 6 when she became the first Japanese woman to advance to the championship match of the […]
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Some Fans Burn Shoes After Nike Makes Kaepernick Face of Campaign
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor , pgreen@afro.com Nike shocked the world on Labor Day when it revealed Colin Kaepernick as the face of its 30-year anniversary celebration of the famous “Just […]
Serena Williams Says “Every Human” Should Be Grateful for Kaepernick Kneeling
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Colin Kaepernick has been dominating news headlines again after recently winning a preliminary hearing in his collusion suit filed against the NFL. According to reports, […]
LeBron Says It Took Him a While to Embrace White People and that Black Star Athletes Face Double Standards
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Most Black folks could probably relate to having to adjust to being around White folks regularly. NBA superstar LeBron admitted to it during his new […]
Ex-NBA Star Roy Hibbert Hints at a Lack of Gun Control as Reason Behind Madden Tournament Shooting
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A Madden video game tournament located in Florida dominated headlines over the weekend after a shooting occurred there, resulting in two people being killed and […]
Tiger Woods Explains His Unusual Relationship with Trump
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor , pgreen@afro.com Most prominent Black pro athletes don’t like President Donald Trump, for obvious reasons. Since he began his campaign for the presidency, Trump has used […]
Ravens’ Weddle Questions Jimmy Smith’s Suspension Because He Never Hit Ex-Girlfriend
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Baltimore Ravens star cornerback Jimmy Smith will miss the first four games of the season on a suspension for allegations of domestic abuse made by […]
Ohio State Coach Apologizes to Colleague’s Wife after Mishandling Allegations of Domestic Violence
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Ohio State head coach Urban Myer issued an apology Aug. 24 via Twitter to Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of former assistant coach Zach Smith, for […]
Ravens Star Jimmy Smith Suspended Four Games for Domestic Abuse
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Ravens star player Jimmy Smith will miss the first four games of the 2018 NFL regular season after violating the league’s personal conduct policy. According […]
Terps Players Plan to Honor Jordan McNair
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The Maryland Terrapins football team announced Monday its plans to honor Jordan McNair, redshirt-freshman offensive lineman who died after suffering from heat exhaustion during a […]
ESPN President Says Network Won’t Air National Anthem on Monday Night Football
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro recently told the media that his network will not televise the National Anthem during their broadcast of NFL games. Pitaro hosted […]
Blue Lives Matter Group Turns Down Partnership Offer from New York Jets, Calls Police Brutality Concerns “Exaggerated” and “Made Up”
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The New York Jets recently attempted to partner up with Blue Lives Matter NYC but was turned down by the pro-police organization, according to reports. […]