By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A Wake Forest basketball coach was arrested on assault charges after landing a knockout punch on a man who would later die at the hospital. According to the New York Post, 35-year-old Jamill Jones, an assistant basketball coach for the Wake Forest men’s basketball team, punched a drunken man in […]
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South Florida Police Unions Tell Cops to Boycott Miami Dolphins
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Police unions in South Florida are urging their officers not to go to any more Miami Dolphins games after two players kneeled during the playing of the National Anthem in a home preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aug. 9. The Broward County Police Benevolent Association released a statement […]
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Are New NCAA Rules Just a PR Stunt to Avoid Paying Players?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The NCAA announced several major rule changes on college basketball recruiting and player eligibility on Aug. 8. The rule changes were made in an attempt to address the “play for pay” bribery scandals that have rocked the NCAA for years. But will the new policies introduced actually help drive out […]
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Convicted Rapist, and Ex-NFL Star, Sharper Requests Early Release
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor , pgreen@afro.com Former NFL star safety Darren Sharper is trying to get out of prison early after serving just two years of the 18-year sentence he received for drugging and raping at least 16 women across four different states, according to reports. Per the Los Angeles Times, Sharper’s legal team filed a […]
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Ciara’s Cryptic Response to Slim Thug’s Shots at Her Relationship
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Did famous singer Ciara marry Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson simply for financial security? Houston rapper Slim Thug certainly thinks so, according to his own words during a radio interview last week with 97.9fm, an urban music station in Houston. Slim Thug explained how he doesn’t see how Ciara, who […]
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Randy Moss Wore a Tie with Names of Black People Killed by Police During Hall of Fame Induction
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Former star receiver Randy Moss was one of a small handful of legendary NFL players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. But Moss chose to make the moment about more than just his personal football legacy. Along with his new standard gold jacket that all Hall […]
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Dak Prescott Has No Regrets About His Stance Against Protesting During the National Anthem
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been facing heavy criticism from within the African-American community after telling the media earlier this week that he won’t be kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem and that it isn’t the “right time or place” for protesting against racism and police brutality […]
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LeBron’s New School to Serve At-Risk Youths
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com NBA superstar LeBron James may be heading to Los Angeles to play with the Lakers next season, but he won’t be leaving his home state of Ohio without blessing it first. The former Cleveland Cavaliers star opened up a his own elementary public school on Monday to exclusively serve low-income and/or at-risk […]
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Washington’s Trea Turner Latest Player Exposed for Racist Tweets
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Yet another White Major League Baseball player was exposed for tweeting racist and homophobic comments in the near past. Washington Nationals star shortstop Trea Turner released a statement on June 29 via the team’s media relations department, apologizing for multiple offensive tweets he made back in 2011-‘12. Washington Nationals’ Trea […]
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Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Says Anthem Protests Inappropriate
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been on the hot seat with Blacks folks after recently telling the media that his team would be required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem, regardless of what rules or policies the NFL implements. Now, Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott may […]
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Lamar Odom Says He Was Not Involved in Shooting at Hooters
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A shooting occurred at a Hooters restaurant while former NBA star Lamar Odom was visiting, according to reports. Per TMZ, Odom, 38, along with a group of friends, were leaving a Hooters located in Queens, N.Y. on July 20 when a gunman beginning shooting. FFormer NBA basketball player Lamar Odom denies […]
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76ers Owner Teams Up with Meek Mill to Push Justice Reform
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Philadelphia 76ers owner Michael Rubin recently told the media that he’s teaming up with famous Philly rapper Meek Mill to work on a major justice reform project. According to Bleacher Report, Rubin talked about how he has developed a really special friendship with Meek Mill, who was recently released from […]
