By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Jimmy Butler had a new look for media day, and the NBA world immediately took notice. The Miami Heat forward arrived for the team’s first official day of work this season with piercings — eye, lip and nose — along with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black. It’s […]
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Former Aces’ player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBA
By Doug FeinbergAP Basketball Writer Dearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint last week against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, saying her former team and its coach, Becky Hammon, retaliated against her after she informed them she was pregnant. Hamby filed the complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission and the Equal Employment […]
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Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history
By Samuel Petrequin, AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Not even a slight stumble near the end could stop Simone Biles. Less than three months after returning to competition, the American superstar is back at the top of world gymnastics once again. Biles overcame a late blip in her floor routine after an otherwise […]
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Deion ‘Coach Prime’ Sanders’ impact at Colorado raises hopes that other Black coaches will get opportunities
By Cliff Brunt, The Associated Press Floyd Keith has waited half a century for a Black coach with Deion Sanders’ swagger and success to shake up college football. The fanfare and hoopla surrounding the Colorado program since Sanders’ arrival has been well documented, but Keith, who for more than a decade was executive director of […]
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Opinion: Is Kaepernick’s NFL plea betrayal or brilliance?
By John Celestand, Word in Black Being a lover of sports since I was a toddler and later becoming a professional basketball player in the NBA, it is safe to say I’ve had my share of disappointing moments in sports over the years. I remember missing the final shot at the buzzer of the Edison […]
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The Moore Report: Major League Baseball’space on the field and in racial diversity
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Face it, it has taken a long time to watch a baseball game from start to finish over the years. America’s pastime has not been America’s fast time. Calling the pace of your average Major League Baseball (MLB) game slow as molasses was just not fair to the crushed sugar […]
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Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sept. 24 that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music […]
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Coco Gauff wins the US Open for her first Grand Slam title at age 19
By Howard Fendrich, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This was what so many folks figured Coco Gauff would do at some point. Didn’t matter how young she was. Didn’t matter whether there were setbacks along the way. Those outsized expectations did not make the task of becoming a Grand Slam champion as a […]
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Phillips, Cargill make statement about Black team ownership by winning professional softball title
By Cliff Brunt, AP Sports Writer Brandon Phillips and Jade Cargill still are trying to grasp what they have achieved as a Black couple that took on sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago. Phillips, a former Major League Baseball star, and Cargill, a current women’s professional wrestler, steered the Austin-based Texas Smoke […]
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AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: a look at the new generation of Black tennis stars
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor Cori “CoCo” Gauff is the youngest athlete to lead the new wave of Black tennis players and captivate the American sports scene. At 19 years old, she is the most youthful challenger to reach the elite stage of semifinals at the US Open since Serena Williams in 2001. The […]
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Coco Gauff qualifies for US Open quarterfinals in win over Caroline Wozniacki
By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in consecutive years, getting that far this time by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Sept. 3. Gauff asked one of her coaches, […]
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Simone Biles wins a record eighth U.S. Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles is not going to explain herself. Part of this is by design. Part of this is because she simply can’t. When the gymnastics star is at her best, as she was on the night of Aug. 27 while winning her record eighth U.S. championship, she feels like she’s […]
