By MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career. Pelé was laid to […]
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AFRO Review: sports highlights for 2022
By Hamil Harris In 2022, it seemed like there was more news off the fields and courts of play than on them. Top stories included WNBA star Britany Grinner, who was detained in Russia on drug charges for the majority of the year, and Brett Favre’s multi-million dollar welfare scheme, reported on in detail by […]
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Remembering an all-time great, on and off the field
By Aubrey Bruce, For New Pittsburgh Courier The night before the game in which the “Immaculate Reception” occurred, the late Bill “Bubby” Nunn III, son of the Steelers super scout, Hall-of-Famer Bill Nunn Jr., gave the late John “Squirrel” Mosley (one of the original members of the Roy Ayers group “Ubiquity” and a former member […]
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Pelé’s family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo
By Mauricio Savarese, AP Sports Writer Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November. Doctors said earlier this week that Pelé’s cancer had advanced, adding the three-time World Cup winner is under “elevated care” […]
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The Moore Report: Don’t forget Pelé: soccer’s first world super star
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO If you were paying attention to the 2022 World Cup that just ended, remember Pelé, an 82-year-old Brazilian, whom some have called the world’s greatest soccer player of all time. Some of the planet watches Major League Baseball’s so-called World Series and much of the globe […]
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, and Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Members, tmcqueen@afro.com, msayles@afro.com WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a penal colony Dec. 8 after nine months in Russian custody in a prisoner swap for a convicted arms dealer. President Biden announced the release in a Dec. 8 […]
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Commanders attempt Sean Taylor ‘statue,’ fans sound off about ‘disrespectful’ memorial
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO On the 15th anniversary of the tragic death of Sean Taylor the Commanders attempted to honor their twice-named Pro Bowl free safety with the unveiling of what they called a “statue.” Fans and Taylor supporters nationwide were immediately dismayed by Taylor’s rendering in the lobby of FedEx Field. […]
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Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold […]
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Baker finally wins 1st Series title as manager with Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN, The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — For now and forever, Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class name-dropper, toothpick chewer and baseball lifer will bear a most distinguished title. World Series champion manager. The man who can weave a tale like few others, wistfully recalling his time under Hank Aaron’s tutelage or chance encounters […]
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Nets owner disappointed Irving backed ‘antisemitic’ film
By Brian Mahoney,AP Basketball Writer Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai said Oct. 28 he is disappointed that Kyrie Irving appears to support a film “based on a book full of antisemitic disinformation.” The Nets’ star guard posted a link for the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” on Twitter on Oct. 27. The […]
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Patriots’ Kraft, school statements denounce anti-Semitism
By Dennis Waszak Jr., AP Sports Writer New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other members of the sports world are condemning recent incidents of hate speech toward Jewish people — not just the anti-Semitic comments by the music mogul formerly known as Kanye West, but also outside of a college football game in Florida […]
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Analysis: Joe Dumars was made for his new role at the NBA
By Tim Reynalds, The Associated Press Joe Dumars might have been destined for this job. He played with the Bad Boys, those Detroit Pistons teams that were physical, aggressive and intimidating. And even in those rough-and-tumble times, he wound up becoming the first recipient of the NBA’s sportsmanship award — now called the Joe Dumars […]
