In this November 1983 file photo, Marvin Hagler celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Roberto Duran in a boxing bout in Las Vegas. Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was 66. (AP Photo, File) By […]
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The passing of a champion, the world’s most decorated Paralympian, Curtis Lovejoy
Paralympian Curtis Lovejoy. (Courtesy Photo) Official Statement by the Lovejoy family Issued by Curtis Lovejoy’s publicist, Ebony Porter-Ike of The epiMediaGroup, LLC It is with great sadness that I announce our beloved Paralympian, Author, Husband, Brother, and Friend has passed away quietly last night. His battle is over, and he is now in the arms […]
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MLB legend Cal Ripken Jr. shares story of prostate cancer survivorship
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Baltimore Orioles icon Cal Ripken Jr. recently announced his full recovery from prostate cancer. (Ripken Baseball Academy) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Many sports fans know Cal Ripken Jr. as the “iron man” of baseball, an esteemed shortstop Hall of Famer and Baltimore Orioles icon, but […]
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At the NBA All-Star Game, HBCUs will take center stage
In this June 19, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams celebrates after Game 7 of basketball’s NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif. Williams played in the All-Star Game and now coaches at Alabama State. Historically Black institutions like Alabama State will be a focus of the […]
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NFL hires first Black female game official, Maia Chaka
By The Associated Press The NFL has hired Maia Chaka as the first Black female official in league history. She will work games during the 2021 season. “I am honored to be selected as an NFL official,” Chaka said. “But this moment is bigger than a personal accomplishment. It is an accomplishment for all women, […]
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is at it again
Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is at it Again Supporting The Catch A Meal Community Giveaway Darrell Green is bringing awareness and support to those impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a 38-year resident of the Greater Washington area he has seen firsthand how many in the community have found it difficult to […]
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Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., in this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo. Woods was injured Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County and had to be extricated from the vehicle with the […]
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The brave, beautiful and bold Simone Biles
At 23-years-old, Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in the country and the third most decorated gymnast in the world. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Simone Biles exploded onto the scene when she represented the United States at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Joined by an all-star team […]
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NBA legend Isiah Thomas sets up to dominate the pan-American cannabis space
Thomas’ ISIAH International is a holding company with interests in a diversified portfolio of companies NNPA NEWSWIRE — Superstar and NBA Icon Isiah Thomas, whose Cheurlin Champagne is one of the best-selling in the world, announced that his company, ISIAH International, LLC, will invest $3 million into One World Pharma, Inc., a U.S. based, fully […]
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Serena tops Halep at Australian Open, sets up Osaka showdown
United States’ Serena Williams makes a forehand return to Russia’s Anastasia Potapova during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) By The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams was not pleased with the way her play suddenly was slipping in the […]
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Social justice at NASCAR’s forefront as new season begins
In this June 10, 2020, file photo, driver Bubba Wallace, wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va. A predominantly white sport with deep Southern roots and a longtime embrace of Confederate symbols, NASCAR was forced last summer to face its own checkered […]
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Michael Jordan gives $10M for North Carolina health clinics
Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, in this Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, file photo. Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his hometown in North Carolina, a regional health care […]
