By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk Sports conglomerate ESPN recently released its rankings on most influential NBA player to ever play and ranked brand new Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James as the second best ever to impact the game. Michael Jordan topped James on the list, edging James out and adding […]
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Angry Black Man Role has Dez Bryant on the NFLOuts
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant can’t find a job and that’s crazy. The former star wideout of America’s Team was once one of the top big play threats in the NFL. Now, he’s on the outside looking in on the league, while petitioning teams for a second chance. […]
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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, arbitrator Stephen Burbank decided against the league’s request for dismissal, ruling that Kaepernick’s legal team had discovered enough evidence to proceed with a full hearing. […]
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Robert Griffin III Survives Ravens’ Final Cut
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The comeback of Robert Griffin III is complete: The quarterback will start the season with the Baltimore Ravens. Griffin survived Baltimore’s final cutdown Saturday and will join starter Joe Flacco and first-round pick Lamar Jackson on the depth chart. The Ravens have not carried three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster […]
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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 HBO show, “The Shop,” a “spirited, free-flowing discussions” talk show that features LeBron and a group of his celebrity athletes buddies. LeBron James (Courtesy Screenshot/HBO) […]
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Mainstream Media’s Coverage of LeBron’s “The Shop” Is Why We Need to Control the Narrative
By Dion Johnson, Special to the AFRO Lately, I have been in a writing stupor: Writer’s block. All it took was the inevitable and sad idiocy of mainstream media to irk my last nerve, for me to break through. As a lot of people know, LeBron James and some of his high-profiled athlete friends via the […]
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Usain Bolt Makes Soccer Debut for Central Coast Mariners
By The Associated Press GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — Usain Bolt’s soccer debut for the Central Coast Mariners on Friday lasted about 20 minutes against an amateur local team and with almost 10,000 people in the crowd. The eight-time Olympic gold medalist is trying to become a professional soccer player and has been given a tryout […]
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Aaron Donald Ends Holdout With Record Deal From LA Rams
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald agreed to a massive new contract with the Los Angeles Rams on Friday, ending his second consecutive preseason holdout as the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. The Rams announced a new six-year deal through 2024 for Donald, the reigning […]
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Mystics Make Run to WNBA Semi Final
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Normally when a team returns home after a split of the first two games in a playoff series it feels good about the chance to advance. However, there are other tales from post season locker rooms of how a series doesn’t really begin until the home team loses. […]
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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 the gunman taking his own life. According to TMZ, 24-year-old Baltimore, Md. native David Katz opened fire on several people during a livestream Madden Football […]
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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 his platform to fuel racism and division within the U.S., and superstar ballers like LeBron James and Steph Curry haven’t been afraid to call him […]
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Should NFL Tweak Helmet Rules?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Writers New helmet rules in the NFL has players in the preseason puzzled. Unsure of where or how to take down incoming opponents coming at full speed, NFL defenders have been out of sorts with their tackling so far this summer. Desperate attempts to quiet safety concerns […]
