Category: Sports

The U.S. has seen several African-American women dominate in the Olympics, from the Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s gold medal performance in the heptathlon during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona to Dominique Dawes’ dominance in gymnastics during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. But both Kersee’s and Dawes’ successes came only after Alice Coachman became the first […]

Today, the title for the fastest African-American man to compete on a track would probably go to Olympic Gold medal sprinter Tyson Gay, who holds the American record in the 100 meter dash with a time 9.69 seconds. But more than a century ago—long before Gay was born, it was John Baxter Taylor who held […]

African-American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. national women’s gymnastic team July 31. It was the first gold medal won by a USA gymnastics team since the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Tagged by sports commentators as the “Fierce Five,” Douglas, along with teammates, Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross, […]

As expected, all eyes were on rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III as the Washington Redskins opened training camp on July 26 in Ashburn, Va. After winning just 11 games in the last two seasons, the Redskins hope Griffin, the No. 2 overall pick in April’s draft, will lead them to future success. Crowds of fans […]

The Baltimore Ravens officially opened their training camp on July 24, looking to improve on a 12-4 season and an AFC Championship game appearance. The Ravens welcomed back 19 of 22 starters from last season, including star running back Ray Rice, who recently inked a 5-year, $40 million contract extension. Now that Rice is back […]

Kevin Durant scored 22 points to go with nine rebounds as the U.S. men’s basketball team beat France, 98-71, in their opening round matchup at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. USA began the game with some sloppy errors, including several turnovers and costly fouls; they would finish the game with 14 total turnovers and […]

The 2012 Summer Olympics kicked off July 27 with an Opening Ceremony in Olympic Stadium in London, England. The Opening Ceremony was highlighted by a theatre show directed by Danny Boyle, who won an Oscar for directing “Slumdog Millionaire.” Boyle’s show, titled Isles of Wonder, illustrated the Jarrow Crusade of 1936, a protest march against […]

Tina Charles posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the U.S. National women’s basketball team over Croatia, 81-56, in their opening game of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Croatia gave USA a tough time, keeping the score close throughout the first three quarters of the game. USA tried to press […]

Greek female triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been kicked off the Olympic team after she tweeted a racist remark about African immigrants in the Mediterranean nation. Papachristou, who has shown support for Greek’s far right Golden Dawn political party, tweeted a remark about the influx of mosquitoes in the country carrying the West Nile Virus. […]

Famous rapper and business entrepreneur Curtis “50-Cent” Jackson will become the new promoter for world boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to reports. ESPN boxing columnist Dan Rafael reported that Jackson, long known as Mayweather’s best friend, recently earned a promoter’s license from the New York State Athletic Commission for his company TMT Promotions; the […]

Baltimore-raised Carmelo Anthony came off the bench to score 27 points as the U.S. national men’s basketball team beat Spain, 100-78, in Barcelona in the final exhibition game heading into the summer Olympics in London. USA closed out the warm-up exhibition games with a 5-0 record. Both Spain and the U.S. are considered the two […]