Maria Taylor (left) and Rachel Nichols (right). By New Pittsburgh Courier Newsroom You may have watched Game 1 of the NBA Finals yesterday, July 6, as the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns did battle. You also may have seen Malika Andrews doing the sideline reporting for ABC/ESPN on the broadcast. Well, usually that job goes to […]
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A statue goes up to honor Ernest Burke, Negro Leagues pitcher
Ernest Burke, and a life-sized clay model of Ernest Burke by Sculptor Austen Brantley. (Photos/havredegracemd.gov) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Almost 600 people gathered, June 26, to unveil a statue of a proud, native-born son of Harford County, Ernest Burke. Burke, who grew up poor, rose to serve in the U.S. […]
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Davis ascends two weight classes, defeats Barrios with 11th-round TKO in action-packed thriller
Gervonta Davis knocks Mario Barrios down during the WBA Super Lightweight world championship boxing match on June 26, in Atlanta. Davis won. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In a highly anticipated clash between two of boxing’s burgeoning superstars in Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios, many didn’t expect […]
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Chicago Cubs hire its first African American PA announcer.
Jeremiah Paprocki, a senior at the University of Illinois- Chicago, is the new voice at Wrigley Field. (Photo Credit: Twitter @Jtheannouncer) CHICAGO DEFENDER – While attending high school at the Chicago International Charter School-Northtown Academy, Jeremiah Paprocki started reading announcements that led to working his way up to PA duties for various high school games […]
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U.S. Olympic team takes shape: Run Sha’Carri Run
Sha’Carri Richardson has been trending all week since her winning 100-meter run at the June 19 Olympic trials. The 21-year-old out of Louisiana State University (LSU) leftcompetitors in the dust and blew spectators away with a performance that secured the first spot in the U.S. Olympic team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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FAMU mourns the loss of former MLB pitcher and rattler Jim “Mudcat” Grant
Florida A&M University (FAMU), Rattlers everywhere, and Major League Baseball mourn the death of Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant.Grant, FAMU Mourns the Loss of Former MLB Pitcher and Rattler Jim “Mudcat” Grant Florida A&M University (FAMU) mourns the death of Rattler Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who spent 14 seasons as a professional baseball player and was the first […]
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Mudcat Grant, 1st Black 20-game winner in AL, dies at 85
In this June 21, 1964, file photo, Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant poses. Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the major leagues and a key part of Minnesota’s first World Series team in 1965, has died, the Twins announced Saturday, June 12, 2021. He was 85. (AP Photo/Gene Herrick) By The Associated Press […]
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Teenage entrepreneur launches healthy sports drink for Gen Z athletes
Alana Andrews (Courtesy of Alana Andrews) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com If there is one thing to learn from Virginia teen Alana Andrews, it’s that entrepreneurship has no age requirement. In April, the 17-year-old started an online business for her healthy sports drink, SWEY. SWEY is an acronym […]
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Coppin State Athletic Communications receives Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant for CoSIDA
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Coppin State’s Office of Athletic Communications, led by Steven Kramer, received one of two Phil Langan Graduate Internship grants from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the 2021-22 academic year, it was announced by the organization late last week. CoSIDA announced Coppin State’s grant along with other scholarship and grant recipients […]
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Senior Bowl, NFL to hold combine for top HBCU prospects
The inaugural HBCU combine, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 in 2022, will be similar to the NFL combine with interviews and on-field and medical evaluations. THE JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS – No HBCU players were drafted in 2021, and the only one picked in 2020 went in the seventh round. Alabama State offensive lineman Tytus Howard was […]
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Morgan State softball team notches first-ever conference title, NCAA tournament appearance
The Morgan State University Women’s Softball Team are now MEAC champions and will appear in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the history of the program. (courtesy of Morgan State University) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO There has never been as much buzz surrounding the Morgan State University softball program as […]
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Naomi Osaka and the meaning of press freedom
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, withdrew from the French Open on Monday, May 31, 2021, and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before speaking to the media and revealed she has […]