Japan’s Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig during their first round match of the French open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, in this Sunday, May 30, 2021, file photo. Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday, May 31, and wrote on Twitter that she would […]
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Michael Jordan donates $1M to Morehouse journalism, sports
In this April 12, 2019, file photo, people enter the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) By The Associated Press Basketball great Michael Jordan and Nike’s Jordan Brand are giving $1 million to Morehouse College in Atlanta to boost journalism and sports-related studies. The gift announced May 28 will help enrich […]
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IndyCar courts Black fans, drivers in its push to diversify
In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, Mario Andretti, left, talks to Willy T. Ribbs before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. IndyCar is making an improved push to diversify its fanbase and its driving field. Ribbs and George Mack are the only two […]
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Simone Biles makes history, defies the odds and gravity
(Photo Courtesy of AP) Only one of the greats, like Simone Biles, can make history again while defending their world titles. On May 22, at the U.S. Classic Gymnastics meet, Biles successfully landed the Yurchenko double pike, making her the first woman in gymnastics history to do so in competition. The four-time Olympic gold medalist […]
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What binds us together: Food, family and football
The tradition of Sunday dinner dates back to slavery, when food rations were given out to slaves on Saturday nights which included collard greens, sweet potatoes, chitterlings, pig feet and cornmeal to make fried cornbread. The slaves would take this food and create a mouthwatering spread that fed their household and other households in the […]
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Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg named Black College Nines Freshman of the Year
BALTIMORE – Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg has been named the Black College Nines Freshman of the Year; it was announced by the website on Monday afternoon. Additionally, first baseman Conner Walker was placed on the organization’s Second Team. A first-year utility player from South Plainfield, N.J., Hamberg was a key two-way player for the Eagles, […]
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The Hall calls: Ben Wallace, Yolanda Griffith, Paul Pierce among 2021 class
Former Miami Heat center Chris Bosh, seen celebrating after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Feb. 9, 2015, in Miami. By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer Jay Wright used to sell tickets to games in the long-defunct United States Football League. Ben Wallace was passed over […]
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New award named after six-time NBA champion and civil rights activist
All 30 NBA teams will be eligible to nominate one player from their roster to be the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. The finalists and winner will be selected by a seven-member committee composed of NBA legends, league executives and social justice leaders. (Courtesy Photo) By NNPA Newswire (NNPA Newswire) – The NBA today announced […]
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Darryl Strawberry tells Black Press how everyone can make a turnaround in life
“I’m glad for my walk, my road,” Strawberry declared. “People say. ‘you could have been in the Hall of Fame,’ but look at me now. I am an evangelist, and I’m encouraging people about life. It all works out as long as we don’t quit.” (Photo: Darryl Strawberry poses with fan, August 2016, NYC / […]
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Former Coppin State Men’s Basketball standout Andrew Robinson signs professional contract in Costa Rica
BALTIMORE – Former Coppin State men’s basketball player Andrew Robinson (Takoma Park, Md./Springbrook HS) has signed a professional contract to play for the Roswell Rayguns in Costa Rica, it was announced on Thursday. The Rayguns compete in the Federacion Costarricense de Baloncesto (FECOBA) which was founded in 2005. A native of Takoma Park, Md., Robinson […]
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Student-athletes for an anti-racist society
Jelani Williams (lef) and Michae Jones (Image credit_ Eric Sucar) By Written by Kristina García and Greg Johnson It is hard being a young person in America right now, says Chaz Howard, vice president for social equity and community and university chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania. “It’s doubly hard being a young Black person […]
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Field Negro: Please don’t shut up after you dribble
LeBron James (Photo via New Pittsburgh Courier) By New Pittsburgh Courier Newsroom A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender why the NBA playoffs isn’t on the big screen television. The bartender says that the owner has banned all NBA games in the establishment because of LeBron James and his attitude. That wasn’t a lame […]