Category: Sports Columnists

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson smiles during a press conference after an NFL football training camp on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Renton, Wash. Wilson signed a four-year $87 million contract. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) After three consecutive postseason appearances and back-to-back Super Bowl visits, Seattle Seahawks’ signal caller Russell Wilson was in line for a […]

Portland Trail Blazers’ Arnett Moultrie goes up for a shot against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Adreian Payne, left, and Minnesota Timberwolves’ C.J. Williams, right, during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) The NBA Summer League is all about vision and the future. With […]

Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce (Cliff Owen/AP) Per a report from the Washington Post, Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce announced recently that he intends to play next season – but that could be with the Wizards or the Los Angeles Clippers. With Doc Rivers, Pierce’s former coach with the Boston Celtics, manning the show in L.A., the familiarity could be […]

Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) The 2015 NBA Finals aren’t over yet, but the continued competitiveness of the Cleveland Cavaliers despite the absence of numerous key players has the arrows pointing up […]

Sam Lacy was a sports editor and columnist for the Afro-American Newspapers. Most of the AFRO’s readers are familiar with Sam Lacy in one way or the other.  But, far away from that Hall of Fame writer is the human side. I once heard it mentioned that Sam is the most even-tempered individual I have […]

We have all experienced the type of surprise when someone we hold in high esteem stumbles for some reason.  After all, these are people we view as larger than life.  Sam Lacy had a Hall of Fame career as a sports writer, but just like the rest of us, he had moments he would just […]

In this Jan. 18, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks to pass during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) Even Tom Brady was at a loss for words when asked about the New England Patriots’ most […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17), from Germany, shoots in front of Washington Wizards forward Drew Gooden (90) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Washington. The Wizards won 108-99. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Washington Wizards aren’t out of the woods yet, but they’re up 3-0 against the Toronto […]

After a long season, everything is in place for the Washington Wizards as they prepare for the NBA’s postseason and their first round opponent, the Toronto Raptors. Toronto (49-33) and Washington (46-36) enter the Eastern Conference playoffs as the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively. Although they finished just a handful of wins apart from each […]

Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman speaks with his players during a time out against the Toronto Raptors in overtime in Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Toronto. The Wizards won 93-86 in overtime. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Washington Wizards wrapped up the last […]

A detail view as a Washington Redskins football player touches his helmet prior to an NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots at FedEx Field on Thursday August 7, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. Washington won 23-6. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher) The 2015 NFL Draft kicks off later this month as the NFL offseason […]