Category: Sports Columnists

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk If you’re a fan of just plain football talent and ability, then you like ex-Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon. If you’re an avid rule-follower plus a football fan, then you probably love Gordon but just can’t break down the facts of how the supremely talented […]

By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Colin Kaepernick and Serena Williams have something in common: They both have recently used their platform at the top of the world of sports to fight injustice. Colin has a cause that is ongoing and serves us all, while Serena’s recent battle was more or less one and done. […]

By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO LeBron James can’t seem to stay off of this page, but this time he brought Michael Jordan along. I am sure you have guessed there has been another chapter added to the “Who is the greatest baller of all time” debate: James or Jordan? This latest argument comes from […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO Shootings across the country on the opening week of football season headlined a sour weekend. Two people were injured and one person died in a high school shooting in Jacksonville on Aug. 24. A 16-year-old was killed in a triple shooting outside of a high school junior varsity game […]

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk Sports media conglomerate ESPN announced on Friday that it will not air the national anthem before Monday night NFL games this upcoming season. ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro issued a statement on Friday detailing the networks plans but didn’t reveal a reason. It’s presumed that the network […]

By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been facing a firestorm since he weighed in on the controversy surrounding the anthem protest. For those of you who need to be brought up to speed, Colin Kaepernick opened up a can of worms when he kneeled during the National Anthem being […]