The Women’s College World Series attracts more viewers every year. As the hype of college softball increases, so does the presence of up-and-coming Black superstars. This year, as eight teams headed to Oklahoma City, there were many storylines: Oklahoma looking for its fourth consecutive national championship; Texas leading the pack as the No. 1 seed;...
Sorry, baseball. You’re not America’s Pastime any more. Hey, football – I don’t care how many viewers you get, you don’t run this block. Soccer? Y’all still sharing a name with football. Don’t even get me started on the invasive species that is pickleball. No disrespect to any of these other games – and by...
X Instagram A’ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu are named the WNBA players of the week Adama Doucoure/Ballislife MVP Periodt and the Queen of Brooklyn are making WNBA headlines. A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty have certainly left their mark, both on and off the court. Once...
Recently retired Philadelphia Eagles center and former Dial Soap ambassador Jason Kelce is defending his personal hygiene routine — or lack thereof — after revealing to the world that when he hits the showers, Travis Kelce‘s older brother doesn’t bother to give much attention to anything below his knees. A back-and-forth began on June 1...
Former University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive tackle Mark Evans’ play during college reminded many people of another Pine-Bluff offensive tackle: Terron Armstead, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 2013. Evans’ prowess and size, at 6-feet-4 and nearly 300 pounds, put him next in line to make the jump from the historically Black...
A man who arrived at a comics convention event in Hangzhou, China, arrived in a costume that appeared to mock the 2020 helicopter crash that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others. Fans of the NBA player are outraged after the unidentified individual wore what appeared to be a homemade...
LOS ANGELES — There is one thing that the LA Clippers do better than the Lakers: fake TV shows. By fake I mean a “quasi-fictionalized but mainly based in reality” television series that reminds viewers of times recent and returned, more in the form of lore and legacy. And though in actual life there have...
NEW YORK – Before former NBA star Carmelo Anthony realizes his dream of being part of NBA ownership, he is going to prepare himself for that moment by owning a pro basketball franchise in Australia and mentoring its young stars. The National Basketball League, the top men’s pro basketball league in Australia and New Zealand,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86. Mrs. Robinson’s death was announced by Michelle Obama and other family members in a statement that said “there was and will be...
Grambling State head baseball coach Davin Pierre isn’t the biggest fan of tattoos and has spent over three decades of his life without one. However, that will soon change. When his players talked about getting matching tattoos during their season he thought they were joking. But when several of them decided to permanently ink “Hell...