This year’s NBA Draft has been dubbed the weakest since the Cleveland Cavaliers wasted the first overall pick on Anthony Bennett. There’s no consensus prize, or catchy tank phrase. Just the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, and Portland Trail Blazers vying to see who can most egregiously throw… Read more…
One minute, football legend Emmitt Smith is chucking beers with fellow Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. The next minute, he’s a defender of diversity, equity and inclusion. When the University of Florida eliminated its DEI office, largely due to a law signed in 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis that banned state universities from spending money...
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal were stuffing opponents into lockers with their unstoppable back-to-the-basket games. They were the superstars in the paint, but Alonzo Mourning, Rik Smits, and many others… Read more…
Each year following NBA All-Star weekend, we discuss the slam dunk contest for at least two to three weeks afterward. Whether it’s good, bad or somewhere in the middle, the conversation surrounding it blazes on for some time. Now we get Zion Williamson fanning the flames dunk contest banter, with his fake… Read more…
Note: This article contains spoilers for Season Six of Love Is Blind. As a Black man, it’s stressful to watch other Black men on reality dating shows. It’s beautiful when Black men appear on these shows and demonstrate emotional intelligence and true, genuine love and care for Black women. However, so often these men show...
WASHINGTON — Inside the Blackest building in America, behind the closed doors of the Oprah Winfrey Theater, Sarah Mensah stepped onstage in a pair of Cherry Air Jordan 11s, set to speak on one of the most impactful philanthropic pledges in sportswear industry history. Mensah, a Black woman who became the first female president of...
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. Read more…
For a young man who just entered the motorsports record books, Rajah Caruth is steadfastly chill. On March 1, he became the third Black driver to take victory lane in NASCAR, winning the Craftsman Truck Series race in Las Vegas. The win was a big point of pride for people around NASCAR, never mind his...
The New York Giants are reportedly looking to move on from QB Daniel Jones — whom they signed to a four-year, $160 million deal — and decided against using the franchise tag on Saquon Barkley, arguably the second-best player in franchise history. Read more…
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch In the final game against Ohio State, Clark achieved a remarkable feat, surpassing Pete Maravich for the all-time scoring record with an outstanding performance in the first half. IOWA CITY, IOWA- MARCH 3: Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes answers questions after the match-up...