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...
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch LeBron James makes history as the first NBA player to score 40,000 career points, achieving the milestone during a critical game against the Denver Nuggets. (Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images) King James has done it all and now he’s joined a club all by...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to keep wide receiver Mike Evans in the fold for a couple more years, announcing an agreement on an extension Monday. Now Baker Mayfield is sitting around waiting for that same call or text from his agent with the same news Evans received. It only makes sense after the...
As fans traversed certain NBA arenas and ended up in team stores, they were bound to come across apparel that includes a Black NBA logo, an Aug. 28, 1963, homage to the March on Washington, the embroidered word “DREAM,” and more details celebrating Black history. The apparel was created and supplied by New York Knicks...
Mike Evans is a Hall of Fame talent. His 1,255 receiving yards last season makes him the only player in NFL history to record 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first 10 NFL seasons. Regardless of whether the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, Baker Mayfield, Ryan… Read...
For the last five days, more than 300 college athletes worked out in earnest for scouts and team officials with the goal of running and jumping their way into the NFL via next month’s draft. The athletes represented large, medium and a few small universities. All of the institutions are members of the NCAA, whose...