Growing up the son of a proud and successful Army man, I wanted to always be first. In everything. My earliest career ambition was to be the first Black man in space. Fueled by trips with my mom to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, I thought I was destined to be...
Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram Twitch There are 13 games on the NBA slate, beginning at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET. With all of these teams out of contention for the NBA In-Season Tournament, there are several key matchups in the Eastern and Western Conference. Will the Celtics stay undefeated...
You do have to appreciate that the officiating crew on the league’s Sunday Night game, supposedly the marquee matchup of the week where the entire NFL world tunes in, was able to pack in so much moron-acy into one final drive. The density of clueless officiating in the last minute of Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay…...
Regulators on Friday approved two new gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration said the one-time treatments can be used for patients 12 and older with severe forms of the disease. One, made...
Written and edited by: Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram In its inaugural season, the NBA In-Season Tournament is set to see its first semifinals, where four teams remain in contention for the championship. In this article, I will break down the games for Thursday, Dec. 7 WIN OR GO HOME LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS The...
The English are pretty fascinated with their midweek evening fixtures. There’s only a few per season, when the whole league trots out under the lights Tuesday-Thursday (instead of under the lights on Saturday and Sunday because the sun never actually appears in the UK between Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day, but… Read more…
Talk with veteran NFL people about rookie Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, and one phrase often comes up: natural-born leader. In any walk of life, there are some whom many rally around eagerly. Among those in coaching at football’s highest level, Ryans already is at the front of that line. Only 12 games into his...
Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram The 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery will occur on Dec. 10, which will officially kick off the start of the offseason. With the actual WNBA Draft set for April. 15, the Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, and Seattle Storm all have a shot to land...
The Cricket Celebration Bowl will crown a new champion this year. Howard University is making its first appearance in the game. The Bison’s 6-5 overall finish this season is their first winning season since 2017, when they finished 7-4. Howard will represent the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which is 6-1 in Celebration Bowl play, and earned...
The United States set a record over the weekend. There were two mass shootings on Sunday, one in Texas and another thousands of miles to the northwest in Washington. Those were the 37th and 38th mass killings of 2023 — a new record. With 24 days left in the year the 2022 record of 36...