PHILADELPHIA-Although Horace Spencer is just in 8th grade he is receiving a great deal of media attention and hype due to his size and athleticism. Another 14-year-old Canadian is also being recognized for his athleticism despite his young age. Jamar Ergas, who is only 14 has been receiving a lot of media attention due to […]
Boston — Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America’s most successful athletes, with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 — count ’em, 11 — N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics. He has never visited the Basketball Hall of Fame, where he was the first black N.B.A. player enshrined, […]
When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Â Your plantation was the strongest tonight.”
ORLANDO– A new study shows the disparity between graduation rates for white and black players at schools headed to bowl games grew again this year even as overall academic progress increased for both.
I was driving out of Atlanta the other day, speaking to my baby sister. Â She listens to me ramble, and that’s why I love her. Â Our topic for the day was black men and sports. Â I mentioned how I turned on ESPN in my hotel room (all 10 million channels) and saw nothing but brothers […]
Andre Johnson finally had enough from Cortland Finnegan, sparking a fistfight for which both were ejected, and that could lead to further discipline from the NFL.
Wichita native Barry Sanders, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was named a 2010 Trailblazer on Saturday by the Kansas African American Museum.
There was a time when anyone caught paying slaves for their labor; or even arguing that they should be paid; would face significant penalties for speaking out against a seriously corrupt system. Today, we have a world where agents are vilified for paying athletes, even though everyone knows that athletes are bringing in massive revenue […]
Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Vikings and the Patriots are working on a trade that would send receiver Randy Moss back to Minnesota, the place where his career began. Glazer reports that the deal, which is close, hinges on the Vikings working out terms of a new contract with Moss, who is signed through 2010. […]
Recently a media feeding frenzy ensued when Washington Washington Football Team defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth uttered the statement, “Just because somebody pays you money don’t mean they’ll make you do whatever they want…I’m not for sale. Yeah, I signed the contract and got paid a lot of money [$21 million this year], but that don’t […]
It was supposed to be a day at the circus that, in reality, never felt very circus-like.
Albert Haynesworth said Saturday his $100 million contract doesn’t make him a slave to the Washington Washington Football Team. In an interview with 106.7 The Fan, the two-time All-Pro defensive tackle said the big paychecks don’t mean he can’t push back when the team asks him to play a different position. Haynesworth, who rarely speaks […]
