Retired Black hockey hero Mike Grier is making monumental moves once again as the first Black General Manager in NHL history.

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Retired NFL running back Marshawn Lynch is now part-owner of the NHL's Seattle Kraken team.

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The jersey retirement ceremony will take place on the anniversary of his NHL debut.

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Fake vaccination cards have become an increasing issue with the enforcement of vaccine mandates and widespread misinformation about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccinations.  

Minnesota sports teams postponed games Monday out of respect for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Brooklyn Center man killed by police during a traffic stop on Sunday.

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Professional hockey player Blake Bolden made history by becoming the NHL’s first Black woman pro scout.

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A documentary about Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the NHL, is coming to ESPN.

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Willie O'Ree—the first Black player in the National Hockey League—will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.

Givani Smith was suspended for giving the finger.

Jordan Greenway, 20, has become the first Black man to be a part of Team USA’s hockey team at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Hockey League recently appointed Kim Davis, an African-American woman, as an executive vice president.

A fan taunted one of the National Hockey Leagues few Black players by throwing a banana peel at the player during a shootout attempt in a preseason game last week. The player, Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds, said he wasn’t shocked by the banana peel that came from the top level and landed right in front […]