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Jags Beat Kansas City Chiefs 26 – 13 in Season Opener

August 13, 2024 admin 0

This year the Jaguars are celebrating 30 years of Duval football!  Hopefully headed to another Superbowl play-off opportunity, the Jags season opener ended with a 26-13 win over the  Kansas City Chiefs in front of a […]

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Bob Hayes’ 60 year Legacy Lauded and Remembered

July 31, 2024 admin 0

The Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet Organization (BHITM) paying homage to the legacy of its namesake, recently hosted a pre-Olympic reception at the Legends Center. The evening of celebration honored local legend Bob “Bullet” Hayes, […]

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How the 2024 Olympic Games are Aiming to Be More Sustainable

July 30, 2024 admin 0

CINCINNATI HERALD — The 2024 Paris Olympics are prioritizing sustainability, using renewable energy and recycled materials to reduce their carbon footprint. Major sporting events like the Olympics need to adapt to climate change and its […]

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From the Youth Circuit to the Olympics

July 25, 2024 admin 0

By Mark Stallworth, Miami Times Contributor – | Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry’s story is a testament to determination, talent, and relentless hard work. Born and raised in Miami, Twanisha Terry discovered her passion for running at […]

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Black Gymnasts Proud to Represent at Paris Olympics

July 3, 2024 Staff 0

Trinity Thomas Rachel Duke Donnell Wittenberg Khoi Young Fred Richard Trinity Thomas (from the Minneapolis Recorder) Last week, Minneapolis was the final stop on the journey to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.  Downtown Minneapolis was […]

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Detroit’s Sports Rap Radio Makes History As The First All-Black-Led Sports Radio Station In The US

July 3, 2024 admin 0

Detroit, MI, has done it again, and it’s only right that one of the Blackest cities in America becomes the home to the first all-Black-led sports radio station in the nation! Sports Rap Radio on […]

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Negro League Game Unravels Baseball History and Culture or Durkeeville

June 27, 2024 admin 0

By K. Harrison – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hosted hundreds of baseball fans for Negro League Baseball night as the team honored the Jacksonville Red Caps. The Shrimps faced off against the Indianapolis Indians as […]

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HBCU sprinter Quanera Hayes Advances to US Olympic Trials Final

June 26, 2024 admin 0

With a little over a month before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the top American track and field athletes are looking to earn an opportunity to compete for gold. One of them is […]

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Snoop Dogg Receives $100,000 Donation from Raising Cane’s for The Snoop Youth Football League

June 18, 2024 admin 0

The $100,000 donation to Snoop Dogg’s charity is the latest to come from Raising Cane’s and Todd Graves’ long-standing partnership with the award-winning rapper, producer and actor –  DALLAS (June 18, 2024) – The “dogg” days of summer just […]

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Stop Asking Black Student Athletes to Fix America’s DEI Mess

June 17, 2024 admin 0

THE AFRO — By John Celestand | Word in Black | The AFRO | There is no definitive answer to this dilemma. If student-athletes covet their individual earnings and opportunities more than the collective justice […]

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