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Serena Williams’ longtime coach shared a story about bribing the legend to train as an 11-year-old. The coach, Rick Macci, said he motivated Williams to move her feet with the promise of snacks. Williams got […]

by Dr. Valerie Wardlaw The Los Angeles Rams ended a six-game losing streak to their division rival, the San Francisco 49ers, winning the NFC Championship game, 20-17, and will now face the Cincinnati Bengals in […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  BlackPressUSA – (Source www.blackpressusa.com) – The Heisman Trust fulfills its mission by providing funding for youth development programs. These programs are vetted and funded through partnerships with the New York Community Trust, […]

by Atiya Jordan – (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) – The day Art Williams became the first Black umpire in Major League Baseball’s National League, he knew it would be all worthwhile. And it was, just in time to celebrate his memory for […]

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4) advanced to the next round of post-season play defeating the Philadelphia Eagles (9-8), 31-15.  The Buccaneers defense ruled the day along with fine offensive play.  Tampa […]

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4) ended their final week of regular season play with a win over the Carolina Panthers, 41-17.  The win over Carolina coupled with the Los Angeles Rams […]

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – Without timeouts remaining at the end of the fourth quarter, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Jets 28-24.  Prior to the comeback win, the Bucs would have drama […]

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-4) clinched the NFC South beating the Carolina Panthers (5-9) 32-6 in week 16 play.  This is the Bucs first division title since 2007 and their first […]

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – In a Sunday Night Football matchup, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to their divisional rival, the New Orleans Saints 9-0 in a game where the Bucs were expected to clinch the […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – For communities of color who today continue to produce many of the star athletes in the sports industry, the […]