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Heisman Trophy: Devonta Smith Wins Over UF’s Kyle Trask

January 12, 2021 admin 0

BY MATT BAKER TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS – Florida quarterback Kyle Trask’s bid at Gators history fell short Tuesday night when Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith won the Heisman Trophy as college football’s most outstanding player. Trask was […]

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Bruins to Retire No. 22 jersey of Willie O’Ree, First Black Player in NHL

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By  The Boston Globe – The Bruins announced Tuesday that they will retire Willie O’Ree’s number 22 jersey prior to the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 18. “On behalf of the […]

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Sports World Sees Two Americas in Policing of DC Riot and Black Lives Matter Protests

January 11, 2021 admin 0

By Travis Caldwell and Jill Martin – (CNN) – After rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports leagues voiced their concerns about what they witnessed […]

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Len Bias is Posthumously Going into the Hall of Fame

January 7, 2021 admin 0

THE BURTON WIRE — By  Nsenga K. Burton Ph.D. The internet is celebrating news that late basketball legend Len Bias will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bias leads a group of six players and […]

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Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History

January 4, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the […]

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Former NBA Star Junior Bridgeman Purchases EBONY Magazine

December 28, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia – The legendary EBONY magazine is being revived. Former NBA star Junior Bridgeman reportedly has anted-up $14 million for the famed Black media publication. The […]

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Diversity in Golf: Gen Z Sees Changes Ahead for the Future of Golf

December 28, 2020 admin 0

By JuliaKate E. Culpepper | December 28, 2020  – Golf is a game built on tradition. It is a sport defined by respect and rules of etiquette that span attire, behavior and care for the course. During […]

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Duval County Pop Warner Team Wins National Championship

December 17, 2020 admin 0

The Jacksonville Forestview Outlaws Mitey Mite Team (Ages 7-9) made it to the first ever Pop Warner National Finals nationals for thier age group. They defeated the Sarasota Sundevils 19-0 for the National Championship which […]

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Florida’s Johnson Hospitalized After Collapsing on Court

December 15, 2020 admin 0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Mike White declined to do any postgame media interviews. He wanted to get to the hospital to be near Keyontae Johnson’s side as quickly as possible. No one could […]

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NFL Executives on Diversity: ‘We’ve Got to Do Better’

December 14, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “When you look at mobility of Black men and Black women in professional sports, it’s poor,” said Troy Vincent, the league’s executive […]

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