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Delvin Breaux was a highly touted defensive back at McDonogh 35 Senior High School in New Orleans. He had committed to play at Louisiana State University when he broke his neck, fracturing his C4, C5 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Shaun King is among the most decorated football players in Tulane University history. He led the Green Wave to an undefeated 12-0 record in 1998, including a Liberty Bowl victory over Brigham Young University — […]

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 […]

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 […]

At 15 years of age, Schea Cotton was a bona fide basketball star. When he famously held his own as a teenager while working out with hoops legend Magic Johnson, it only solidified that he […]

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 […]

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 […]