Sports

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – For the first time in NFL history, an all-Black crew will officiate an NFL game. The historic occasion will happen when the […]

By STEPHEN WHYNO – The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL. Peterson’s hiring comes days after the […]

By Stephen Edelson – Asbury Park Press – The landscape included high-profile athletes protesting racial injustice, overheated rhetoric and push-back from hallowed institutions. Sound familiar? While those flashbacks are from a half-century ago, they could […]

By Adam Schupak  – AUGUSTA, Ga. – Forty-five years after Lee Elder became the first Black man to play in the Masters, he finally is being recognized by the club for his trailblazing achievement. Fred Ridley, Chairman […]

By Tom Haudricourt  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Devin Williams became the third player in club history to win rookie of the year honors, claiming the 2020 Jackie Robinson award in the […]

Published  November 5, 2020 By  Ny MaGee – *LeBron James is demanding justice for the sister of his friend Brandon Weems, who was discovered in her bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head.  Ericka Weems, 37, was […]

By Ann Scott Tyson Staff writer – Washington State University defensive lineman Dallas Hobbs walks through a vast but largely deserted campus athletic complex in Pullman, a quiet college town surrounded by golden fields of freshly cut spring […]

By Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist – Throughout history, athletes have used their platforms to make political statements and have consistently received unnecessary backlash. It is not uncommon to hear people complain about the intersection between […]

By Calum Trenaman, CNN – To his frustration, they talked about Patrick Mahomes’ arm rather than his decision making as if brawn somehow mattered more than brain. Despite monetary success and awards, Black quarterbacks, past and present, […]