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By Terry Shropshire – LeBron James may have suffered a crushing 100-93 loss to the Portland Trailblazers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, but he won big in the court […]

A view from Matt Readman – The best and worst of how we deal with race as a society is exaggerated in sport, so the myths surrounding it must be re-examined. If the Black Lives […]

By Vincent Frank –  August 18, 2020 – It was earlier this month that the NBA and NBPA announced a new foundation to help support black communities through the United States. Under that guise, an initial […]

The Washington Soccer Workforce on Monday employed Jason Wright as staff president, making him the primary Black particular person to carry that place in NFL historical past. At 38, he turns into the NFL’s youngest staff president and can run […]

By Terry Shropshire | August 12, 2020 |ounty officials in suburban Los Angeles are officially declaring the date 8/24/2020 as “Kobe Bryant Day,” in honor of the slain Lakers legend and all-time great NBA superstar. […]

By Morgan Campbell – To a degree not seen before, players are kneeling for the United States national anthem and speaking out publicly on fighting racism, with backing from the National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild forward […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacy M. Brown – Reportedly, training camps are equipped with proximity tracking devices that will alert players or staff when they are too close to one other. The device also collects data, […]

WXYZ) — Both Michigan President Mark Schlissel and Michigan State President Samuel Stanley voted to cancel the 2020 Big Ten college football season, according to a report from Dan Patrick. According to Patrick, both the […]

By Peggy Shinn  – At the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Simone Manuel won an Olympic gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle and became the first Black female swimmer on Team USA to win an Olympic gold […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The league said the charity would be public and the foundation would work to deepen “the NBA family’s commitment to racial equality and social justice.”  The NBA’s Board of Governors […]