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Marvin Miller Gets to The Baseball Hall of Fame…But No Curt Flood

May 13, 2020 admin 0

By  Bill Fletcher Jr. – Flood fought a multi-year court battle, ultimately ending in the Supreme Court, trying to end the reserve clause and institute free agency (the ability of a player, after a specific […]

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NFL Black Quarterbacks Are Heading into Summer of Uncertainty – and Promise

May 11, 2020 admin 0

By Alvin Reid – The number of NFL black starting quarterbacks is down one as the upcoming season hopefully nears. What’s crazy is that Cam Newton, former Carolina quarterback and NFL MVP, is unemployed as […]

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Cynt Marshall Law: COVID Crisis Management from the Dallas Mavericks’ CEO

May 7, 2020 admin 0

by Caroline Clarke –  One of the upsides of crises is that they can offer clarity, although it may take a while to see the forest for the trees. Since the NBA shut down on […]

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MLB Draft’s New Limits Could ‘Crush’ Baseball Dreams — Especially Among Minorities

May 6, 2020 admin 0

The Major League Baseball draft is coming, but no one knows the date or whether there will even be a central site. The draft will no longer be 40 rounds, and it could be slashed to […]

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Latest Sports News: Mike Tyson Looks Like He Could Win a Heavyweight Fight Today

May 5, 2020 admin 0

by Damichael Cole, Updated: May 5, 2020- 1:27 PM Mike Tyson is one of the most physically gifted boxers of all time. If there was any question about that, the latest video of the 53-year-old former heavyweight […]

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Former Jaguar Telvin Smith Arrested for Unlawful Sexual Activity with Minor, According to JSO

April 30, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. By: Jessica May — According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office inmate log, former Jaguar Telvin Smith was arrested for unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. Ex-Jaguar booked on child sex charge   Wednesday afternoon there […]

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Chiefs CB Bashaud Breeland Out of Jail After South Carolina Arrest

April 29, 2020 admin 0

By Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer – Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday in York County, South Carolina, a sheriff’s officer said. Breeland was released from jail late Tuesday night on $2,362.50 bond. According […]

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Jemele Hill Calls Out New England Patriots’ Draft Pick For Tatto Linked To White Supremacy

April 28, 2020 admin 0

Sports commentator and contributing writer Jemele Hill has an issue with the New England Patriots’ recent draft pick who sports a white supremacist tattoo, according to BET. This past weekend, during the National Football League‘s annual draft, The […]

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Kellen Winslow Jr.’s Relatives Write San Diego Judge Begging for Sympathy, But What About His Victims?

April 28, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Trammell – Last fall, disgraced NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. reached a plea deal with prosecutors in San Diego County, California in which he assumed responsibility for a series of violent sex crimes […]

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For The First Time, Majority of NFL First-Round Picks Have Black Agents

April 27, 2020 admin 0

By Robert Klemko – History was made Thursday night, but many may have missed it.  NFL agent Nicole Lynn woke up the morning after the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night with a […]

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