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Fort Myers at 100: First black Fort Myers High football players share memories as trailblazers in 1969 season

October 4, 2019 admin 0

David Dorsey, Fort Myers News-PressPublished 7:00 a.m. ET Oct. 4, 2019 Dan Killins and Joe White never asked to be pioneers. But in 1969 at Fort Myers High School, they were. Killins and White became […]

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REPORT: Jags owner Shad Khan willing to keep star CB Jalen Ramsey and pay him

September 20, 2019 admin 0

By: James Johnson | 16 minutes ago While most Jacksonville Jaguars fans would like to be rejoicing a 20-7 win over the Tennessee Titans which was their first over their rivals since 2016, the fact of the matter […]

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14 Black Football Players Kicked Off Team Over Protest Armbands are Honored 50 Years Later

September 13, 2019 admin 0

The players were taken off the University of Wyoming team in 1969 for seeking to wear armbands to protest racism. Sept. 13, 2019,  By Associated Press Fifty years after 14 black football players were kicked off […]

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NBA All-Star Steph Curry Kick Starts New Division I Golf Program at Howard University

August 27, 2019 Staff 0

by Lauren Poteat NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Golf is a sport that has changed my life in ways that are less tangible but just as impactful,” Curry said. “It’s a discipline that challenges your mental wherewithal […]

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Jay-Z goes to the NFL But who’s getting paid and what justice is being amplified?

August 16, 2019 admin 0

BY BOMANI JONES @BOMANI_JONES August 15, 2019 Welcome to this month in 2019, when Jay-Z looked more like a billionaire than ever. His company, Roc Nation, signed a deal with the NFL to produce entertainment for events including […]

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Palm Coast church to host Football Sunday

August 15, 2019 admin 0

DAYTONA TIMES — Palm Coast United Methodist Church will hold its eighth annual Football Sunday services on Aug. 18 at 5200 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast,   Members of the Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School […]

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Simone Biles Earns 6th U.S. All-Around Gymnastics Title With Historic Triple-Double

August 13, 2019 admin 0

The first time that Simone Biles performed a triple-double at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, she wasn’t pleased. After soaring through the air to complete two flips and three full twists on Friday, […]

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Boxing Legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Dead at 55 After Being Hit By Car

July 16, 2019 Staff 0

People both in and out of the boxing world is mourning the loss of Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker, who was killed on Sunday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after he was hit by a vehicle. Whitaker was 55 […]

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Who is Cori Gauff? 15 Year Old Stuns Venus Williams at Wimbledon 2019

July 2, 2019 Staff 0

by Liam Llewellyn (Mirror) America’s Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff wrote her name into Wimbledon’s history books by becoming the youngest player to qualify for the main draw at SW19 at the age of just 15. She […]

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Breaking cycling’s color barrier, and world records, in the early 20th century

May 31, 2019 admin 0

By Mark Whitaker / May 31 at 8:52 AM In the frigid December of 1896, more than 12,000 people jammed into the old Madison Square Garden on the East Side of Manhattan for the most hyped sports […]

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