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Jaguars (29) Holds on to Win Over the New York Jets (15)

October 31, 2019 admin 0

By Joslyn Simmons A little rain didn’t stop the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4) from defeating the New York Jets (1-6), 29-15, on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the TIAA Bank Field. Jacksonville opened the game fast and […]

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‘I’ve Been Very Fortunate’: Tiger Woods Matches PGA Tour Record With 82nd Win

October 28, 2019 Staff 0

Tiger Woods tied a major record on Monday after he beat Hideki Matsuyama and won his 82nd PGA Tour title at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan. Woods is now tied with the late Sam […]

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Michael Jordan Says Stephen Curry is not a Hall of Famer, yet!

October 24, 2019 admin 0

NBC Sports By Kurt HelinOct 22, 2019, 7:44 AM EDT Three-time NBA Champion. Two-time MVP. Six-time All-NBA. Six-time All-Star. Scoring champion. And the best pure shooter the game has ever seen, a player whose style helped […]

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At KU, Wilt Chamberlain helped change the world. Today’s black athletes can’t play ball

October 18, 2019 admin 0

BY RANDAL MAURICE JELKS SPECIAL TO THE STAR “So if Dippy would go out to Kansas, there would be no trouble?” asks basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain’s mother in “Jayhawkers,” the independent film directed and co-written by […]

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Naomi Osaka picks Japanese citizenship with eye on Olympics: NHK

October 11, 2019 admin 0

TOKYO Tennis star Naomi Osaka has decided to choose Japanese over American nationality with an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday. Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and a Haitian […]

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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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