Category: SPORTS

ESPN national columnist and essay writer Robert “Scoop” Jackson began noticing how pro athletes—especially young NBA stars—started lifting their voices to address civil rights concern by using their

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the idea of

AP – Deion Sanders is joining Barstool Sports after spending the last 14 years as an analyst and host on NFL Network, which he quit on Tuesday. The

(AP) – John Lewis, one of the leaders of the civil rights movement in America and a long-time congressman, died Friday at the age of 80. That has

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks signed guard Trey Burke on Wednesday after center Willie Cauley-Stein decided not to rejoin the team for the planned resumption of the

(AP) – On June 23, 16 NBA players tested positive for coronavirus. Between June 24-29, nine more NBA players tested positive. But that downward trend took a sharp

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “The NFL remains at the forefront of the new understanding, and now they’ve taken that knowledge, and, in an

(AP) – Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career, the longest in league history, has come to an

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) – The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace‘s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday

By DAVID GINSBURG BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon criticized the timing of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s assertion that the league believes “black lives matter,” saying Monday