Sports

Founder, Gary Charles, fosters partnership with high profile individuals to launch Advancement of Blacks in Sports, Inc., a newly established non-profit organization with a mission to connect and inspire people to boldly advocate for racial, social, and economic justice for Blacks in sports. ABIS works to foster a culture of equity and inclusion in all aspects of sports that lead to racial, economic and social justice. Since the tragic death […]

The Washington Football Team today announced plans to update street names closely associated with the organization after two of its most respected former leaders and members of Washington's Ring of Fame, legendary safety Sean Taylor and Hall of Fame Head Coach Joe Gibbs. Moving forward, a main street leading right to an entrance of FedExField in Landover, MD will be known as Sean Taylor Road and the mailing address for […]

It has been reported that over the weekend, on August 28th, NBA star Clifford Robinson lost his battle to lymphoma. "It's really sad to hear of this, because he was one of my kids, my players, a guy I watched grow into a man," former Huskies coach Jim Calhoun told The Associated Press. "It's not an easy thing." Clifford Robinson was an American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons […]

It has been reported that Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats for 24 seasons from 1983 to 2008, passed away on Thursday at age 85 years old. It has been reported that Olson's cause of death was complications from a stroke in 2019. University of Arizona Director of Athletics Dave Heeke said in a statement, "Coach (Olson) was an iconic figure in college basketball who put the University of […]

Peacock has announced its first original sports talk program, Brother From Another with Holley and Smith. Longtime friends and journalists Michael Holley and Michael Smith will co-executive produce and co-host every weekday afternoon, discussing the latest news across sport, culture, entertainment, and politics. Brother From Another will begin streaming live on the NBC Sports on Peacock channel in September, date to be announced. Smith, the co-founder of the recently established […]

In a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia, two Black NFL retirees, Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport, claim that the NFL deliberately manipulated ex-players' "cognitive function" test scores in a way that made it less likely that Black ex-players would receive benefits under the landmark 2016 concussion settlement. Davenport, who played seven years for the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts, and Henry, who played 8 […]

On Monday, August 24th, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they have fired coach Brett Brown. Sources say the franchise's plan is that general manager Elton Brand will continue to oversee basketball operations, but the personnel and structure in the front office is undergoing significant evaluation and change is looming. Brand has this to say in a statement regarding the matter: "I have a tremendous level of respect for Brett both […]

The New York Post has announced a new multi-platform partnership with Jalen Rose, media personality, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, NBA icon, and founder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. The multi-platform content program, The Renaissance Man, will launch this fall and feature a weekly column, as well as a weekly video and podcast series hosted by Rose. The Renaissance Man will showcase Rose's many talents, unique perspective and […]