Columbus (Texas) High Mighty Cardinals track runner, Derrick Hayes, recently had something to give thanks for. As the anchor of his team’s 4×100-meter relay squad, he crossed the finished line in record time. After his win, he pointed to the sky, signifying that he was giving thanks to God. But it was this act of faith gesture that…
After becoming the first openly gay athlete in American team sports, Jason Collins is hitting the media circuit to share his groundbreaking story. Oprah Winfrey tapped the free agent to appear on “Oprah’s Next Chapter to talk about his courageous decision to come out and how he’s been handling the subsequent criticism. Oprah plans to…
Brittney Griner is having the best month ever. The 6-foot-8-inch phenom hasn’t received her degree from Baylor University yet and she’s already signed a deal with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Phoenix Mercury drafted Griner No. 1 overall on April 18. Now, the first NCAA player to block 500 shots has landed an…
Trash talking on the court and in the locker room is as old as basketball itself but where do you draw the line between a time-honored tradition and verbal abuse? That debate is reaching a fever pitch due to the firing of Rutgers head basketball coach, Mike Rice. Rice was fired on Wednesday after ESPN…
Once again, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is pushing buttons. Last year, Smith drew media attention for his televised use of the n-word…twice. Now, Smith is attempting to stir the air with nobler talk. His case: black folk simply aren’t getting a fair shake when it comes to head coaching in the NFL. At the start…
Want to know what the lives of America’s best athletes are really like when they stop playing ball? Don’t look for Gucci-wearing housewives in this new tele-drama. The Last Fall is a television sports drama that showcases the challenges that young and coming-of-age NFL players face once their professional football careers end at the age of…
Taylor Townsend has a body like Serena…and that’s a problem. Townsend, the number one junior women’s player in the world, nearly missed a spot in last week’s U.S. Open because U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) told her they weren’t going to finance her appearance in anymore tournaments until she got into better shape. Like many black,…
When President Obama won a historic victory in 2008 and rode to the White House garnering more than 90-percent of the black vote, many wrote off African Americans’ overwhelming support of President Obama as just a black thing. Despite many being proud to see the first African American man in the nation’s highest office, voting…
Just a day after once beloved coach Joe Pat Paterno’s statue was taken down, the NCAA has handed down strict sanctions against the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex trial. The NCAA ordered Penn State to pay $60 million in fines and banned the team from post-season play for…
World-class athletes have many things in common: dedication, an extreme desire to win, unbreakable work ethic, and talent. But according to track and field legend Michael Johnson, many of the world’s top athletes also have another competitive edge: being descendants of slaves. Recently, Johnson told Sally Beck of the Daily Mail that some of the…
