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BJ Mack Uses College Basketball NIL Funds To Open Father-Son Barbershop
NIL has completely transformed college athletics and changed the futures of college athletes, yet many don't get credit for the good things they do...
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!
Every July 1st, families get ready for the 4th of July, spending time at the beach and other summer activities. In Flushing, Queens, the...
It’s Sad Coaches Have More Energy To Attack NIL Than To Defend Black Players
Since Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) went into effect on July 1st, 2021, the college sports landscape has experienced change and confusion more dramatic...
Indiana Hoosiers Football Uses NIL Deal To Combat Gun Violence
NIL has been criticized by a few big-name coaches like Nick Saban, but many athletes are using it for good and to foster change.
Former...
Nick Saban Got A Massive New Deal And NIL Haters Went Silent
Nick Saban is, undisputably, the most powerful coach in college football.
As such, you would expect his paycheck to match his status, which it has.
Previously,...
Naomi Osaka Signs Five Athletes To NIL Deals With KINLÒ
Naomi Osaka continues to build a successful roster of businesses off of the court.
On Monday the tennis star announced she signed five collegiate athletes...
Nick Saban Criticizing NIL As A Way To “Buy Players” Is Hilariously Hypocritical
NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals were created to finally provide college athletes with a path to financial compensation for their long-standing unpaid labor.
As athletes...
Kevin Durant’s Boardroom Signs NIL deal With St. John’s University
Kevin Durant's media platform Boardroom has announced that it has entered a first-ever collegiate NIL partnership with St. John's University.
The partnership with the athletic...
Nebraska Teen Seeks NIL Funds To Help Kids In Foster Care System
While some college coaches and media personalities are disparaging NIL deals, athletes are using them to change their futures and financial situations. And some,...
Michigan’s Blake Corum Continues Community Support Through NIL Funds
The Michigan Wolverines finished as the #2 seed in the College Football rankings, which means that players have a little time off before their...
Michigan Running Back Uses NIL Earnings To Buy Turkeys For The Community
NIL deals have the potential to earn college athletes lots of money. But when their earnings are used for more than their own interests,...
Hurricanes’ QB D’Eriq King Signs NIL Deal with Florida Panthers
NIL deals show promise and give college athletes hope. It's not perfect and still evolving, yet some are starting to sign deals that finally...
NIL Deals Can Get Black Athletes Paid And Restore Past Wrongs
"I'm overcharging ni**as for what they did to the Cold Crush. Pay us like you owe us for all the years that you hoed...
Master P’s Son, Hercy Miller, Signs $2 Million NIL Deal
Master P made everyone say "UHH!" again today when we learned that his son, Hercy Miller, signed a $2 million NIL deal with a...
HBCU Program Jackson State Fields First Player With NIL Deal
At midnight, the long awaited NIL opportunities for NCAA athletes commenced. And leading the way was Jackson State defensive end, Antwan Owens.
https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1410448170614673409
Ross Dellenger of...
Allen Greene Returns As Athletic Director, This Time At Pittsburgh
Allen Greene has a long career in college athletics, his biggest role being the athletic director at Auburn University from 2018 - 2022, where...
Alabama QB Launching “LANK By Jalen Milroe” Digital Series
Last season, college football fans learned about Alabama QB Jalen Milroe's "LANK" idea in the funniest way possible during ESPN College Gameday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJs6ff3YlNU
"That is not...
Black Alabama Athletes Stay Silent As Anti-DEI Changes Steamroll Through Campuses
Last week, the University of Alabama, in response to the state's anti-DEI law which takes effect October 1st, shuttered the Black Student Union office...
Bruce Pearl Shows Why Black Athletes Must Research Coaches
Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is no stranger to the intersection of politics and sports. One look at his X/Twitter feed and...
Arshad Nadeem’s Journey To Gold Medal In Javelin Is A Lesson For All
Arshad Nadeem's journey to becoming an Olympic gold medalist is a testament to the power of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit....
Pitbull Buys The Naming Rights to FIU’s Football Stadium
The college sports landscape changed rapidly over the past few years, with conference realignment, NIL and media rights leading the direction for all schools...
Howard Basketball Coach Seeking $100 Million PE Team Investment
HBCU athletics has been on the rise in recent years, with new programs launching across campuses such as Morgan State (wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling),...
Reggie Jackson Reignites Emmitt Smith’s Fight Against Anti-DEI Efforts
In March, Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith surprised many by coming out against the anti-DEI and anti-Blackness movement in his home state...
America’s Cricket “Miracle”: Integration, Defiance, or Immigrants Nostalgia?
While cricket remains relatively alien to many Americans, the passion of South Asian immigrants has propelled the USA Cricket team to reach the 2024...
NCAA Settlement Can’t Erase Pain, Humiliation Of Past Punishments Of Black Athletes
Settlement negotiations in the House v. NCAA case brought by current and former student-athletes over NCAA rules that prevent compensation for the use of...
All The Smoke Productions Launches “All The Smoke Fight” Combat Sports Vertical
All The Smoke Productions (ATSP) continues to evolve to become more than the highly popular podcast featuring Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson.
Last week, the...
Candace Parker Named President Of Adidas Women’s Basketball
A little over a week ago, 2x NCAA champion and 3x WNBA champion Candace Parker announced she was retiring from professional basketball at the...
Reggie Bush To Finally, And Rightfully, Get His Heisman Trophy Back
This morning, the Heisman Trophy Trust gave college football fans the news they have been waiting to hear for years.
Reggie Bush will be getting...
Caitlin Clark’s Signature Shoe Deal Sparked A Black Marketability Debate
Earlier this week Caitlin Clark, the number one overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, signed a shoe deal with Nike, making her one...
Despite The Hate, LSU Players And Black Sportswomen Keep Winning
The LA Times made changes to Ben Bolch's column that dubbed the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team “villains” and Bolch issued an apology on...
The NBA Is Shutting Down G League Ignite
The craziness of college sports, the transfer portal and NIL has led to many changes and waves of uncertainty and frustration, and now it's...
Are These The Last Days Of Black Iconic College Basketball Coaches?
After reading a story by Eric Prisbell of On3 about the loss of larger-than-life men's basketball coaches, it struck me that we have in...
Curry Brand Signs South Carolina Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley
South Carolina Gamecocks freshman guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is living her dream right now.
The South Carolina native is playing for her hometown, undefeated (32-0), SEC...
Black Athletes Must Join Emmitt Smith’s Attack On Florida’s Anti-DEI Efforts
Under Ron DeSantis, Florida has become an unfriendly, uninviting and fearfully hostile state for Black people.
The Florida Governor has used bullying and fascist tactics...
DeJuan Clayton Beat The NCAA For The Right To Play Basketball
The NCAA has long maintained a stranglehold over college athletes, oftentimes preventing them from participating in athletics while they were trying to deal with...
LSU Star Angel Reese Signs Multi-Year Deal With Reebok
Last week we learned that Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal was named President of Basketball for Reebok and Allen Iverson was the brand's Vice...
Reggie Bush To File Defamation Lawsuit Against The NCAA
Reggie Bush was one of the most electrifying players ever to play college football and one of the main reasons for USC's dominance in...
Angel Reese Donates A Year’s Tuition To Her HS Basketball Team
LSU's Angel Reese took the college sports landscape by storm this past season and ended it with a national championship win in a history-making...
Sports Must Fight Back Against Arkansas’ Attack On Black History
It started in Florida and now the disgusting attack on Black History has spread to Arkansas.
A week ago, right before the first day of...
Michael Oher Is A Lesson For Black Athletes On Narratives And Rights
On Monday, ESPN dropped a bombshell story on Michael Oher of NFL and "The Blind Side" fame.
Oher, whose life story was the basis for...
After P5 Conference Realignment, The G5 Needs Its Own College Football Playoff
The flurry of moves last week in the college sports landscape greatly expanded the future outlooks for two Power 5 conferences while signaling the...
Gutting Affirmative Action Will Also Impact Black Student Athletes
The Supreme Court's decision to gut Affirmative Action last week has had an immediate impact.
Beleaguered colleges and universities across many states, particularly those...
It’s Time For The NCAA To Stand Up To Republican Attacks On Education
The attacks on higher ed, and education in general, led by Republicans in states such as Florida and Texas, are disgusting. Yet educators, unions...
No Man Is Perfect, So Remember Jim Brown The Way You Choose
On Friday we lost one of the greatest football players and athletes the sports world has ever known when Pro Football Hall of Famer...
In A Proud Father Moment About Bronny, LeBron Exposed College Basketball’s Reality
You could see the pride on LeBron James' face and the emotion in his voice as he discussed his son, Bronny, choosing to stay...
Sports Must Stand Up To DeSantis And The Republican Crusade Against Blackness, Diversity And...
The culture war against "wokeness", CRT (Critical Race Theory), DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), education, history and freedom led by Republicans in states such as...
Angry At Deion’s Colorado Purge? Blame The Business Of College Football
College football fans are up in arms about Deion Sanders' roster purge at the University of Colorado, and rightfully so as it's alarming to...
New Hampton AD Anthony Henderson Officially Returns Home To The Pirates
In this age of rapid technology development, experience does still matter. That's especially true for new Hampton University Athletic Director, Anthony Henderson.
"I've been at...
Big Ten Realignment Proves Football Comes First And Academics Rank Last In College Sports
The future move by USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten demonstrated what most people already knew – college sports is...
The United States Went Off At the World Athletics Championships
Track and field is, arguably, the most exciting yet vastly underappreciated sport in the world.
All you needed to do was watch the World Championships...
Could Deion Sanders Turn Jackson St. Into An HBCU Notre Dame?
What Deion Sanders has done in and for HBCU football in under three years is remarkable.
Named Jackson State's 21st head football coach in September...
The Big Ten’s Kevin Warren Now Wields The College Sports Infinity Stones
Last week Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren became Iron Man and snatched all of the Infinity Stones away from the SEC to form the...
Deion Sanders Claps Back At Nick Saban Over Paying Player Accusation
On Wednesday, Alabama coach Nick Saban lashed out at Jimbo Fisher and Deion Sanders, accusing the coaches of buying players.
“I mean, we were second...
Nick Saban Going Full Nino Brown Was Petty And Hypocritical
When Nick Saban is mad and wants to vent, it's apparent he prefers to go scorched earth and take everyone down with him.
That's what...
Black Champions Shine At The 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships
On Saturday night, Black champions proved their greatness once again at the 2022 D1 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and what better place to do it...
Deion Sanders Awakens The Sleeping Giant Of HBCU Football
On December 15, 2021, Deion Sanders and Jackson State University (JSU) shocked the college football world by flipping the #1 recruit in 2022, defensive...
Is Master P’s Pulling Hercy Miller Out Of Tennessee St. Good Or Bad For...
In July, Master P and his son, Hercy Miller, announced a $2 million NIL deal for Hercy, an incoming freshman basketball player for HBCU...
Empowered Black Football Players Are Flexing Their Smarts To Get Their Worth
The NCAA’s recent adoption of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) policy allows student-athletes to earn revenue through endorsement deals. It's legislation that will...
Love Him Or Hate Him, Stephen A. Smith Deserves His Money
On Friday, a tweet set off a flurry of comments and critiques about ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.
https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/1413565046018482178
"Per sources: Stephen A. Smith is around $12...
The Carnegie Initiative Aims To Bring Real Change To Hockey
The video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was horrific.
Recorded by Pulitzer Prize-winner Darnella Frazier, the murder took place in...
Women Student-Athletes Are Quietly Flexing Their Power Through The Transfer Portal
The number of women college basketball players entering the transfer portal is growing.
As of May 22nd, 2021 over a thousand women basketball student-athletes have...
Racism And Sports Betting Unite To Attack E.J. Liddell And All Black Athletes
It only took two days and one upset in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament to remind the world that Black athletes, particularly college...
“Credentialed While Black” Happened To Ewing As It Happens To Us
The Big East men’s basketball tournament championship game is set for Saturday night, and the jokes about how Patrick Ewing should arrive at Madison...
It’s Not Too Late For NBA All-Stars To Take Action
It’s not too late for the 26 players taking the court in Atlanta Sunday night for the 2021 NBA All-Star festivities. Really, it’s not.
They...
