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Chicago Bears Hire Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren As CEO & President

On Thursday morning, the Chicago Bears made a power move and hired Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as the organization's new CEO and President. https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1613568166721982464 So...
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Philadelphia Eagles Seek To Reduce Gun Violence And Close The Wealth Gap

The Eagles are winning on the field, and are one of the favorites to contend for the Super Bowl. Yet their success hasn't caused...
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The NHL Might Soon Have Its First Black Team Owner

If investor and entrepreneur Neko Sparks has his way, he will buy the Ottawa Senators and become the NHL's first Black team owner in...
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Pro Football Hall Of Fame Reveals Finalists for Class Of 2023

On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the modern-era finalists for football immortality, and it will be an extremely tough list to...
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Ed Reed Agrees To Become Bethune-Cookman’s New Head Football Coach

Ed Reed has joined the ranks of former NFL players heading to HBCU institutions as football coaches. This afternoon, Reed agreed to become the new...
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Former Auburn AD Allen Greene Returns to Ole Miss As Senior Deputy AD

Five years ago, Allen Greene made history by becoming the first Black athletic director in Auburn history and only the third Black AD in...
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Damian Lillard Becomes Portland’s All-Time Scoring Leader

When fans think of the Portland Trailblazers, they most likely think of their all-time leading scorer, Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. But last night, that...
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Talib Brothers Sued For $1 Million+ Over Fatal Shooting At Youth Football Game

In August, Aqib and Yaqub Talib were involved in a physical altercation at a youth football game that resulted in the fatal shooting of...
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Purdue Hires Ryan Walters As Its New Head Football Coach

Purdue has found the man to lead the Boilermakers football team, and his name is Ryan Walters. Walters, the former defensive coordinator of the Fighting...
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Kevin Durant Donates $500,000 To Bowie State Athletics

Deion Sanders has been the big name in HBCU athletics over the last few weeks, but today Kevin Durant joined the list of athletes...
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Brittney Griner Freed From Russian Prison After Prisoner Swap

Finally, after 10 long months, Brittney Griner is free! Earlier this morning, CBS News broke the story that the Biden administration agreed to a prisoner...
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Nike Officially Cuts Ties With Kyrie Irving

The blowback against Kyrie Irving continued this morning when longtime sponsor Nike announced it had parted ways with the Brooklyn Nets star guard. The Athletic's...
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Big Ten Issues Punishments For Michigan St. Following Michigan Tunnel Melee

A month ago, fans were shocked as they watched multiple Michigan State players assault Michigan players in the tunnel after the Spartans' loss in...
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Stanford’s David Shaw Steps Down As Head Football Coach

Late Saturday night, after a 36-25 loss to BYU, Stanford's David Shaw announced that he was stepping down as the team's head coach. "After many...
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Tyler Adams Becomes First Black U.S. Captain For Duration Of The World Cup

When Tyler Adams took the field on Monday afternoon for the U.S. at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he made history twice. First, he...
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