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Baker Mayfield’s Vindication Shouldn’t Be Odell Beckham’s Villainization

Even before criticisms, analysis, forced passes and excuses, the reality was obvious. The Odell Beckham Jr. trade to the Browns was a failure. It was an...
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NFL Vetted List Of Minority Head Coaching Candidates Sent To Teams

Last year, the NFL embarrassingly only featured one new Black head coach and two head coaches of color in total out of seven open...
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Aaron Rodgers Deserves More Heat For His Vaccination Rationale Than His “Immunization” Response

By now, all sports fans are aware of the situation Aaron Rodgers has placed himself in. His decision not to get vaccinated and take all...
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The College Football Playoff Is The Man In The Mirror Of American Society

There are many adages that can be used to describe the College Football Playoff but "To the rich go the spoils" is the most...
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Kelsey Koelzer, Hockey’s First Black Female Coach, Makes Her Debut

In May, we wrote about Kelsey Koelzer, the hockey history maker who is blazing a path for women, particularly Black women, in hockey. This past...
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Cleveland, Free Odell Beckham. Please.

At this point, it's obvious the Odell Beckham Jr. experiment in Cleveland has failed. The marriage between OBJ and the Browns was not meant...
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NAACP Urges Free Agents To Say “No” To Texas

Texas has enacted a sweeping number of restrictions, adversely affecting large parts of the state's population. From restrictions on voting and a woman's right to...
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The MEAC Names Sonja Stills As Their New Commissioner

This week Sonja Stills, the current Chief of Staff and COO of the MEAC, made history as she was selected as the next commissioner...
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Utah Jazz Hire Andrea Williams as Chief Experience Officer

Andrea Williams, the former commissioner of the Big Sky Conference and the first African American female commissioner of a Division 1 NCAA conference, is...
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Daniel Snyder Has Swords For Everyone In Washington To Fall On But Himself

If it sounded familiar in the last week or so for the president of the Washington Football Team to stand before the public and...
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Jason Payne, The Sole Black Head Pro Hockey Coach in North America, Gets His First Win

Jason Payne solidified his name in the hockey record books with not one but two "firsts". In August, Payne was promoted from assistant coach to...
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A Jamaican Olympic Hockey Team in 2026? Yeah Mon!

Team Jamaica blazing through the competition in track at the Olympics isn't a surprising sight. But how about that Jamaican hockey team? Wait. What? Yeah mon....
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Baseball Hall Of Famer Willie Mays Gets His Own NFT

New technology has given us NFTs, and NFTs are going old school to showcase some of our favorite athletes, the latest being baseball legend,...
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Enes Kanter Takes Brave Stand For Tibet So China Pulls Celtics’ Game Feed

Enes Kanter is not one to hold his tongue for anyone, especially when it comes to human rights issues. He has openly and fearlessly criticized...
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Famed Sports Posters Going Digital Through Blockchain-Based Costacos Collection

If you're a 70s or 80s baby, you remember sports posters and probably had them on every wall in your room. That meant that...
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