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For Olympic Gold Medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock, Faith, Family And Wrestling Are Her Foundation

The buzzer sounded and the gold medal match in Tokyo between the U.S.'s Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu was over. But there was...
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Teddy Bridgewater, Tyrod Taylor Are NFL QB Skinfolk And Perseverance Kinfolk

Teddy Bridgewater and Tyrod Taylor know each other. Not just personally, and not just through the fraternity of Black NFL quarterbacks. Their shared journeys are...
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Aaron Jones’ Memorable MNF Performance Was Fueled By His Father’s Passing

Aaron Jones had a game to remember last night on Monday Night Football against the Lions. The Packers' star running back went off, bludgeoning Detroit...
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Texas NAACP Files Complaint Over “The Eyes of Texas” In Support Of Black Students

For the Texas Longhorns, tradition dictates that football players remain on the field to sing the university's song, "The Eyes of Texas." It's a...
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Support For Sha’Carri Richardson Moves Anti-Doping Agency To Review Cannabis Ban

When Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100m at the US Olympic Track & Field trials in June, we witnessed the emergence of a new...
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Pain Of Simone Biles And USA Gymnasts Is A Lesson For Us All

On Wednesday, Simone Biles and her fellow Team USA teammates testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and went off on the FBI and...
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Blazers’ CJ McCollum Buys Land For A Vineyard

As a player from the non-NBA factory of Lehigh University, Portland's CJ McCollum blazed a trail for himself to the NBA. But he's also been...
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Eric Bieniemy As USC Trojans Head Coach? Yes Please.

The Chiefs have been one of the NFL's best teams over the last few years, thanks in part to offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy. While head...
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When Is Mike Tomlin Finally Going To Get His Props?

Clear your mind and visualize this NFL coach. He's never had a losing season in his fourteen-year career. He owns a career regular-season head coaching record...
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People Of Color Make NFL History On Opening Weekend

Opening weekend in the NFL is always a big occasion. Fans have waited all year to cheer their team on, fantasy football leagues begin their...
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Can Jameis Winston Become Saintly In His Second Act In New Orleans?

The year was 2019 and Jameis Winston was slinging the ball around the field for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The only problem was that he...
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Sam “Bam” Cunningham Symbolized And Fueled A Movement

In 1970, USC and sophomore fullback Sam "Bam" Cunningham traveled across the country to play Alabama at Legion Field. This was much more than a...
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Former NFL Players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud

Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune are facing major problems, including jail time. Last week a jury failed to reach a...
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Report Used To Restrict African Olympic Track Stars Shows Flaws

They fought and pleaded. They exhausted themselves in trying to prove they were who everyone else knew they were. In the end, it didn't...
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Adam “Pacman” Jones Adopts Chris Henry’s Sons

Adam "Pacman" Jones is as well known for his antics off the field as those on it. Yet despite his penchant for partying and drama,...
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