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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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NFL Agrees To End Race Norming But What About Black Players They Denied?

Yesterday the NFL and lawyers for retired NFL players reached an agreement to end "race norming" in testing in the 2016 $1 billion settlement...
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Kevin Durant Continues To Ball As An Investor

Kevin Durant, already one the best basketball players in the NBA today, has continued to develop his game off the court and has become...
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Covid Rules Are Hampering NYC PSAL Schools And Player’s Futures

Last year was a heartbreaking one for the thousands of public school student-athletes across the five boroughs who suffered through a pandemic that robbed...
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Dawn Staley Signs Major New Deal With South Carolina

Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks fans rejoice. Your head coach isn't going anywhere. Today the university announced that they had approved a new seven-year,...
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Dusty Baker Never Needed Redemption But He’s Finally Getting It

The Houston Astros’ redemption tour continues on. Yet a much better redemption tour is coinciding with it, one involving Dusty Baker, a man who...
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LeBron James’, Maverick Carter’s Springhill Co. Now Valued At $725 Million

LeBron James and SpringHill Company CEO Maverick Carter continues to proves the doubters wrong and they just did it again by securing a major...
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