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Boxing’s Politics Gave Rise To Jake Paul, But He’s No Pro Boxer

Over the weekend, YouTube sensation Jake Paul knocked out a shapeless Ben Askren and the internet exploded. Yet regardless of the hype, dominance on social...
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So We’re Still Asking- Is Hockey Really For Everyone?

My daughter is learning how to ice skate and play hockey much earlier than I did.  As a young fan growing up on the South...
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Regis Prograis Looks To Recapture Winning Ways In Triller Fight

This Saturday’s Triller Fight Club PPV event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is going to be a show. The main event features Jake Paul...
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Atlanta School Named For KKK Leader Renamed To Honor Hank Aaron

In January we lost MLB great, Hank Aaron. Earlier this week, the city where he set the MLB home run record honored him by...
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Black HS Football Player Humiliated With Bananas Says He’s “Fine”, But We’re Not

Racism has been a part of sports since forever, sadly affecting athletes at all levels. A few weeks ago we learned about a Massachusetts...
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Eddie George Officially Introduced As Head Football Coach At Tennessee St.

On Tuesday morning, former NFL runningback and Tennessee Titans legend, Eddie George, was officially introduced as the new head coach at Tennessee State University. George...
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Doc Rivers, Gregg Popovich Go Off Over Daunte Wright’s Killing

The Sixers' Doc Rivers and the Spurs' Gregg Popovich are not ones to hold their tongues. After Daunte Wright's death at the hands of...
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The Fire Still Burns Inside As Steve “USS” Cunningham Readies For Triller Fight Club Event

There are some boxing purists that say that Triller Fight Club, the new promotion that is the brainchild of Snoop Dogg and entertainment visionary...
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We Need More Adia Barnes!

The 2020-21 Women's tournament dwarfed everything the men's tournament gave fans. And its greatest gift to us all was the Arizona Wildcats' head coach,...
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Bethune-Cookman’s Vanessa Blair-Lewis Named George Mason Head Women’s Basketball Coach

After 13 years, change has come to Bethune-Cookman as long-time head women's basketball coach, Vanessa Blair-Lewis, is leaving the university to become the new...
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Hubert Davis Hired As UNC Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Big news from Chapel Hill as long-time assistant coach and Tar Heel alum, Hubert Davis, has been hired as the new head coach for...
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Anquan Boldin Helps His Hometown Get COVID-19 Vaccines

Anquan Boldin was a 3x Pro Bowl receiver with the Arizona Cardinals and a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens. He was known...
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Racism Kicks Soccer, Valencia FC, La Liga In The Face Again

Soccer is known as the "Beautiful Game", but it faces one prominent enemy that consistently kicks it in the face. Racism. On Sunday it reared its...
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After Tennessee GOP Targets Program, ETSU Coach Resigns

In February we wrote about the situation surrounding the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) men's basketball team. Less than two months later, that situation...
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Dawn Staley Leads From The Front, Where She’s Always Been

Real basketball fans know who Dawn Staley is. NCAA Champion (2017). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer (2013). Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004). Five-time WNBA...
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