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Mike Woodson Returns To The Indiana Hoosiers As Head Coach

Mike Woodson has long history with basketball, but most recognize him for his time in the pros. He was an NBA player for 10...
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Georgia Needs Baseball To Hit Back Against Jim Crow Once More

In 1964, when slugger Hank Aaron heard that the Braves planned to move to Atlanta, he told a reporter, “I have lived in the...
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Gunmen In Haiti Stop Belizean Men’s Soccer Team

In one of the craziest stories we've heard in a while, the Belizean men's national soccer team was held up at gunpoint in Haiti...
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Massachusetts H.S. Football Team Caught Using Anti-Semitic Audibles

Football fans have heard some crazy audible calls, like Jared Goff's "Halle Berry" call against the Seahawks in 2018. But one high school football...
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NCAA Champion David Carr’s Wrestling Bloodline Runs Deep

While most were tuned into March Madness, college wrestling fans had their eyes on the mat. There they watched Iowa State's David Carr win...
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Racism And Sports Betting Unite To Attack E.J. Liddell And All Black Athletes

It only took two days and one upset in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament to remind the world that Black athletes, particularly college...
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Isaiah Livers’ “#NotNCAAProperty” Shirt Tells NCAA A Change Is Gonna Come

Isaiah Livers is a senior for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. While he's currently sidelined with a foot injury, he still made a...
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Steph Curry, WNBA Players Named NAACP’s Jackie Robinson Sports Award Winners

Basketball players have been some of the most active and outspoken athletes in regards to social justice initiatives and the fight for equality. Yesterday...
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Olympic Hopeful Mystique Ro Is Becoming A Woman Like Those She Admired

When it comes to conversations on sports and society, it’s clear that women remain a marginalized group. Women athletes receive less media attention, lower...
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If You Know Boston’s History, Then You Know How Gangster LeBron James’ Boston Power Move Is

LeBron James is fearless on the court, taking it to anyone and everyone who stands in his way. Yesterday he did it again in...
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Covid, Thieves Deprive Bronx Kids Of The Joys And Lessons Of Youth Football

For those of us who grew up playing youth football, there's nothing like fall Saturdays. I should know. I was one of those kids. Every...
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The Whitewashing Of Soccer In Michigan Continues

When I first got involved with AFC Ann Arbor, people asked me what I loved about soccer. My answer was the same as others...
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“Credentialed While Black” Happened To Ewing As It Happens To Us

The Big East men’s basketball tournament championship game is set for Saturday night, and the jokes about how Patrick Ewing should arrive at Madison...
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Oklahoma H.S. Announcer Caught Calling Basketball Players the “N-word”

The mic is always on. Anyone who has been around production knows that. Yet one Oklahoma high school basketball announcer forgot and let his...
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“The Eyes Of Texas” Racist Reactions Are More Revealing Than Its History

Last week the Texas Tribune published a story on the drama swirling around "The Eyes of Texas". The song debuted at a minstrel show...
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