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Fear Of Disclosure Fuels NFL’s Intent To Push Brian Flores’ Lawsuit To Arbitration
On Thursday, the NFL expressed intent to file a motion to force Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the league and multiple teams into...
Celebrate Bucs, Bruce Arians Hiring Todd Bowles Without Tom Brady Talk
Earlier this month, Bruce Arians announced that he was stepping down as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and passing the headset...
Mike Tomlin Hiring Brian Flores Wasn’t A Hand Out, It Was Brotherhood
Brian Flores' firing shocked everyone, especially since the team had been winning under his tenure.
After cleaning house in year one, the Dolphins went 10-6...
Brian Flores Deserved Tyreek Hill And Miami’s Newly Loaded Team
When the Dolphins announced their blockbuster trade for Tyreek Hill, the first person I thought of was Brian Flores.
Flores is Miami's former head coach...
Celebrate The Steelers Hiring Brian Flores But Remain Wary Of The NFL
The Super Bowl is over and the NFL Combine is a few weeks away, but the Pittsburgh Steelers put the NFL back in the...
Pittsburgh Steelers Promoting Teryl Austin To Defensive Coordinator
On Saturday, the NY Giants requested permission to interview Steelers' assistant defensive and secondary coach, Teryl Austin, for their defensive coordinator position.
On Sunday, the...
Byron Leftwich Made The Right Choice
The NFL definitely has a race issue when it comes to NFL head coaching hires, and that's exemplified by the last two years.
Out of...
Brian Flores’ Courageous Stand Is So Much Bigger Than Football
On the first day of Black History Month, when most in the media celebrate traditional figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie...
UConn Must Pay Former Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Ollie $11 Million
In March of 2018, Kevin Ollie, then head coach of the UConn Huskies men's basketball team, was fired by his alma mater.
The school...
Brian Flores Deserves Better
The end of each NFL regular season brings Black Monday, where many coaches are fired and/or recycled. Every Black Monday brings a surprise or...
Deion Sanders Awakens The Sleeping Giant Of HBCU Football
On December 15, 2021, Deion Sanders and Jackson State University (JSU) shocked the college football world by flipping the #1 recruit in 2022, defensive...
NBA Head Coaching Hires Of Jason Kidd And Chauncey Billups Are Lauded And Critiqued
In a twenty-four hour span, the NBA saw two of their own move into the head coaching ranks.
First came the reports that the Dallas...
Derrick Gragg Hired As New Northwestern Athletic Director
Northwestern dug out of its administration drama and hired its new athletic director, Derrick Gragg.
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1400821411866939393
Gragg is the school's second AD hire in two months....
After Fritz Pollard Alliance Pressure, Jags’ Chris Doyle Resigns
Strength coach Chris Doyle has resigned from the Jacksonville Jaguars, one day after he was hired.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1360442432245157888
The questionable hire by new head coach Urban Meyer...
The Bucs’ Byron Leftwich And Todd Bowles Deserve Co-Super Bowl MVP
On Sunday night in Tampa, the Bucs' executed a masterful game plan which frustrated and eventually demolished the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9. The master...
Eric Bieniemy Keeps It Cool And Focuses on Super Bowl LV
"I can only be me." said the Chiefs' Eric Bieniemy. "Some team has to want me."
While most are up in arms over Black coaches...
Bruce Arians Sounds Off On The Byron Leftwich Disrespect
While Black coaches were hired in various capacities in 2021, only the Texans' David Culley was given a head coaching position. Despite seven head...
Let’s Congratulate New Texans Head Coach David Culley Without The Jokes
Black coaches appeared set to be frozen out from the ranks of NFL head coaches hired this season, already missing out on six of...
Chicago Bears Make History With Hire Of Sean Desai as Defensive Coordinator
While people of color, Black coaches in particular, have had the head coaching door shut in their faces more times than opened, they have...
Eric Bieniemy: “Yes, I Want To Be A Head Coach.”
We started 2021 with seven head coaching vacancies in the NFL. As of today, six of the seven have been filled, the only remaining...
By Starting Russ, Mike Tomlin Proves Yet Again Why He’s A Coaching GOAT
Last week, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shook up Steelers Nation when he hinted that change was coming at the quarterback position despite the...
Deion Sanders Still Makes Colorado Must-See TV Despite The Ratings Dip
Late Saturday night, with 11 seconds remaining and most of the East Coast nodding off or asleep, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, down by seven...
Michigan’s Sherrone Moore Coached Without A Finalized Contract?
New Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore led the Wolverines to a 30-10 victory over Fresno State on Saturday, yet he did so without...
Tua Tagovailoa Should Have Kept His Disdain For Brian Flores To Himself
Brian Flores is a great young coach who did a good job holding the Miami Dolphins together after a disastrous three-year tenure under former...
Golden State Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away
Sad news arrived from the world of basketball today as it was announced that Golden State Warriors legend Alvin Attles passed away on Tuesday...
For Haiti, The Paris Olympics Were More Than Just Games
The 2024 Summer Games in Paris were exciting and historic, with many countries bringing home medals for the first time in their nation's history.
This...
UMBC Hires Tiffany D. Tucker As New Athletics Director
Last week, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) announced that it had hired Tiffany D. Tucker as its new Director of Athletics, Physical...
Memphis Hires Former Morgan St. AD Ed Scott As Tigers New AD
On Wednesday, Dr. Ed Scott added another role to his impressive college athletics administration resume by being named the new Senior Vice President and...
Steelers Sign Mike Tomlin To Three-Year Contract Extension
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers cemented their leadership for the next few years by signing head coach Mike Tomlin to a three-year contract extension.
That...
Despite Losing, This Knicks Team Gave Fans Something Special
As a long-suffering New York Knicks fan, I have experienced my share of heartache, frustration and disappointment since the 70s.
I was there for the...
Charles Lee Ushers In A New Era As Charlotte Hornets’ Head Coach
Earlier today, the Charlotte Hornets announced they've agreed on a reported four-year deal with current Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee to become the team's...
Tennessee St. Hires Duanté Abercrombie As First Ice Hockey Head Coach In HBCU History
Last year, Tennessee State made history when it announced it was launching the first ice hockey team in HBCU sports history. This past week,...
Jontay Porter’s Lifetime NBA Ban Exposes Hypocrisy And Stupidity In Sports Betting
On Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver brought Thor's Stormbreaker down on the Raptors' Jontay Porter for his involvement in sports betting, and it was...
Emmanuel Acho’s Angel Reese Take Completely Ignored The Real Issues
It all started for Angel Reese after a loss.
“I don't fit the narrative; I don't fit in the box y'all want me to be...
Young And Ready, Amirah Boyd Leads Caldwell Acrobatics & Tumbling
Head coaches come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but rarely do they come as young as Amirah Boyd, 22, the new head coach...
Former NFL WR Jerricho Cotchery Named Limestone’s New Head Football Coach
NFL fans will remember Jerricho Cotchery for the 12 years he spent in the NFL as a wide receiver with the NY Jets, Pittsburgh...
It’s Time For Justin Fields To Leave The Chicago Bears
After three seasons of horrid offensive lines, bad coaches, poor management decisions, trade rumors and questions about his future in Chicago, it's time for...
The Brooklyn Nets’ Firing Of Jacque Vaughn Feels Wrong
On Monday, the Brooklyn Nets startled the NBA community by firing head coach, Jacque Vaughn.
Vaughn joined the Nets as an assistant in 2016 and...
UCLA Hires DeShaun Foster As Its New Head Football Coach
Former UCLA star running back DeShaun Foster has been named his alma mater's new head football coach.
https://twitter.com/UCLAFootball/status/1757075098090295496
Foster, a UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer and...
Like Everyone Else, Jerod Mayo Sees Color And That’s OK
Earlier this week, Jerod Mayo became the first Black head coach in New England Patriots' history and at 37, the youngest head coach in...
Mike Tomlin Should Be Pushed For An Award, Not Out The Door
Why are so many questioning Mike Tomlin's future instead of applauding him for one of the league's best coaching jobs this season?
The Steelers were...
It’s Shameful That Mike Tomlin Is Getting More Coverage For His First Down Year...
Based on the media's intensely critical coverage of Mike Tomlin over these last few weeks, you would think that the Steelers are tanking to...
Grambling St. Names Mickey Joseph New Head Football Coach
On Monday morning, storied HBCU football program Grambling State named longtime college football coach Mickey Joseph its new head football coach.
https://twitter.com/GSU_TIGERS/status/1736806988678672569
Joseph becomes the Tigers'...
Fire Mike Tomlin? Please Stop The Foolishness
Over the last two weeks, Steelers Nation has watched the team mind-blowingly lose back-to-back games to the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots,...
Derek Mason Hired As Middle Tennessee’s Head Football Coach
On Wednesday, former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason was hired as the new head coach at Middle Tennessee State University.
For Mason, it's a return...
Syracuse Hires Georgia’s Fran Brown As New Head Coach
Syracuse has found its man to lead its football team, and his name is Fran Brown.
Brown has spent the last two seasons in...
FSU Star QB Jordan Travis Reveals His Seminoles’ Career Is Done
On Saturday, Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering a serious injury to his left leg after being tackled...
How Quickly The Fair Weather Pumped Up And Jumped Off The Deion Bandwagon
It's truly laughable to see how quickly the fair weather turned on Deion Sanders.
After swarming around Coach Prime and pumping him up the moment...
MLB Legend And Future Hall Of Famer Dusty Baker Retires
On Thursday, a future Hall of Fame career came to a close when Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker announced that he was retiring from...
WNBA Legend Teresa Weatherspoon Named Chicago Sky Head Coach
On Thursday, the Chicago Sky tapped WNBA royalty in Teresa Weatherspoon to be the team's new head coach.
Weatherspoon, the fiery point guard selected by...
Doug Williams, James Harris Honored With Field Naming At Grambling
Yesterday, Grambling State University announced they would be honoring two of their legendary players, Doug Williams and James "Shack" Harris", by naming the field...
Deion Sanders Isn’t A Businessman. He’s a Business, Man.
Jay-Z could easily have been describing Deion Sanders when he tore up the remix for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" for Sanders is much more...
Colorado’s Victory Is A Win For Deion, The School And HBCUs
There was nothing bigger on Saturday than Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
Their game against TCU in Texas was a much-hyped event that officially...
Carmelita Jeter Named UNLV’s Head Track & Field And Cross Country Coach
Carmelita Jeter is recognized as one of the fastest women in track and field history. Now she'll have the chance to impart her wisdom...
Monty Williams Agrees To Historic Coaching Contract With Detroit
Monty Williams proved he was a great coach over his four years with the Phoenix Suns. Detroit realized that too as the Pistons just...
The Coach Prime Money Train Keeps Rolling For Colorado
To borrow a line from Jay-Z, Deion Sanders isn't a businessman, he's a business, man.
From the moment Coach Prime announced he was leaving Jackson,...
It’s Time For The NCAA To Stand Up To Republican Attacks On Education
The attacks on higher ed, and education in general, led by Republicans in states such as Florida and Texas, are disgusting. Yet educators, unions...
NFL Expands Initiative To Increase Diversity In Sports Medicine
On Monday, the NFL, the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) jointly announced the expansion of the NFL...
Angry At Deion’s Colorado Purge? Blame The Business Of College Football
College football fans are up in arms about Deion Sanders' roster purge at the University of Colorado, and rightfully so as it's alarming to...
Sherika A. Montgomery Named New Big South Commissioner
On Monday, former Big South basketball player and staff member Sherika A. Montgomery returned to the conference, this time as its new commissioner.
Following a...
Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Speaks Out Against Anti-DEI Efforts
Championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, red states are on a ridiculous yet alarming crusade against diversity and Blackness, rallying their minions through coded...
After Elite Eight Run, Texas Names Rodney Terry Head Coach
After an Elite Eight run, the Texas Longhorns rewarded Rodney Terry by removing the interim tag and naming him the university's full-time head men's...
Damon Stoudamire Hired As Georgia Tech’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach
On Monday, former NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire returned to college, this time as the new head coach of Georgia Tech's men's...
Adrian Autry Named Syracuse’s New Head Basketball Coach
The big news out of college basketball was that two names long-time associated with the old Big East, Jim Boeheim and Patrick Ewing, were...
Ja Morant Learned The Hard Way That “Being About That Life” Is Always Costly
We've all been told about "that life" and the "thug life" from hip hop and our friends and family. And in almost every example,...
Howard Men’s Swimming & Diving Wins Its First NEC Title
Thanks to Howard University, the jokes about Black people and swimming can officially cease.
On Saturday, Howard's men's swimming and diving team (928 points) captured...
Kevin Sumlin Returning To College As Maryland’s Co-Offensive Coordinator
After Kevin Sumlin and Arizona parted ways in 2020 after the Wildcats started 0-5, he took a break from coaching.
Two years later, Sumlin returned...
Mahomes Won SB LVII, But Hurts Also Won By Silencing The Haters
Super Bowl LVII showed us many things, but nothing as apparent as the greatness of Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.
Yes, Travis Kelce solidified his...
Wayne State Hires Tyrone Wheatley As New Head Football Coach
Former Michigan Wolverines' star Tyrone Wheatley is returning home as the new head football coach of the Wayne State Warriors.
Late last week, Wheatley was...
Kyle Jackson Named Bowie State’s Head Football Coach
Great news for Kyle Jackson as Bowie State removed the interim tag from his title and officially named him its head football coach.
Jackson became...
Arizona Needs To Hire Brian Flores As Its Head Coach
The Arizona Cardinals is a franchise that has provided spurts of excitement but has never won the last game of the season. To some,...
Speculation Over Sean McVay’s Future Reifies Mike Tomlin’s Greatness
The end of the NFL regular season has arrived for the majority of teams, two of which are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the L.A....
Keep Doubting Mike Tomlin So He Can Make You Look Foolish Again
Lately, a lot of ridiculous hate has circulated for long-time Steelers' head coach, Mike Tomlin.
Many, particularly misguided Steelers fans, are suggesting that it's...
Former Auburn AD Allen Greene Returns to Ole Miss As Senior Deputy AD
Five years ago, Allen Greene made history by becoming the first Black athletic director in Auburn history and only the third Black AD in...
Purdue Hires Ryan Walters As Its New Head Football Coach
Purdue has found the man to lead the Boilermakers football team, and his name is Ryan Walters.
Walters, the former defensive coordinator of the Fighting...
Instead Of Hating, Appreciate Deion Sanders For What He Did At Jackson St.
On Saturday night, the worst-kept sports news of the week became official when Colorado announced that Deion Sanders was their new head football coach.
It...
How Tar Heels Football Helped The Forgotten Protest At UNC
On Saturday, the North Carolina football team will travel to Greensboro to face Clemson in pursuit of their sixth conference title.
While many don't...
Deion Sanders Should Tell Colorado “No” And Keep Elevating HBCU Football
On Saturday, Colorado reportedly made Jackson St. head coach Deion Sanders an offer to become the Buffaloes' next head coach.
In response, Deion should politely...
Stanford’s David Shaw Steps Down As Head Football Coach
Late Saturday night, after a 36-25 loss to BYU, Stanford's David Shaw announced that he was stepping down as the team's head coach.
"After many...
HBCU Volleyball Team Leaves Tournament After Racist Message
Technology has enabled racism and ignorance to be exposed more frequently, and that's what happened earlier in the week in Montgomery, Alabama.
While attending the...
