In a recently filed federal lawsuit, Studley claims the athletic director scolded him and tried to undercut the Black Lives Matter movement by referencingB Black-on-Black crime and complaining about looting that had broken out during nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer […]
When Paolo Gilleran’s classmate sent him a post advertising the NFL’s Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, he immediately began piecing together how he could participate in what he describes as a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” […]
In fact, fans questioned whether any historically Black SWAC or Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team, play a larger Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) program, such as LSU or Rice University, at all. […]
By Jim Williams (BALTIMORE —) Earlier this year Amazon Prime Video made streaming history by signing a $1 billion a year, 11-year deal with the NFL for Thursday Night Football, shifting into an exclusive arrangement […]
Ben Joseph, Jr., of Flanagan High School in Miramar, is the first selection for the 2022 school year. Ben is a junior defensive back with the Falcons and in spite of a disappointing loss to rival Cypress Bay last week, had a tremendous performance with 3 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 pass break ups and 1 INt. The lithe 6’1”, 170 pound corner combines speed, quickness, tenacity, knowledge of opponent’s offensive tendencies and toughness to compete on the highest level […]
These opportunities have not only existed in the classroom but also on the playing field. HBCU sports programs were critical in producing Hall of Fame athletes like NFL running back Walter Payton and NBA guard Earl “The Pearl” Monroe. Black colleges — and were critical in establishing football and basketball as the so-called “traditionally Black” sports that they are today — also gave chances to many student-athletes who at one point in time were not allowed to compete at traditional powerhouse universities and who were overlooked by coaches at bigger universities simply because of the color of their skin. […]
During the Friday press conference at Hard Rock Stadium, Coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders and his players, Shedeur Sanders and Devanta Davis, each spoke about dominating the Orange Blossom Classic against FAMU in every phase of the game, not in a haughty, braggadocios way but by exuding supreme confidence in the talent, preparation and character developed by the JSU Tigers throughout fall camp. However, based on the Rattler’s performance against Power 5 opponent North Carolina of ACC affiliation, in spite of the compliance and ineligible player issues, and last year’s closely fought battle (JSU 7- FAMU 6), the odds of a dominant performance by either team seemed completely far fetched. Surely, the talent gap could not have widened that much in a year. Boy, was I mistaken, misled or misinformed, and I’ll bet you 10-1 odds that I was not alone in my assessment. […]
Confirmed reports said the United States government had offered to swap the so-called “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout for Griner and another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan. […]
By Edward Hill Texas Metro News When former Dallas Cowboy Deion Sanders was hired as head coach at Jackson State University, you could line up the list of doubters like mile markers from Texas to […]
The Miami Dolphins today announced they have waived punter Sterling Hofrichter, linebacker Deandre Johnson and safety Sheldrick Redwine. The team also placed cornerback Mackensie Alexander and fullback John Lovett on injured reserve. […]
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