By Lem Satterfield Claressa Shields has spent years turning calamity into relative serenity. Raised in an impoverished section of Flint, Michigan, where there has been a…
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By Ethan Fuller The Orlando Magic are competing. It might not show in the standings, where they have the worst record in the NBA at 12-41.…
By George A. Willis Twenty years ago on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there was one black head coach in the National Football League, Pittsburgh’s Mike…
By Bryan Fonseca Five years ago, around this time, Brooklyn Nets fans were arguing over Yogi Ferrell and Spencer Dinwiddie with hostility. Seriously, go back and…
As we begin Black History Month (which we should be celebrating 365 days a year anyway, but that’s another story), let us begin to think critically, not just about Critical Race Theory (CRT), but about the unspoken theory of ‘Black Lives don’t matter anyhow’.
By Matt Brooks Here’s a question: Why isn’t anyone talking about the Phoenix Suns? Look, maybe that line of questioning is a tad bit too hyperbolic,…
By Lem Satterfield Former champions Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios are skilled, heavy-handed fighters aiming to knock one another senseless during their Feb. 5. 147-pound clash…
By Nekias Duncan Since breaking the NBA’s all-time three-point record on Dec. 14, Stephen Curry had been averaging a modest 24.1 points while converting a paltry…
By Percy Lovell Crawford Combat sports are not for the faint of heart. They are often referenced as cutthroat businesses in which only the strong survive.…
By Nekias Duncan There are plenty of ways to skin a cat defensively. Drop coverage can work if your screen navigators are slithery enough, and if…