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Defense and the play of a former Celtic gave Lakers their 17th NBA championship
Defense wins…. well, you know the rest....
Dumb football players are going to ruin football
Athletes hate being called dumb jocks, but sometimes the title fits....
Three years ago, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was balling with an ankle monitor, last night he helped LeBron James take a 3-1 lead in NBA Finals
Role players are imperative to a team’s championship run....
The Texans need to hire a Black head coach, and his name is Eric Bieniemy
The first points of the 2020 NFL season were scored by the Houston Texans when David Johnson scored a 19-yard touchdown on the ground....
This weekend, basketball proved why football needs a bubble
To fully understand how popular football is in America, all you have to do is realize that a single sport owns two days out the week....
How a first quarter timeout helped LeBron James win Game 1 of The Finals for only the second time in his career
Whoever came up with the idea that a single play can’t determine the outcome of a game is a damn liar....
I Owe Adam Silver An Apology. I Thought Playing Basketball During a Pandemic Was a Bad Idea. Oops!
Tonight, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will meet in Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals....
The NBA Finals begin tonight, here’s what you should know
Tonight’s matchup involves two fan bases that were bored during last year’s playoffs as the Heat and Lakers were at home, with Miami finishing with a 39-43 record while Los Angeles finished 37-45. It’s the first time two teams are meeting in the Finals that didn’t qualify for the postseason the year...
We don't have to watch Charles Barkley disrespect Black women until next season
The Denver Nuggets weren’t the only ones the Los Angeles Lakers put out of their misery on Saturday night. ...
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The Big Ten is Back, But Not Because of Trump. It's About Money [UPDATED]
In five weeks, the most historic conference in college football history will return. The Big Ten is back....
The Conversation Around Kneeling in Sports Changed When Meyers Leonard and Jonathan Isaac Stood
This isn’t a column about kneeling....
10-Piece Lemon Pepper: How the Record-Breaking 10 Black Quarterbacks Did in Week 1
Marlin Briscoe must have been beaming with pride....
Everyone Forgot That Daryl Morey Still Hasn't Discussed His Hong Kong Tweet
What if I told you that we knew that this was going to be an unusual NBA season before a single game was played....
Mike Tirico and Roger Goodell Are Starting the Season With a Useless Conversation About Race
Here comes the bullsh*t....
NBA Strike Will be Meaningless if Players Don’t Start Voting
What’s next?...
Racism is Why Your Favorite Team Might Have Drafted a Sorry White Quarterback
This is not a story about Black quarterbacks....
The Steve Nash Hire Isn't About White Privilege
Context, reasoning, and facts don’t exist anymore. They’ve been replaced by a lack of information and emotional overreactions....
Football is the Perfect Reflection of America — That’s Not a Good Thing
They told us that sports were a reward for a functioning society. ...