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There's Still No Justice for Breonna Taylor, but a Hat Vendor is Making Money Off Her Name
As NBA players sport their personal fashion entering the ESPN athletic complex in Orlando, Fla., the outfits and style reflect evergreen messages most of our country should agree with by now: “Vote,” “Black Lives Matter,” “8:46,” and the latest, “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.” ...
Another Cop Caught Lying - This Time About the Raptors' Masai Ujiri
Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri filed a countersuit on Tuesday against a Bay Area police officer in response to an altercation between the two men....
Hornets Radio Play-by-Play Guy Somehow Tweets N-Word by Mistake
How do you accidentally type the N-word?...
NFL Agents: Fall Back From Spring NCAA Football Season Plan
If you’re a college football player either opting out of the fall season of your own accord or part of the BIG-10 or PAC-12 or other conference/school-mandated cancellations, the message from a number of NFL agents is clear:...
Does It Make Sense for NBA to Have a Play-in Game?
With an NBA play bubble comes a new wave of postseason play, set to begin Saturday afternoon. The winner of the Portland Trailblazers/Memphis Grizzles showdown will become the 8th seed and be rewarded with a first-round series against the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers....
Coaches Shouldn’t Encourage Athletes to Speak up on Racial Justice if They Aren't Expecting the Honest Truth
Having solidarity with Black folks’ strife goes beyond a spontaneous social media post....
Even Daniel Snyder’s Ownership Partners Want Him to Sell
Everyone has had it with Dan Synder, including his ownership partners....
In Shrugging Off COVID Heart Complications, NCAA Has Gravely Failed Its Athletes
The spring crawled into summer and the heat, combined with a global pandemic, has put all of our lives, including the lives of athletes, at a standstill. Many schools started having COVID-19 breakouts in the middle of the spring and the prognosis has only become more dire, with more and more schools...
It’s Not the Right Time for Friday Night Lights, Zach Ertz, But Your Plan B Sounds Pretty Good
It’s no secret that high school sports have been an essential part of American culture for decades. ...
Draymond Says What We All Feel: Get My Man Out of Phoenix
Draymond Green, in all sincerity, decided to do Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker a favor as a guest analyst Friday on TNT’s NBA broadcast....
Dak Prescott Steps Out of Pocket to Shine 'Much-Needed Light on Deep-Seated Prejudices'
Dak Prescott is using his stature to pull at the levers of power overseeing Oklahoma’s criminal justice system, filling a growing demand for Black NFL quarterbacks to use their platform to speak out against systemic racism in American institutions. ...
Athletes' Voices Help Dismantle Abusive Culture at Texas Tech
Texas Tech fired head women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday after USA Today reported a culture of abuse and toxicity in the program. ...
NFL Opt-Out 2020: Here's Every Player You Won't See This Year
While MLB sorts through various positive COVID-19 cases in its league, and the NBA hunkers down in a theoretical bubble in Orlando to finish its season, the NFL — even while agreeing to cancel its preseason — has made it clear the ball will be snapped under the bright lights this fall....
New Coalition to Promote Hiring and Development of Minority Coaches
About half the players in college football at the Division I level and up to 75 percent of NFL players are Black. But coaching jobs in the college and pro ranks are overwhelmingly given to white men....
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Division III Had No Problem Shutting Down Championships. What’s the Hold-Up for D1? [Updated]
The NCAA Division III Presidents Council’s decision, Wednesday, to cancel all fall sports championships for the 2020-21 school year in what could foreshadow the fate of larger divisions....
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NCAA athletes can keep scholarships with opt-out [UPDATED]
The NCAA will allow students to opt-out of the season due to concerns over COVID-19 and still honor athletic scholarships, it was reported Wednesday....
NCAA Robs Predominantly Black Football & Basketball Players of Billions in Generational Wealth — Damning Study Shows Athletes Deserve $1 Million Over Four Years
The average NCAA men’s basketball player should walk out of commencement with a diploma … and more than $1 million. Football players should have earned nearly the same....
Jonathan Isaac is Free to Not Kneel. But as a Christian, He’s Missed the Point on Black Lives Matter
Jonathan Isaac missed the mark on Friday and it had absolutely nothing to do with the national anthem....
Fighting for Social Justice Sparks Ratings Surge for WNBA
No other sports league has been more vocal against inequality and systemic oppression than the WNBA....
Floodgates Should (But Won't) Open Behind First NCAA Football Player to Opt-Out
Virginia Tech starting cornerback Caleb Farley, a projected first-round pick, decided he could end his monetarily abusive relationship with the NCAA a little earlier than scheduled. Farley became the first college football player to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19....