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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some of the best HBCU athletes to make it in the pros

We’ve already highlighted some of the famous Black celebrities who are HBCU alumni, but what about the athletes?...

Kim Mulkey & LSU's diversity flap; Who's on NBA trade block?; Steve Kerr is wrong about Draymond Green

Kim Mulkey has consistently shown us where she stands on social matters. She leans to The Right, which is her right. But when 83 percent of your team are women of color, it’s on you to answer for how your employer’s decisions will affect them. - Carron J. Phillips Read More...

Here are the best possible Super Bowl LVIII matchups

People are going to watch the Super Bowl no matter what, but not all Super Bowl matchups are created equal. With a total of 49 possible Super Bowl matchups remaining, only so many are going to be truly watchable. Considering seeding, history, narratives, and outright entertainment, this is a deep di...

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen still can't stand each other

Michael Jordan is still taking it personally....

On Pete Carroll and how to be a great coach without being a jerk

Not many football coaches can dominate both college and the NFL. Jimmy Johnson was able to do so, but also ran so hot that it burned his relationship with Jerry Jones and he eventually burned out of coaching entirely after a few seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Pete Carroll has spent much of the las...

Who had Pete Caroll on their fired NFL coaches bingo card?

Pete Carroll will no longer be the Seattle Seahawks head coach, and instead serve in an advisory role with the franchise, owner Jody Allen announced Wednesday....

The NBA needs to check on Ja Morant during his absence

The 2023-24 NBA season is over for Ja Morant and, quite frankly, it barely got started. He began the season with a 25-game suspension for a second offense of inappropriate use of a firearm on social media. Morant played all of nine games before suffering a shoulder injury that the Memphis Grizzlies ...

San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]

It’s one of the toughest times of the NFL calendar. The end of the regular season has been unofficially dubbed “Black Monday” for the head coaches, general managers, and coordinators who will ultimately lose their jobs. In some cases, a relationship has simply run its course, and a business-driven l...

Pat McAfee lets Aaron Rodgers spout more garbage on today's show

After a week of controversy, New York Jets signal-caller Aaron Rodgers was welcomed back to The Pat McAfee Show with applause and a standing ovation from its host. (To be fair, McAfee is always standing, though at least he’s wearing sleeves today.) ...

The playoffs will not be easy for the Ravens and 49ers

The end of the NFL regular season is always a sad day. It signals that only four weeks of NFL games remain until the second week of September. That means I have to spend my next seven months of Sunday afternoons with commercials since there is no RedZone for the rest of the season. (Also, RedZone on...

The NFL Pro Bowl is basically Niners vs. Ravens

Giannis Antentokounmpo says he thinks about the Pacers when he has sex

The Indiana Pacers have completely taken over Giannis Antentokounmpo’s brain. ...

Chris Mortensen, Carl Weathers and the sports figures we've lost in 2024

Here is where we look at some of the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2024....

Here are the New Year's resolutions I'd like to see for the NBA

The NBA has never been more fun. Three-point bombing, higher-than-ever talent, a global player pool and the best product in professional sports. But it’s far from perfect. We’ve pinpointed five resolutions we want to see in 2024 that can improve the game on and off the court. ...

Lamar Jackson might win MVP, yet no other teams wanted him during the offseason?

It was about nine months ago when Lamar Jackson wanted to be traded from the Baltimore Ravens. The best quarterback in the history of two forever-linked franchises — the Ravens and the Cleveland Browns — was on the open market. Jackson is the only player besides Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes to ...

The San Francisco 49ers need to take an improv class

When rolling, the San Francisco 49ers look like they’re never going to lose again. Until Monday night’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Niners were undefeated this season when Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffery, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle are healthy. And it looked as if that trend might continu...

Luka Donic joined an elite club on Christmas

Monday night, Luka Doncic became the fastest player since Michael Jordan to hit 10,000 career points in the Mav’s win against the Suns. It puts him seventh on the list of players to hit 10,000 points the fastest in their careers. Here are the rest of the top ten fastest to reach the plateau in leagu...

These are the oldest players in NBA history

Of all the oldest players lists that we have compiled, the NBA’s is easily the most star-studded. The list of players who played well into their 40s is decked out with Hall of Famers, All-Rookie players, and NBA Champions, a feat that few on our other lists can manage. Those who have the longevity a...

Behold: My list of most memorable wrestling matches from 2023

The best time of year, when you get to go back through all the wrestling you watched and definitely not think your life has a sum total of jack and sh*t. Better to focus on trying to get back to the feeling that these matches generated inside of you when you were watching live, because that’s the wh...

Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is my sports suggestions taken seriously

By and large, sports are pretty awesome. I have learned to keep my childhood favorite teams at a healthy distance and I advise all Chicago sports fans to do the same. I spend most of the year in awe of the artistic displays of the most brilliant athletes in the world. ...