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Ebony and Irony: QB who lost scholarship for using N-word on video gets offer… from an HBCU [Updated]As Signing Day approaches, Nease High’s disgraced quarterback Marcus Stokes has a second chance at fulfilling his college football aspirations. After a senior season in which Stokes gained 2,672 yards, rushed for 496 yards, and scored 28 touchdowns, the four-star passer (or 3-star, depending on wher...

Al Sharpton on the lack of diversity in head coaching

Stop laughing at the Lakers for two seconds and give the Phoenix Suns a standing ovationFor those of you who were still awake when the Los Angeles Lakers sandcastle of a 2021-22 season finally washed away, we had a good time didn’t we? The jokes have been piling up all season with this new roster that improved on none of their weaknesses from last season and also had none of their stre...

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a joke, and owners like it that way

Could abolishing the single ownership model in the NFL be a catalyst for legitimate change in the league’s hiring processes? Probably — but there’s no real path to that abolition. ...