Jemele Hill Suspended By ESPN For Two Weeks Over Tweets
ESPN has suspended sports commentator, Jemele Hill, for two weeks following several posts she made on her Twitter account. In a statement released Monday afternoon, ESPN stated Hill was suspended due...
View ArticleGQ Magazine Names Colin Kaepernick ‘Citizen of the Year’
Colin Kaepernick, a former 49ers quarterback who started a nationwide protest on police brutality by kneeling during the National Anthem, has been named ‘Citizen of the Year’ by GQ Magazine. The...
View ArticleNigerian Women Become The First African Bobsled Team To Compete in 2018...
Three women from Nigeria made history being the first #African bobsled team to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The women, driver Seun Adigun, brakewomen Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere qualified...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Receives Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
Each year, Sports Illustrated and the Ali family honors a person who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy and has used sports as a platform for changing the world. This...
View ArticlePlayers Criticize NFL’s $100 Million Plan For Social Justice Organizations
In an unprecedented and surprising move for a major professional sports league, the NFL has proposed partnering with its players to fight for social justice change. Last Monday, the league submitted to...
View ArticleNFL Announces New Policy Requiring Players To Stand For National Anthem
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that the league’s personnel and players will have to stand for the national anthem. The new policy serves as a reaction to the backlash against those...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Becomes The Face For Nike’s 30th Anniversary #JustDoIt Campaign
Nike showed up and showed out in a big way. Colin Kaepernick is the new face of Nike’s 30th Anniversary Just Do It campaign. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Nike has been paying Kaepernick all...
View ArticleNew Jersey Wrestler Who Was Asked To Cut Locs Makes High School Tournament
Andrew Johnson, the Buena Regional High School wrestler who made headlines after a referee gave him an ultimatum to either cut his locs or be disqualified during a match, has made his high school...
View ArticleNCAA to allow college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness
The NCAA’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their names, images and likenesses. The NCAA’s top governing board voted unanimously to permit students...
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