By Sports Illustrated
The Hall of Fame slugger, known as much for his graciousness as his 755 home runs, died at age 86.
Continue reading Hank Aaron Transcended Baseball Like Few Ever Have—or Will
By Sports Illustrated
The Hall of Fame slugger, known as much for his graciousness as his 755 home runs, died at age 86.
Continue reading Hank Aaron Transcended Baseball Like Few Ever Have—or Will
By The Sports Rush
In the wake of the James Harden trade, the pendulum has swung decisively in LeBron James’ favor in terms of the GOAT debate with Michael Jordan.
Bianca Smith is making baseball history.
The Red Sox are hiring Smith as a minor league coach, according to the Boston Globe. Continue reading Red Sox hiring Bianca Smith as first Black female pro baseball coach
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, U.S. Open tennis champ Naomi Osaka, Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Laurent Duvernay-Tardiff are being honored as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year for their athletic achievements and activism. Continue reading LeBron James, Naomi Osaka and Patrick Mahomes among 5 “activist athletes” honored as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year
Washington has hired Jason Wright as team president, making him the first Black team president in NFL history and only the fourth former player to ascend to that role.
Continue reading Washington hires Jason Wright as NFL’s first Black team president
Despite the current circumstances of the world and the approaching NBA season, professional basketball star Lebron James has found another way to give back to his hometown of Akron.
Continue reading The I PROMISE Village: How Lebron James is Helping His Hometown
Patrick Mahomes, the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs and reigning Super Bowl MVP, has become a member of the new ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.
Continue reading Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes now part owner of Royals
Martin Jarmond, the first and most recent athletic director at Boston College and the youngest director to ever be in the Power Five Conferences, will be breaking another record with his newest position. Continue reading Meet UCLA’s First African American Athletic Director
CHICAGO – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently announced that the Kia NBA All-Star Game MVP Award has been permanently named for the late Kobe Bryant, an Continue reading Kia NBA All-Star Game MVP Award named for Kobe Bryant
Patrick Mahomes capped a breakthrough season for himself and African-American quarterbacks Saturday night when he was named the NFL’s MVP. Continue reading MVP Patrick Mahomes is now part of the legendary black quarterback fraternity
By Brady Rhoades
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — NBA Hall of Famer, best-selling author, renowned columnist, historian, philanthropist— is laser-focused on underprivileged kids.
The key to empowering them?
Education. Continue reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Gives Kids a Shot That Can’t be Blocked
Simone Biles has done it again!
The decorated gymnast made history on Saturday at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, by successfully landing the triple-double Continue reading Simone Biles Makes History by Nailing Two Signature Moves — and One Is Now Named After Her