Super Bowl Ad Using Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Sell Trucks Gets Negative Reaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slby1tgarua

WATCH: Colin Cowherd Talks LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Today Show: UCLA Basketball Player LiAngelo Ball: Being Jailed In China Was ‘Horrible’

OP-ED: If Black Lives Really Matter to Black People, Then It’s Time to Stop Watching the NFL.

Federer makes history with eighth Wimbledon, 19th major title

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Signings, trades shift balance of power across the NHL

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Who are the early favorites to win the NFL rushing title?

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Boxing continues to knock itself out with bewildering, incorrect decisions

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Steph Curry finally got the contract he deserves from the Warriors

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Phillies’ Aaron Altherr makes mind-boggling barehanded play

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Aaron Judge shows why it’s unwise for fans to taunt Aaron Judge

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Seven teams that might be interested in trading for Stanton

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Can the Washington Wizards Win the NBA Title?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley (AFRO, NNPA Member) A few weeks ago, the AFRO Sports Desk debated if the Washington Wizards were built to...

How Whiteness Works: Why Lovie Smith Can’t Get Jeff Fisher’s Line of Credit

[NYDAILYNEWS.COM] Jeff Fisher and Gus Bradley were both fired in the last two weeks. Fisher had a losing record for his sixth consecutive season. Bradley’s streak...

Former Pro Baseball Player Omar Washington Training Black Youth for the Big Leagues

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Omar Washington, a former professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox is on a...

NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Speaks Up, Forces Fans to Confront Reality of Racism in America

[FINALCALL.COM/NNPA MEMBER] “I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color. To...

WATCH: Former NFL Superstar Shannon Sharpe Talks about Colin Kaepernick’s Silent Protest

[UNDISPUTED/FS1 VIA YOUTUBE] Shannon Sharpe reflects on the meaning of Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest of the National Anthem. [fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=fzERbSKgQkA” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fzERbSKgQkA/maxresdefault.jpg”]

WATCH: Ryan Lochte Gets Donkey of the Day for Lying about Rio Robbery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsuz-rdguzy

Rio Olympics: Simone Manuel Makes History in the Pool

[NYTIMES.COM] RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Manuel managed to make history and break a record, all in less than a minute. Manuel became the first African-American...

LeBron James and Dan Gilbert: Six years after heartbreak, a shared NBA title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5orcwnuhui

Steph Curry Opts Out of Olympic Games

By Rushawn Walters (NNPA/DTU Fellow) Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry revealed that he will not be participating in the Rio Olympics in a statement. After spraining...

WATCH: The Crazy Origin Story of the Jordan Crying Meme and Why the Internet Won’t Let It Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yt-eqvieee

The NFL Tried to Fund Government’s Concussion Research to Influence It

[MARKETWATCH.COM] There are a lot of reasons the National Football League might want to influence the findings of government research into brain injuries. A new congressional...

Skip Bayless to Leave ESPN: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

[BLEACHER REPORT] ESPN personality and First Take mainstay Skip Bayless will be leaving ESPN when his contract ends in August, according to a Tuesday press release...

Obama Welcomes Crimson Tide to White House

By Diandra Bolton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – During the annual celebration of the college national football champion at the White House, President Barack Obama...