LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2019 will be an 11-day, 83-game competition that opens with all 32 teams playing four preliminary games...
ATLANTA VOICE — Saturday night, Raycom Sports signed off for the last time as the ACC Tournament concluded in Charlotte, North Carolina. The network was the bedrock...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jemele Hill was featured at this year’s Annual Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture. She had famously tested the limits of the First Amendment...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As March Madness kicks into full gear, the Golden Bears have their sights set on a national championship – a feat that seemed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though beloved in Memphis, Conley and Gasol have played in relative obscurity for a decade now. Playing alongside Lebron would certainly put a...
ATLANTA VOICE — As the City of Atlanta prepares to host Super Bowl LIII, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee has unveiled additional details around Super Bowl...
THE AFRO — After more than four decades since leading the Bears to the historic milestone, Marvin Webster is finally being recognized for his impact on...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — On Monday, leaders in the Black community gather at the corner of 23rd and Jackson, in front of the demolished Promenade 23rd...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Someone on Twitter recently complained that WNBA President Lisa Borders has mainly adopted a “cheerleading” posture rather than providing real answers on several...
THE AFRO — Sports conglomerate ESPN recently released its rankings on most influential NBA player to ever play and ranked brand new Los Angeles Lakers forward...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I am quite fond of saying about Republicans when it comes to Blacks, “Even when they try to do...
[YAHOO.COM] Disney (DIS) reported first-quarter earnings this week, and the numbers were fantastic across the board—well, almost. Profit was up 32% to $2.9 billion, an all-time...
(Newsweek) – Eric Garner’s last known words were “I can’t breathe.” He said it 11 times before he passed out on a Staten Island sidewalk while...
(Time) – An investigation published Tuesday by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” found that the New England Patriots’ cheating has been much more extensive than the NFL has revealed. The...
(CBS Sports) – A strange thing happened early Thursday morning around 12:30 a.m. ET when SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy apologized to the Patriots on air for a mistake...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer ESPN is suing Verizon in an escalating clash over how the popular sports channel is being sold in a discounted pay-TV...
TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writers JOSEPH PISANI, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is defending its new, cheaper cable packages that let customers choose...
(USA Today) – Jameis Winston was featured this week on “Draft Academy,” an ESPN show in which potential NFL Draft selections are interviewed. On it,...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Thanks to the College Football Playoff, bowl games paid more than a half billion dollars to conferences and schools...
BRISTOL, Conn. (New York Times) — Jason Whitlock stood before a group of ESPN employees last week, not in his customary role as a sports columnist, but as...
(ESPN) – This season, we ranked our top 25 under 25 based not on who they are now, but who they can become. It’s not...
ESPN.com’s Don Van Natta Jr., ESPN’s Andrew Brandt and ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter contributed to this report. NEW YORK (ESPN.com)—Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice...
(Complex) – If you do a quick search for ESPN First Take host Cari Champion‘s name on Twitter on any given day, you’ll no doubt come across quite...
RACHEL COHEN, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA and its television partners couldn’t wait to extend their contracts. The league renewed its deals...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN has suspended outspoken sportscaster Stephen A. Smith for a week because of his comments about domestic...
