The NBA scoring leader hasn’t played since April 6 for the Lakers. (AP Photo) Kobe Bryant is sitting out his fifth straight game to rest his bruised shin. Lakers coach Mike Brown confirmed early Sunday that Bryant will miss just the 100th game of his 16-year NBA career when they host the Dallas […]
New Dallas resident Lamar Odom will soon be packing his bags again. (Photo: AP) New Dallas resident Lamar Odom will soon be packing his bags again. The NBA player released a statement today explaining that he will “step away from the team” effective immediately, reports TMZ. According to ESPN, Odom has not been […]
HBCUs are stuck in reverse when it comes to the NFL Draft. South Carolina State safety Christian Thompson, the Baltimore Raven’s fourth-round pick, was the only athlete from an HBCU selected in the 2012 draft. It is the lowest number of black college draft picks since 1994, and it continues a recent trend that has […]
Jeremy Lin needed a chance, the Knicks needed a spark, and together they were a perfect match in February. (AP) Jeremy Lin needed a chance, the Knicks needed a spark, and together they were a perfect match in February. Lin saved his career and salvaged New York’s season, and for three weeks the Knicks […]
Wilt Chamberlain was the NBA’s version of Paul Bunyan, John Henry and every other larger than life figure – real or imagined. (Photo: AP) Since its inception in 1946, NBA action has been fantastic and has included fantastic finishes, improbable performances and more than a few magical moments.. Athletes’ gravity-defying athleticism has made arenas around […]
In this image posted to Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James’ Twitter page, Miami Heat players wear team hoodies. Heat stars Dwyane Wade and James decided, Thursday, March 22, 2012, to make their reactions about the Trayvon Martin situation public, and James felt the best way to do that was the team photo with everyone […]
The estranged wife of the NBA player has filed court documents asking Iverson to turn over the names of any women he slept with while they were married. (AP) After first saying their divorce had nothing to do with other women, the estranged wife of the NBA player has filed court documents asking Iverson […]
This undated photo shows Tennessee State basketball coach John McClendon being celebrated by his players. Better late than never is Dr. Dick Barnett’s philosophy. That’s why the former NBA star is spearheading a campaign to have the 1957-59 Tennessee State basketball teams of which he was a member and John McLendon, their coach, enshrined in […]
Little did Grinter know a class would launch a career that has seen her become one of the top women’s basketball referees. Felicia Grinter was a point guard on the Volunteer State Community College women’s basketball team when she enrolled in a basketball officiating class because she needed a credit in health and physical education. […]
Patricia Cage Bibbs Monday night became the 27th active NCAA Division I women’s basketball coach to reach the 500-win plateau when North Carolina A&T defeated Savannah State 88-74 in Savannah, Georgia. “I feel relieved,” Bibbs said minutes after the milestone victory. “Everybody had been looking forward to it. I’m truly blessed to have the young […]
When Coach Dave Carasco started coming to visit the late Richard “Dickie” Wells, the age of black players being recruited in big numbers for white colleges had not yet dawned. It was just a couple years removed from the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation in the public schools in America. […]
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin (17) watches game action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 in Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Jeremy Lin collided with LeBron James shortly after tip-off, stumbling backward. With that, the tone was set. And Lin’s rise from […]
