Black sports icons

Before missing the cut at The Open, Tiger Woods let his emotions be seen as the crowd cheered on for a man that had nothing left to prove. 

In 1990, boxing icon Muhammad Ali was not the formidable fighter he once was but he was still a powerful figure. Using his legendary status and his own goodwill, Ali helped secure the release of 15 U.S. hostages taken by late Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  The August 1990 invasion of […]

Muhammad Ali’s legend was reborn this month in the year of 1970, after his suspension from boxing for three-and-a-half years because of his refusal to be drafted. On Oct. 26 of that year, Ali entered the ring against Jerry Quarry as a symbol of Black pride and power. Late promoter and writer Harold Conrad traveled […]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Television networks will interrupt this presidency on Thursday to revisit an old obsession. ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, HLN and ESPN will show O.J. Simpson’s parole hearing at a Nevada prison, as he seeks freedom after spending more than eight years locked up for armed robbery and assault. […]

Ever since Prince and Muhammad Ali transitioned from the earthly realm within weeks of each other, the sentiment has been that because they were popular with people of all races, creeds, backgrounds and faiths, that they transcended race. Some posters on Prince.org, a site devoted to all things Prince, seemed offended to be reminded that […]

Now that Muhammad Ali has left the earthly plane, tributes to the boxer and humanitarian have been pouring in. Uncle Butchie has prepared one to give The Champ his due. Though Muhammad Ali maybe gone in the physical sense, he has left behind a legacy of service and strength of character that will not soon be duplicated. […]

Tennis phenom Venus Williams can add a new achievement to her resume: Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration

  Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard has been around the ring a few times so he’s happy to be part of the Premier Boxing Championship airing on NBC and Spike TV tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. D.C. native Lamont Peterson fights Danny Garcia in as the main event in a non-title bout from the Barclays Center […]