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Rochester’s own NBA Basketball Stars Isaiah Stewart (Detroit Pistons); Nahziah Carter (Atlanta Hawks); Anthony Lamb (Houston Rockets); Quinton Rose (NY Knicks) are working Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren for a special “Shot for a Shot!” vaccination event. It will take place, Tuesday, August 24th 2–5 p.m.at the Lightfoot R-Center at 271 Flint St. The event is […]
After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, Naomi Osaka is stepping up. The tennis star pledged to donate any prize money she earns from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to support relief efforts in Haiti. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from Haiti and she shared on Twitter. Really hurts to see all the devastation […]
The Tokyo Olympics have just ended, and after 17 days of competition, the United States finished with the most medals won overall and the most gold medals. In total, the United States received 39 gold medals- just barely surpassing China who received 38 gold medals. Team USA is taking home 113 medals. In addition to […]
Tamyra Mensah-Stock, an United States wrestler, has made history yesterday in winning her gold medal in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle final. Mensah-Stock is only the second woman, and the first Black woman, to win an Olympic wrestling gold for the United States. Tamyra beat our Nigerian athlete Blessing Oborududu, who also made history winning a […]
America’s great gymnastics earned her seventh Olympic medal and second in Tokyo with a third-place finish in the balance beam final. This comes after week Biles took herself out of several competitions to deal with a mental block that prevented her from twisting while performing. The bronze ties Biles with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic […]
Will Smith is “King Richard”! In the forthcoming film, Smith will star as the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. The movie follows the journey of Richard Williams, raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time. Saniyaa Sidney (“Hidden Figures,” “Fences”) stars as Venus Williams, Demi Singleton stars as […]
On Wednesday, the Buffalo Bills kicked off training camp and Wide Receiver Cole Beasley addressed the media about his concerns about the Covid-19 vaccine and his hesitancy to take the shot. It all boils down to a lack of transparency and the overwhelming pressure players face to get vaccinated. Last week the NFL released new […]
Simone Biles Is Back! According to USA Gymnastics, Biles will compete along with Suni Lee in balance beam final. It’s the last event in women’s gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! […]
Chioma Onyekwere, a Nigerian athlete, had trained for years to hone her discus skills. Onyekwere thought that competing at the Tokyo Games to be the pinnacle of her career, but unfortunately this opportunity was taken away from her. Onyekwere was disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics because Nigerian athletic officials hadn’t conducted enough drug tests over […]
Legendary 24-year-old Olympic gymnast, Simone Biles, made the decision to withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympic Finals to prioritize her mental health. Simone Biles spoke to NPR about her mental health and her mindset before the finals. Biles stated that she was shaking before the Olympic team gymnastics final and that she withdrew after realizing that […]