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The Kansas City Chiefs announced they will not be changing their nickname, but they will be retiring their mascot, according to the organization president, Mark Donovan. The Chiefs mascot was a horse named “Warpaint.” The football team will be joining the Washington Football Team, formerly known as the Washington Redskins in fighting against discrimination. On […]
12-year- old Hend Zaza from Syria made her debut in the Toyko Olympics this year. Zaza is a table tennis player and in order to make it into the Olympics, Zaza played a woman more than three times her age at the women’s singles preliminary round. She beat a 42-year-old Lebanese player when she was […]
After a team member tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team decided to not stay in Tokyo’s Olympic Village for safety reasons. According to NBC News, USA Gymnastics stated that the squad had always intended to stay at a hotel instead of the sealed-off, a waterfront section of Tokyo reserved for the 11,000 […]
Let the games begin. The Olympic games kicked off yesterday and some rule adjustments were made on the rights of athlete protests. Currently, the rules on expression pertain to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter: “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.” […]
The NFL sent a memo to all teams about the new COVID-19 rule update. The memo said, if a game cannot be rescheduled during the 18-week schedule due to a COVID-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will forfeit and be credited with a loss. Add to that, players on both teams […]
It’s been 50 years, but the Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions! Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped a playoff career-high 50 points, 14 boards in Game 6 of the NBA Finals as the Bucks won 105-98 over the Phoenix Suns. “The Greek Freak” also joins Shaquille O’Neal as the only players in NBA history with three 40-point, 10-rebound […]
The Hot Girl Summer continues for Megan Thee Stallion. The 3X Grammy-winning rapper is the 1st Hip-Hop Artist to make the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Megan says her love for the magazine goes back to another history-making cover star, Tyra Banks (who became the first Black model to snag a solo cover in […]
Ex-NFL Quarterback and Activist Colin Kaepernick is now an author and publisher. The children’s book “I Color Myself Different” recounts a story from Kaepernick’s childhood, while drawing his family during a kindergarten class. I’m excited to share that I’ll be publishing I COLOR MYSELF DIFFERENT, a children's book, with @KaepernickPub & @Scholastic on 4/5/22! #IColorMyselfDifferent […]
Candace Parker is the first female basketball player to grace the cover of the popular video game franchise NBA 2K. WNBA star is in her 15th-year. Earning a championship with the Sparks in 2016, two MVPs (2008 and 2013), and six All-Star appearances. She also helped Team USA bring home two gold medals in 2008 and 2012. […]
The up and coming tennis star, Naomi Osaka, played against one of the greats, Serena Williams. Ultimately, Osaka, won the match but she was frustrated by the win because Serena Williams was forced to forfeit a game. Williams’ forfeit was given by the chair umpire after she called him “a thief” for making three nitpicking […]