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Just as the MLB season was set to begin, a wave of COVID-19 cases has threatened to put an end to it. The Miami Marlins have reported at least 14 cases of coronavirus after playing three games in Philadelphia this weekend. Nobody knows how the players contracted the disease, but they had played some exhibition […]
NBA Los Angeles Clippers star Lou Williams will be required to complete a 10-day quarantine upon arrival back in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. Why? You ask. Well, Williams left the site on an excused absence, but was spotted at Magic City, a strip club in Atlanta. Yep, The move will sideline him two of […]
According to Variety, Mahershala Ali will portray Boxing Great Jack Johnson on HBO. Johnson was the first ever Black heavyweight boxing champion. The 6 part series is based on the PBS documentary “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.” Produced and directed by Ken Burns. Dominique Morisseau will serve as writer and executive […]
ESPN Announced Wednesday that it will continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement when the 2019-2020 season picks back up at the end of July. The courts in Orlando that the season will take place on will all have a Black Lives Matter mural painted on both sidelines. The WNBA will be doing the […]
The Minor League Baseball league has announced that all 160 of its teams will not be playing this season due to COVID-19 This is the first time since the league’s inception that a season won’t happen. Rochester Red Wings CEO Naomi Silver released a statement Tuesday, saying: “While this saddens me and so many of […]
The NFL, along with many other corporate organizations have recently pledged a stance of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. Back on June 5, there was an apology issued by the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about how the organization has reacted to peaceful protests […]
Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver, led the race for the removal of the confederate flag at NASCAR events. Last week, a federal investigation was launched to determine if a noose that was found in the #43 garage was left there on purpose. The FBI has reported back, saying that they have found photographic evidence […]
Malls, gyms, movie theaters and lazer tag are all shut out of Friday’s reopening plan in New York State. LaserTron announced earlier this week that their play palace would reopen on Friday June 26th, but that date has just been postponed. “We apologize for any inconvenience. Phase 4 of NY Forward currently does not include […]
Roll with Kindness Conkey Cruisers Wheels & Rackets 2020 has teamed up with R-Community Bikes, WDKX, Ibero-American Action League and USTA Eastern Region for a Community Wide- Bicycle, helmet and Tennis Equipment Giveaway When: Saturday June 27, 2020 Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm Where: Conkey Corner Park 92 Conkey Avenue Rochester, NY […]
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