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New York’s professional sports teams are back! Governor Cuomo made the announcement on Sunday that MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS can come back to their facilities. It’s been two months since any professional sports activity was allowed in New York State due to the COVID-19 shutdown. Cuomo told members of the press “I believe that […]
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. told his fans in March that his mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, had to be placed in a medically induced coma because of complications from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. After weeks of her body struggling with COVID-19 symptoms, Jacqueline passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020. She was only 59 years old. The 24-year-old Dominican-American […]
Former NBA player and Clark Atlanta University men’s basketball head coach, George Lynch, and entrepreneur Tracey Pennywell have announced their plans to donate at least 6,000 computers to Historically Black College and University (HBCU) student athletes via a new non-profit that they formed called HBCU Heroes. “Many HBCU student-athletes were using school resources, such as […]
Rochester’s own Isaiah Stewart is leaving University of Washington for the NBA. The former McQuaid Jesuit Knight announced on Instagram Wednesday he will be declaring for the 2020 NBA Draft and signing with the Roc Nation. The 2019-2020 Stewart was named All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. He averaged 17.0 points per game and […]
4 Brooklyn Nets NBA players have tested positive for the coronavirus. 1 of the players is NBA Superstar Kevin Durant. The Nets did not identify the other players, but Durant told The Athletic’s Shams Charania that he is one of them. Durant who suffered a torn achilles and has not played since last year did […]
At the All-Star NBA Cares event this past weekend, former President Barack Obama’s surprise appearance left many players and attendees a bit starstruck. Zion Williamson, 2019’s #1 NBA draft pick, was among the surprised players. Along with Luka Doncic and Trae Young, Williamson was there to greet fans when the tables were turned on the […]
Several hip-hop artists have been confirmed to take part in the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game at the Wintrust Arena on February 14. Chance The Rapper, Quavo, Common and Jidenna will battle it out under coaches Michael Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith. Actor Jesse Williams will serve as Wilbon’s assistant coach, while Guy Fieri will be […]
The Sports World came to a “Complete Stop” Wednesday Night when Utah Jazz NBA Star Rudy Gobert was diagnosed with the coronavirus. His Superstar teammate, Donovan Mitchell also tested positive for the virus Thursday. The viral video of Colbert touching all the media microphones, prior to the news being released was unacceptable. He apologized Thursday […]
The jersey that Kobe Bryant wore at his high school, Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, was reported stolen back in 2017. Since the passing of Bryant, the jersey has been returned back to Bryant’s alma mater. The jersey bears the number 33, which was the number that Bryant wore in high school. The jersey […]
Island Express Helicopter is the charter company that owns the helicopter Kobe Bryant and eight other people, including his daughter were killed in on January 26th. The company has announced they grounded all their flights until further notice. The charter company said they’re working with NTSB to investigate what led up to the chief pilot crashing […]