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Bill Russell, stalwart of the Boston Celtics’ dynasty of the 1950s and 60s, the only NBA player to win 11 championships and the league’s first Black head coach, died on Sunday. He was 88. Russell is widely considered one of the best to ever play the game. As a 6-foot-10 center, he was the face […]
Sandra Douglass Morgan is the NFL’s first Black female team president in the league’s history. Las Vegas native, is now the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders New Team President. Morgan was the first Black city attorney in Nevada, when she served for the City of North Las Vegas, and she was the first person of color […]
The NFL is partnering with entertainer Ice Cube’s pact to aid Black-owned businesses and combat the growing wealth gap in America. The league said it committed over $100 million to causes that assist Contract With Black America Institute initiative. It calls for the NFL to steer more business to Black companies in various sectors, including […]
Buffalo’s three sports teams, stopped by the Jefferson Avenue Tops to pay their respects to the 10 victims of Saturday’s mass shooting. Members of the Buffalo Bills, Bandits, and Sabres teamed up to bring a message of love to the grieving community. The Buffalo Bills Foundation and the NFL Foundation announced a combined donation of $400,000 […]
As a former Edison Tech student I’m reppin’ Edison without question especially, when it comes to sports. Edison Tech will be one of the schools to join in Girls flag football which officially here in New York State. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has teamed with the state’s NFL teams and […]
Deion Sander’s Jackson State University is heading to “Prime Time”. The Tigers will be the first HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and universities) to have a nationally televised spring football game. According to Jackson State University Athletics, the 2022 Jackson State University football spring game will be televised live on Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m. […]
This year’s Bishop Kearney High School Girls Basketball Team won a the Class C State Championship over the weekend, 63-57 win over Baldwin from Section VIII. The Lady Kings found themselves down 17-14 after the first quarter but stormed in front 29-17 at the half. Aniya Rowe had eleven of her team-high 20 points in […]
Bishop Kearney, East Rochester, Pittsford Mendon and Waterloo were four of five Section V champions who qualified for the state tournament this upcoming weekend in Troy. BISHOP KEARNEY KINGS (20-3/Private-Parochial Division I) vs. CORNING-PAINTED POST HAWKS (15-4/Southern Tier West Division) PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS (24-1/Monroe County Division II) vs. TAPPAN ZEE DUTCHMEN (24-1/Conference II League E) […]
With the start of March Madness college basketball championship tournament starting this week. The gambling industry’s national trade group predicts, wager will estimated $3.1 billion this year. That figure includes legal bets as well as those placed with illegal bookies or offshore websites, the American Gaming Association (AGA) said in a new report. An estimated […]
One of the top high school boys basketball players in greater Rochester Damani Barley, has a deal in place to profit from the use of his likeness and image by a local business. The agreement will allow the Rochester City School District senior to receive compensation for promoting Salvatore’s Pizzeria. “Damani has a huge social […]
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