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At the 21st Annual BET Awards, Megan Thee Stallion won “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Best Collaboration,” “Viewer’s Choice” and “Video of the Year.” Queen Latifah received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her “amazing success” throughout her decades-long career. Her “sisters in rap” including Lil Kim, Rapsody, MC Lyte and Monie Love all took […]
Ime Udoka, Nia Long’s longtime partner, is reportedly set to be the head coach for the Boston Celtics. Ime Udoka will replace Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, who stepped down as coach earlier this month, according to ESPN. Many are excited about the idea of the legendary Nia Long coming to Boston and […]
Score one for the student athletes over the NCAA in college sports. The Supreme Court ruling will end the NCAA’s nationwide limits on education-related benefits athletes can receive for playing college sports. Athletes playing Division I men’s or women’s basketball or Bowl Subdivision football will be able to receive benefits from their schools that include cash or […]
Yesterday, The NFL pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential racial bias. “Race-norming” is the assumption that Black players started with the lower cognitive function. These standards were created in the 1990s in hopes of offering more appropriate treatment […]
After the successful result of the Buffalo Bills playoff game model, Governor Andrew Cuomo is going to let large arenas begin hosting music and sporting events again after February 23. “We’re going to now extend the Buffalo Bills example: Any large stadium or arena can open on February 23,” Gov. Cuomo said. “Their plan has […]
With NFL Playoffs Starting This Weekend. The NFL Regular-season ratings saw a decline this season following two straight years of increases. NFL games averaged 15.6 million television and digital viewers, according to the league and Nielsen. The league averaged 16.5 million regular-season viewers last season after posting 5% gains in both 2018 and ’19. NBC’s […]
A new sports documentary focusing on how racial dynamics shaped the career of Tiger Woods is coming to ESPN very soon. The one hour documentary, “The Undefeated Presents Tiger Woods: America’s Son,” will “examine Tiger Woods’ complex racial identity and the meaning of the golfer’s success in America.” The film will highlight Woods’ career and […]
In a statement on Wednesday, the Rochester City School District announced that there will be no fall sports for the 2020 school year. There are hopes of a late start to the season on March 1st according to Superintendent Dr. Lesli Meyers-Small. The full statement reads: “The Rochester City School District is committed to the […]
Governor Cuomo said lower-risk sports such as tennis, soccer, cross country, field hockey, and swimming can begin competing on September 21 in all regions. Higher-risk sports, including football, wrestling, rugby, and ice hockey, will be allowed to practice, but are not yet authorized to play. Teams will not be allowed to travel, practice, or play outside […]
Catching up on news stories over the weekend and stumbled upon this article’s sportswomen and social media. BBC Sports did a survey on sportswomen and the effects social media trolls have on the athletes. It’s an interesting read when you have a minute the article is lengthy. But, it gets into how women are paid […]
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