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Jalen Hurts Is Here to Stay, Drew Lock Came to Play and Other Takeaways From Week 14 of the NFL
Another week of NFL football is in the books. Let’s get to it. As if making your first start as an NFL quarterback isn’t challenging enough, Eagles rookie Jalen Hurts faced the tall task of playing against the best defense in the league on Sunday. And prior to his game against the Saints, just about…
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Kyrie Irving's War With the Media Won't End Well: 'I Do Not Talk to Pawns'
Whether the NBA likes it or not, Kyrie Irving is undergoing a metamorphosis. The bubbly, harmonious neophyte of yesteryear has been replaced by a battle-tested superstar who’s tasted the spoils of championship victory, as well the criticism of his peers. Now on his third team in only nine seasons, he’s survived quarrels with LeBron James,…
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Paul George, Clippers Agree to 5-Year Extension Worth Up to $226 Million: 'I Owe Them a Trophy'
2020 has been a rough year for all of us, but it’s been a particularly ugly year for the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers. After spending their 2019-20 offseason assembling the closest thing to Thanos and the Black Order that the NBA has seen in recent memory, the team left their Infinity Gauntlet at home and…
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Mike Tyson Has About 80 Million Reasons to Jump in the Ring With Evander Holyfield Next: 'Let's Do It!'
Not only did Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.’s exhibition match provide us with an endless supply of memes, but it proved that even after a 15-year layoff, boxing fans will still clamor to watch Iron Mike throw hands in the ring. From the New York Post: The former heavyweight champion’s exhibition draw against Roy…
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Atlanta Hawks Become 1st Sports Franchise to Receive a Significant Loan Underwritten Exclusively By Black Banks
Cha-ching! It’s no secret that the Black dollar is big business, and with the Atlanta Hawks needing to refinance the construction loan for their Emory Sports Medicine Complex, who better to go to than a Black-owned bank? On Thursday, the Hawks announced that with the help of the newly-formed National Black Bank Foundation, they secured…
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Colin Kaepernick and Ben & Jerry's Are Here to 'Change the Whirled'
In case you missed the memo, Ben & Jerry’s has been about that action. Need receipts? Here’s what I wrote about them last year when the premium ice cream company partnered with the Advancement Project to release the flavor Justice Remix’d as part of their efforts “to address the destructive cycle of mass incarceration in…
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Jemele Hill Asks Jake Paul If Knocking Out Nate Robinson Was Racist, and Twitter Did What Twitter Does—Implode
Cultural critic Jemele Hill thrives at the intersection of race and pop culture, and her new show, Vice TV’s Stick to Sports—co-hosted by fellow ESPN alum Cari Champion—follows a similar modus operandi. Each week, the dynamic duo interviews some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. And while I’ve admittedly only seen the show…
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On Finding Joy Where You Can During This Pandemic, Despite These Less Than Ideal Circumstances
I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a challenging year. Unlike countless others, I’ve been extremely fortunate to remain gainfully employed and have somehow eluded the coronavirus entirely as it continues to wreak havoc upon so many I hold dear. But while I’ve made it a point to count my blessings and remain…
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After 8 Years of Marital Bliss, the Houston Rockets Have a James Harden Problem
The workplace is delicate. There are egos to manage, conflicting personalities, roles to assign, salaries to determine, and morale is kind of a big deal too. And after eight seasons of perennial disappointment in Houston, James Harden has made it abundantly clear that he has no desire to play for the Rockets. There’s plenty of…
