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The Choice Is Simple: If Deshaun Watson Wants to Win a Super Bowl, He'll Join the Denver Broncos
Earlier this week I went on a lengthy spiel about how ridiculously overrated loyalty in sports is. It’s been proven time and time again that no amount of blood, sweat, and tears poured into a professional franchise will deter the powers that be from getting rid of your ass once they no longer view you…
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10-Year-Old Wins Big on GameStop Shares His Mother Got Him for Kwanzaa
Here’s a heartwarming story that’s come out of the drama between hedge funds and retail traders (many of them from Reddit) who drove GameStop shares up in the stock market this week. The rise and fall and rise again of the stock price for GameStop (or GME) over the past couple of days sent everyone…
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For the Love of God, Would Somebody Please Rescue Bradley Beal From the Washington Wizards?
Loyalty is overrated. Once upon a time, there was an NBA All-Star named Isiah Thomas. No, not the guy who drove the Continental Basketball Association and the Toronto Raptors into the ground before eventually getting slapped with a sexual harassment suit. I’m talking about the 5-foot-nine one who was an instant bucket for the Boston…
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On the Anniversary of Kobe Bryant's Death, the Sports World Reflects on His Life and Legacy
I think we can all recall the exact moment that we learned of the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi. For me, I was at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, mentally preparing for a panel that I was about to attend when I got an ESPN alert on my…
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Deion Sanders, Deshaun Watson Among Big Names Taking Part In NFL's Virtual Pro Bowl Festivities
As the world waits with bated breath for Patrick Mahomes to erase Tom Brady from the face of the planet, the NFL has blessed us all with a few more details pertaining to its forthcoming Pro Bowl festivities. Much like almost everything else outside of Houston or Atlanta—the two cities who’ve spent months dueling for…
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Black Pastors Consider Leaving Southern Baptist Convention Due to Racial Insensitivity
Several Black pastors within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are weighing leaving the convention due to a lack of racial sensitivity from the predominately white convention. According to the Associated Press, one of the primary sticking points came from a statement issued by six white seminary presidents in November of last year. The statement declared…
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More Than an Athlete: Reigning WNBA MVP A'Ja Wilson Is a Winner Both On and Off the Court
Prior to dominating the WNBA as its reigning Most Valuable Player and two-time All-Star—it would’ve been three-time, but the coronavirus had other plans—Las Vegas Aces forward A’Ja Wilson was kind of a big deal in college, too. A native of Hopkins, S.C., it was only right that she join the South Carolina Gamecocks after graduating…