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Sometime in the late ’90s—memory can’t pinpoint when—I was sitting around with a few pals discussing the state of African Americans in the executive suites of sports teams. Certainly progress was being made since Al Campanis’ racist remarks on Nightline, but it seemed that the sporting world was no different than the real world in…

This week’s trade of legendary Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets should make Packer fans happy and the NFL brass must be elated. But, how do the Jets fare? The fans in Packer land should be delighted for several reasons. Favre, the team’s all-time leader in many passing categories, as well…

Hallelujah! Have you heard the good news? If not, let me be the first to tell you. BET has FINALLY gotten the ol’ Don Imus treatment. That’s right. Some major sponsors have pulled advertisements from BET, due to the gratuitous violence, profanity and obscenity on some of the cable network’s programs, according to a report…

I root for both Chicago baseball teams, but I have Oakland A’s envy. I’ll bet a lot of other baseball fans suffer from the same syndrome, especially now that the A’s are one of the biggest surprises in baseball this season. It isn’t that the A’s win more than any other team. They don’t. It’s…

My friend John is one of the smartest people I know. He has degrees from two elite schools and has held high-ranking positions in both the public and private sector. Yet, when we get together to talk about baseball, he counts on his fingers. His team is good this year because on the index finger,…