Super Bowl LIII to Feature Male Cheerleaders for the First Time
Professional sports rosters, hockey and baseball excluded, tend to feature a steady diet of black players at every…
Game Changer: Toyota's 2019 Super Bowl Spot Stars Groundbreaking Female Football Player Toni Harris
Now, here’s a Super Bowl story we can get behind this year.
Value Meal in Chief Feeds National Champion Clemson with Good Old American Fast Food
President sniffles has a knack for poor timing. Not only did he manage to time his manufactured government shutdown in…
Yeah, Maybe the NBA (the Players, the Media, the Front Offices and the Fans) Ain’t as ‘Woke’ as It Pretends to Be
The NBA has successfully branded itself as the professional sports league that embraces progressive politics and the…
George Taliaferro, First Black Man Drafted by the NFL, Dies at 91
Trailblazer and trendsetter George Taliaferro, the first African-American player to be drafted by the NFL, died Monday.…
I Believe the Question of the Blackest Name Ever Has Been Settled by Lil'Jordan Maleak Humphrey
Before we get going here, I’d like to be very, very clear: I’m in no way clowning Lil’Jordan Humphrey by calling his…
The NFL Is Being Guided by an Immoral Compass
In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”…
Now That I’ve Gotten My DNA Results, I Don’t Know Who to Root for in the World Cup, but Cameroon Makes the Best Jollof Rice
2017 and 2018 have been years of exploration and discovery for me so far. I’ve taken time to examine a lot about my…
Bullied Ex-NFL Lineman Arrested After Posting Disturbing Instagram Story; Causes High School to Shut Down: Report
Former Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin, who had been bullied by now former teammate Richie Incognito, was…
A Prayer of Congregation for Those of Us Who’ve Made It to the Super Bowl Without Watching the NFL All Season
If you know like I know, bow your heads.
New Orleans Saints Season Ticket Holder Sues Team Because of Anthem Kneeling, Then Drowns in Tub of Salty White Tears
A man named “Lee Dragna” filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans Saints in which he claimed that the protests during…
Forget About Colin Kaepernick; I Think I’m Done With the NFL Just Because I Don’t Want to Watch Someone Die
In eighth grade, I was a starting wideout and cornerback for my middle school football team, the St. Bartholomew…
Tony Romo Tried to Roast Deion Sanders, Deion Clapped Back
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo learned the hard way this weekend that it’s never a good idea to talk smack…
‘I Can’t Be Racist Because My Best Friend Is Black and Lives in the Condo I Own’ Is the Whitest Thing I’ve Ever Heard This Week
As a professional observer, curator, interpreter, documentarian and even occasional appreciator of blatant and reckless…
Michael Bennett Will Continue to Sit During Anthem, Says Kaepernick Needs a Job Before NFL Can Move Forward With Players
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett says the issue of Colin Kaepernick’s unemployment needs to be…
Pa. College Football Quarterback Kicked Off Team After Kneeling During National Anthem
As the NFL protests continue and teams and the association at large continue to argue about how to deal with players…
I Played 2-Hand Touch Football This Weekend. I’m Probably Not Doing That Shit Again
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, I engaged in a lighthearted game of two-on-two touch football with a couple of my closest…
W.Va. High School Taunts Inner-City Pittsburgh High School Football Team With ‘Trump Perry’ Sign
Perry Traditional Academy is a predominantly black high school, located on Pittsburgh’s North Side and a five- to…
ESPN Televises Slave Auction for NFL Players and Wait, Are We Sure the Confederates Actually Lost?
After watching a clip of an ESPN fantasy football bit where a group of white men “buy” black players from an (also…