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Minnesota might be the so-called state of hockey, but it’s also the state of invisibility when it comes to Black hockey fans. The Only One again used the one-hand counting method and spotted hockey fans of color at two recent contests. Continue Reading →
It is flattering when your athlete-child is being wooed by grown men or women telling them they are “the next best…” But the recruiting game is brutal, and if parents aren’t diligent, they and their children could be “victimized” in its wake. Continue Reading →
St. Paul Johnson point guard Jalen Mobley scored the first four points of the Twin City boys’ basketball championship game and the last three.
The 6’-1” senior also did his part in between —
scoring 45 points, finishing with 52 — in a 123-119 double overtime victory over host Minneapolis North, who got 41 points from 6’-6” junior forward Jamil Jackson. Continue Reading →
Minnesota Nice is at it again. First the Vikings drafted Randy Moss and he becomes a superstar. The fans love him; he packs the Metrodome year after year, establishing himself as one of the all-time best. Then he is traded away, and after several years in New England and Oakland the Vikings trade to bring Moss back. Continue Reading →
A recent mainstream newspaper editorial urged the need for reform in college sports. But as usual, the ‘emperor’s new clothes’ issue remains overlooked or ignored: Paying college athletes. Continue Reading →
Allina Starr is Gophers Head Coach Marlene Stollings’ first city signee. The Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School graduate will be eligible to play at the conclusion of the 2015 fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules. Continue Reading →
By March there could be three teams from the Minneapolis City Conference and one from the St. Paul City Conference representing at the state boys’ basketball tournament while being led by some of the state’s top players. Continue Reading →
Things are looking up for the Vikings with a billion-dollar domed stadium 35 percent completed in downtown Minneapolis that is expected to open for the 2016 season. Continue Reading →
It’s commonplace today seeing young Black men sign up to play big-time college football, such as during last week’s National Football Signing Day. But it wasn’t that long ago when Blacks were Jim Crowed out of college football. Continue Reading →
It was quite the week at Minneapolis North High. The school hosted the Middle School basketball championships, a girls’ game against a City Conference rival the following evening, and a boys’ game the next night.
Here is how the final three days of the week unfolded. Wednesday Feb. 4:
The Minneapolis City Middle School boys’ and girls’ basketball championships were held during the evening before an enthusiastic crowd. Continue Reading →