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'The Negro Leagues produced champions in more ways than one.'
Charles Hallman is a contributing reporter and award-winning sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
'The Negro Leagues produced champions in more ways than one.'
'I’m so excited for what’s next. I know it’s going to be something great.'
'He was the deputy commissioner at the NBA, and he was there for 12 years. That is a big legacy.'
Before being named to the Lynx’s All-25 team this spring, Tamika Williams had already earned a place on the team’s...
“The tide is definitely shifting. I do think it’s becoming easier for Black agents to get Black clients.'
'I do think that there is this natural inclination in our media to only discuss and talk about female athletes...
'We’re seeing more former players get into coaching, which I think is awesome.'
This week, we salute Lynx great Monica Wright.
'The players, like me, want to make their communities better.'
'Many young people and young adults are falling in love with the Negro Leagues through this gaming platform.'
'I was one of the catalysts that came in to bring the energy, change the game.'
'I think it will be great to see more WNBA players not go overseas and play in the U.S.'
'I feel I worked very hard this season, and to finally be named an All-Star is a great feeling.'
Tennessee State University announced that it plans to have a hockey team next year, becoming the first HBCU to do...
'There is a problem. We just have to be patient, and patience is not something that is who we are.'
'It’s something being a poor kid from Augusta, Georgia. I never thought I could do anything in basketball.'
'This is the first time in history where there will be a number of Black gymnasts that will be performing...
'We have a legislature that looks more and more like Minnesota.'
'You have to foster a foundation of character, and those are the things that I’m instilling.'
'We shouldn’t overlook the fact that there has been change.'
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