This series will cover the WNBA’s 21st season with at least one story on the league weekly from the season’s May 13 opening to its closing on September 3 and through the 2017 playoffs. Whether or not she wins this season’s most valuable player award, Sylvia Fowles has played like one thus far. Just ask opposing WNBA coaches: “I relate her to a player like Shaquille … [Read more...]
Sports: Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the state’s leading African American sportswriters, with a special emphasis on the local prep scene and disparities in sports administration and media coverage
Good role models essential to solving the ‘diversity conundrum’
Second in a multi-part series Longtime columnist William C. Rhoden has written on The Undefeated.com about the “blinding Whiteness in virtually every sector” of college sport, including key leadership and other essential positions, calling it the “diversity conundrum.” This multi-part series will expand on Rhoden’s observation. This week: Is having Black role models … [Read more...]
Three prep stars garner success
It’s been quite a summer for three of the state’s top prep basketball players. One made a verbal commitment to play in college while two others led the USA to gold while establishing themselves among the nations’ top prospects. Here is a quick recap of their accomplishments! Tre Jones Jones, the top-rated point guard in the nation who played for Howard Pulley … [Read more...]
Journalists weigh the effects of athlete protests
NEW ORLEANS — Sports journalism may now involve more than covering sports; it may include reporting on social protests as well. Currently unemployed NFL QB Colin Kaepernick is a recent example. Kaepernick was the hot topic of several panels at the 2017 National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in downtown New Orleans. The scheduled "A Conversation on the … [Read more...]
Lynx gain fans through St. Paul partnership
This series will cover the WNBA’s 21st season with at least one story on the league weekly from the season’s May 13 opening to its closing on September 3 and through the 2017 playoffs. Thousands of Saint Paul youth and families, many for the first time, got the chance to see the Minnesota Lynx this season. Visit Saint Paul, the Capitol City’s convention and visitors’ bureau, … [Read more...]