Sports: Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the stateâs leading African American sportswriters, including award-winning columnists Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald, with a special emphasis on the local prep scene and disparities in sports administration and media coverage.
There are some who are suggesting that Black History Month is no longer needed. This includes, sadly, some of us Black folk who donât see this yearly February observance …
Black History Month: Itâs not just for White folks Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS â While attending Indiana State University as a football star back in the late â70s, I never thought in my wildest dreams, while majoring in radio-TV communications and …
Larry Fitzgerald covers Super Bowl XLVI â his 32nd Read MoreMARIAH GUERRA-EDWARDS scored 16 points, BETSY MACDONALD added 14, and SADE CHATMAN chipped in 11 as St. Paul Central served notice that they are still the top girlsâ basketball …
St. Paul Central still on top Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer If Bobbie Kelsey has her way, her Final Four consecutive appearance streak will stay intact. Her last four seasons she has sat on the Stanford …
With Coach Kelsey, now four Black female coaches in the Big Ten Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Less than 10 percent of Division I athletics directors are women, and only two percent are women of color. Schools canât say …
Wanted: more Black women athletic directors Read MoreI took it easy this past week and watched five former metro-area prep basketball players help their college teams to key victories. Check this out! Sophomore center ROYCE WHITE …
Metro prep stars grow up to become college winners Read MoreIt is known as a sophomore slump when a second-year player struggles, but thus far there is no known term when this occurs during a playerâs third season. …
Leah Cotton: Gopher guard has junior-year growing pains Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Gopher basketball has previously had parent-sibling combinations on its bench: Former head coach Clem Haskins hired his son Brent as an assistant, …
Father-daughter duo might be Gophers hoops first Read MoreThis week I saw two of the stateâs top 4A teams in the state. Each team, representing the girls and boys respectively, showed why they are among the stateâs …
Two of the stateâs best teams Read MoreLast week Todd Bozeman was reinstated as Morgan State menâs basketball head coach. He had missed three games after being suspended because he was alleged to have hit …
Alleged Bozeman âabuseâ adds to HBCU image woes Read MoreStorylines can sometimes make you scratch your head in disbelief. One such story is that of two brothers, John and Jim Harbaugh, both head football coaches of two …
Only in the NFL: super rematch! Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer The MSR recently got a few one-on-one moments with Minnesota Timberwolves rookie guard Ricky Rubio. Considering how the local and out-of-town …
Rappinâ with Wolves rookie Ricky Rubio Read MoreLast week I saw three boysâ basketball contests. Two went into overtime, and two teams served notice that the Minneapolis and St. Paul City Conference titles wonât be that …
A memorable week in boysâ basketball Read MoreRather than being featured on morning drive or some other desirable and prominent time slot at his station, Henry Lake is heard during Americaâs most segregated hour â …
KFANâs underused Lake trades views with âViewâ Read MoreGREEN BAY â Will history be kind to the Green Bay Packers, considering they were defending Super Bowl Champions, 15-1, the number-one seed in the playoffs for the …
Giants dominate Packers 37-20 Read MoreThis past weekend I witnessed a classic high school boysâ basketball game, watched three former all-metro players in NCAA Division I action, and learned that one of the stateâs top …
A weekend of hoops and a college commitment Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Big Ten for several seasons has assembled 16-game regular-season schedules in which each team has six single-game opponents each year. Minnesota, …
Time to dispense with the âOne Playsâ? Read MoreWhy do mainstream media love âoutingâ female athletes whether they are single or married, gay or straight, but wonât do the same with their male counterparts? âI think …
Sport world still rife with gender inequities Read MoreNEW ORLEANS â Be careful when you give someone a rematch. The motivation of the agony of defeat can make a huge difference. We saw it when Muhammad Ali …
No contest â Tide rolls over LSU 21-0 Read MorePHOENIX â Itâs over. The worst season of Vikings football since 1984 has come to an end, 17-13 to the Chicago Bears. Back in 1961 when it all …
Vikings done, NFL Second Season begins Read More