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By Charles Hallman Contributing Writer Coaches hope officials will make more consistent calls Basketball Hall of Famer Earl “The Pearl”...

By Mitchell P. McDonald Contributing Writer As a senior lineman at St. Thomas Academy during the 1989 football season, AKOBAYE...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A long-held belief that a college student-athlete gets a “full ride” or a “free ride”...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ESPN last week held its 24-hour college hoops marathon: 22 live games played all across...

By Larry Fitzgerald Contributing Writer When you pay the greatest quarterback in NFL history, three-time MVP Brett Favre, $1 million...

By Kwame JC McDonald Contributing Writer Chicago (LOVIE SMITH) 22, Buffalo 15; Pittsburgh (MIKE TOMLIN) 27, Cincinnati (MARVIN LEWIS) 21;...

By Mitchell P. McDonald Contributing Writer Quarterback MUNEER AL-HAMEED (Minneapolis Washburn) had a 73-yard touchdown run and fired a 14-yard...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A lack of 'notoriety' should not rule out these seasoned coaches A barely-got-noticed historic occasion...

By Mitchell P. McDonald Contributing Writer For Minneapolis Washburn, it's as if the Twin Cities football game never happened. Just...

By Larry Fitzgerald Contributing Writer Childress makes a costly emotional decision I give up. I have seen it all over...

By Charles Hallman Contributing Writer Almost half of young Black females today are obese compared to nearly a third of...

By now, everyone knows that St. Paul Central running backs ANDREW LEWIS, MALIK GLASS and GABRIEL WALKER dominated in last...

By Larry Fitzgerald Contributing Writer GREEN BAY, WI — One of the many signs that greeted Vikings quarterback Brett Favre’s...

By Kwame JC McDonald Contributing Writer Black NFL coaches lose ground as they drop from an overall record of 18-15...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer I, for one, am disappointed that Tim Brewster lost his job as Gopher football coach...

By Larry Fitzgerald Contributing Writer For the Vikings, the future is brighter now after coming back in the second half...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer It’s not complicated: ‘Just call the game by the rules’ Consistency in men’s and women’s...

By Kwame JC McDonald Contributing Writer The win-loss records are listed with the respective coaches noted: Pittsburgh (MIKE TOMLIN) 4-1;...

Books, common sense, and an athlete’s drive and focus are a winning combination Black pro athletes make millions, yet none...

ANTHONY LEE, JOHN PLASCHKO, TRA GRIFFIN, DEVON JACKSON, ELIJAH NOEL, TOMMIE CRAWFORD and JESSE FLYNN each scored touchdowns in leading...