By Kwame JC McDonald Contributing Writer The win-loss records are listed with the respective coaches noted: Pittsburgh (MIKE TOMLIN) 4-1; Chicago (LOVEY SMITH) 4-2; Indianapolis (JIM CALDWELL) 4-2; Tampa Bay (RAHEEM MORRIS) 3-2; Cincinnati (MARVIN LEWIS) 2-3; and San Francisco (MIKE SINGLETARY) 1-5. Football Gophers looking for new coach JOEL MATURI, the athletic director for […]
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Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the state’s 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.
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Magic urges athletes to become businessmen
Books, common sense, and an athlete’s drive and focus are a winning combination Black pro athletes make millions, yet none are listed on the annual Forbes list of richest Americans. Their team owners, however, are listed. Why aren’t they following Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s lead? He’s not yet on that list either, but clearly he’s the […]
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Johnson, Central and Southwest look strong
ANTHONY LEE, JOHN PLASCHKO, TRA GRIFFIN, DEVON JACKSON, ELIJAH NOEL, TOMMIE CRAWFORD and JESSE FLYNN each scored touchdowns in leading St. Paul Johnson to a 48-14 nonconference football victory over Minneapolis North. MOROCCO BALLARD and AARON DELONEY scored for North. Johnson has won four straight victories. Griffin’s 84-yard punt return proved to be the highlight […]
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NFL Black coaches maintain lead
Black coaches posted a 3-2 record last week. Tampa Bay (KAREEM MORRIS) beat Cincinnati (MARVIN LEWIS) 24-21; Chicago (LOVIE SMITH) bested Carolina 23-6; Indianapolis (JIM CALDWELL) defeated Kansas City 19-9; San Francisco (MIKE SINGLETARY) lost to Philadelphia 27-24. Indianapolis had a bye this week. This left the Black coaches with an NFL record of 15-12 […]
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New York beats both Twins and Vikings
We’ve seen this show before. Things were supposed to be so different! The Minnesota Twins were the first team to clinch a playoff spot, and after losing three straight — 6-4 and 5-2 at Target Field and 6-1 in New York Saturday — the Twins are done and the first team to exit the playoffs […]
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Will statute of limitations end for Blacks in sports media?
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Non-traditional media could diversity landscape My column last week posed the idea that an all-Black sports radio station is important and now needed here in the Twin Cities. This week we ask when the statute of limitations will end for Blacks to be fully included in the sports-media landscape that […]