We’re getting closer to all of the professional sports leagues starting up again, and for the first time without fans—MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and the NFL.
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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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New Gopher soccer coach faces a ‘new normal’ first season in MN
Maya Hayes, the Gophers’ first female assistant coach of color, joined the program July 1 after two seasons as an Auburn graduate assistant coach.
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NFL hiring needle still stuck on White
Racial hiring and ‘occupational mobility’ always have been challenging for the National Football League.
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Sports startup faces major challenges
MLB had 71 players last week test positive for COVID-19. Imagine if that were the NBA.
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Golf Showcase winner will play for St. Kate’s
Jaycee Rhodes is preparing for her final high school golf tournament before she heads off to college.
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Jones, Williams led Henry in 1990
Thirty years ago, senior Leonard Jones and junior Martez Williams shocked everyone but themselves and Head Coach James Cook.
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Both MN United and MN Twins fall short in inclusive hiring
‘Major League Baseball’s teams must improve inclusive hiring practices in order to accurately represent the players who play the game and the communities they serve.’
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A ‘tip of the cap’ to the Negro Leagues
The Negro Leagues is a part of American history that too often gets segmented into just being about sports.
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Jenna Smith makes U of Illinois Hall of Fame
Jenna Smith was among 15 former student-athletes named to the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
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Dreaming big for local change
We’ve also seen iconic product brands created with racial stereotypes and caricatures finally being shelved as the Black Lives Matter protests.
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Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?
‘Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to make and run the team?’
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Bubba Wallace noose shows where America is stuck
NASCAR has been around a long time and so have I, and this is the first time in 40 years I’ve written about them and stock car driving. NASCAR is the great American race circuit—so they call themselves. You’ve heard of the Daytona 500 in Daytona, Florida. You see, I have never desired all these […]
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Even without live sports, media disses women athletes
Women’s sports still can’t get equitable coverage, even with live sports on hiatus for nearly four months.
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The ball is in Vikings’ court!
‘Our ownership has made financial commitments to promote change and give our players the platform to support the programs and things that they feel very strong about.’
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Sports moves ahead amidst great uncertainty
Many sports fans are roaring to proceed with games, but do we really need such distractions at this time?
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College student one of few Blacks doing hockey play-by-play
Last winter William ‘Trey’ Matthews was officially named the voice of the Adrian (Mich.) College Bulldogs women’s hockey team.
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More Black athletes join the fight for justice
‘We’re fighting racism in America. We’re fighting the justice system.’
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Sexism in sports as prevalent as ever
Sports and their Joe Rockhead media types refuse to see women athletes in particular and women’s sports in general through non-judgmental, non-sexist eyes.
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America is finally coming to grips!
America’s social shift or social reality awakening happened when Americans had no entertainment distractions.
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The day I met Clem Haskins
I will never forget meeting one of the best basketball coaches the University of Minnesota ever had: Clem Haskins.