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Journalism Professor Marie Hardin Penn State Coach Coquese Washington Photos by Charles Hallman Gender equity has to some degree existed in sports for some time, but not where March Madness is concerned. For women’s basketball followers such as me, it’s more like March inequity, which makes me mad. The annual month-long hoop-a-thon officially began last […]

Shortly before the boys’ basketball season got started, Minneapolis Washburn Coach REGGIE PERKINS indicated that his team would make a little noise before it was all over. The Millers did more than that. The City Conference champs made a profound statement by defeating defending Class 3A champ St. Paul Johnson 85-80 in the Twin Cities […]

Official Minnesota often supports and licenses the hate visited upon Black athletes. The normal and general hostility that Black athletes face is the reason they are cited more than non-Black athletes for misdeeds when found in similar situations. America has a dismal record in all areas of humanity. Each and all of us underestimate the […]

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer From the film The Mighty Macs With the nation’s hoop fans’ attention directed to the season’s cumulating event — crowning a national championship — three new basketball films, all based on true events, are set to premiere. The Mighty Macs tells the true story of Immaculata College’s women’s basketball team […]

It’s really a shame how poorly the Minnesota men’s basketball team have played in February; their record this past month is 1-6. It’s very possible that they have allowed a certain NCAA tournament bid to slip from their grasp. They have lost seven of their last eight games and four in row at home. The […]

Where are the Black voices or Black faces in local sports electronic media — radio and TV? On one sports station, there’s Henry Lake, whose weekly show airs during the most segregated hour in America — Sunday mornings at 11 — and Trent Tucker, who’s relegated to second banana to an overzealous Green Bay Packers […]

With the possible closing of Minneapolis North, I wanted to give a historical perspective on their dominance in boys’ and girls’ basketball. The Polars were so dominant that they can claim six players who have been named the state’s top player following their senior seasons. REDD OVERTON (1981), BRETT MCNEAL (1985), DEREK REUBEN (1988) and […]

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer One of this year’s WNBA “A” free agents, Taj McWilliams-Franklin says, “A lot of teams expressed interest in my services,” but ultimately she signed with Minnesota. The Lynx signed McWilliams-Franklin, a six-time all-star and 12-year veteran, on February 18. She began her professional career in 1996 and played three seasons […]