You’ve probably heard a lot about Jeremy Lin lately. From sports writers with some terrible puns, sports fans, and from a lot of racial issues blogs who were annoyed with some terrible, skirting the edges of racist puns. However, someone at ESPN screwed up big time, and whether it was an accident, or intentional, there are a few lessons we can all take away from this. Continue reading
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Apparently, Thursday was a painfully slow sports news day. Otherwise, I can’t explain how an article titled ‘Lebron not ruling out return to Cavaliers’ pops up into my news feed, thanks to the AP. Continue reading
You can’t discuss the impact black women have had on sports without discussing basketball. College basketball and the WNBA have afforded black female athletes a one of the very few high-profile, professional platform to pursue their sport and the financial opportunities that go along with being a successful athlete. Continue reading
In twenty total games this season, the New York Giants defense faced a total of 1,072 plays including 637 pass plays. 48 of those plays were ended with a thunderous sack of which thrice-first-named Jason Pierre-Paul had 16. 20 of those 637 pass plays ended with New York interceptions – Corey Webster paced with six while Kenny Phillips and Aaron Ross each grabbed four. A sack or an interception can change the course of a game and a season. But a defensed pass play in Week 14 that was far more innocuous-looking on the play-by-play was the one that allowed the Giants to even get in the tournament, much less win the Super Bowl:
| 3rd and 5 at DAL 25 | (Shotgun) T.Romo pass incomplete deep right to M.Austin. Pass incomplete on a “go” route. |
Animals like sports, too. But sometimes they like it a little too much. Here are some who really wanted to join in on the game.
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In the 1930s, there was a shortage (read: a total absence) of track teams for black women in Albany, Alabama. So Alice Coachman, the first woman to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympics (1948), spent her childhood dreaming up clever ways to begin training to become a record-breaking high jumper. Continue reading
The English national soccer football team yet again finds itself embroiled in drama right before a major tournament. And yet again, defender John Terry is the alleged cause. Continue reading
The 1980s was a huge decade for black women. Angela Davis made her first Vice Presidential run in 1980. In 1982, Alice Walker was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple. Toni Morrison doubled down on the ass kicking when she won the Nobel Prize for literature later that year. On the opposite, but no less notable end of the achievement spectrum, Vanessa Williams was the first black woman to win the Miss America pageant, in 1984, and the first black woman to turn a public nudity and over-blown, puritanical rage incident into a hit record and successful acting career. Ah! The infancy of equality!
Returning to sports, one of the most notable people of this decade was groundbreaking, world champion, figure skater Debi Thomas. Continue reading
Today is America’s greatest day of the year. This year’s game pits the New York Giants against the New England Patriots. It should be a good game, with plenty of opportunities for trash talk. For a summary of the contest please see Ross’ excellent preview or Marty’s hater’s guide. Continue reading
You spent a lot of money on your big fancy TV, so you should have the best possible viewing experience while watching the Super Bowl. Here is how to watch in style. Continue reading