The NBA has awarded MVP awards to 36 different players since it first started giving the accolade in 1955. Each one of the players is of course talented and influential in their own unique way. Still, some of these legends shine the brightest among all the stars. The following list highlights the five most influential […]
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Samantha Irvin will resign as the WWE’s Monday Night Raw ring announcer. In a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, Irvin announced her departure and expressed her gratitude to the fans, wrestlers, colleagues, and executives. “WWE Universe, my time has come to an end as your Monday Night Raw Ring Announcer,” Irvin tweeted. “I love
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The New York Liberty clinched their first WNBA championship in 28 years by defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in a thrilling Game 5 of the finals before a packed crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Sunday night. The Liberty had five previous finals appearances, including last year when they faced the Las Vegas Aces.
Football is one of America’s beloved past times, and better believe we love it even more at our Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs). As Homecoming season continues with amazing guests, lively entertainment, and of course, tons of HBCU love and pride, The Root just had to recap all football fun you may… Read more…
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By Stephen J. Gaither Though he is best known as an HBCU legend, Bill Hayes is also a legend in the ACC. Bill Hayes has been awarded the ACC UNITE Award for being a trailblazer as a coach at Wake Forest University. The award was created to honor individuals affiliated with the league who have made
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In a new cover interview with Men’s Health magazine, Bronny James, the son and teammate of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, candidly discussed his career and how he manages his day-to-day life more than a year after going into cardiac arrest during a workout last year. “I got real on top of my routines
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True baseball historians have long known about the talents of Negro League players. Unfortunately, the general public has not been as familiar with them, thanks to the historical prejudices of Major League Baseball (MLB). Read more…
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Football is replete with moments that, at times, leave one doubting whether they were right out of some fantasy book. Some feats, that you would think could never happen on the pitch, actually have happened. From scoring oddities to record-breaking statistics, here are mind-blowing football facts that will keep you agog in amazement: Hugo Sánchez’s
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As of this writing, we are less than a month away from one of the biggest fights in recent history. On Nov. 15, Mike Tyson returns to the ring to face Jake Paul. In what will be Netflix’s first live-streamed sporting event, the intrigue is as high as ever. On one side, there’s Jake, who
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In order to appreciate where you’re going, it’s sometimes helpful to look back at where you’ve been. With the recently released Netflix series “Starting 5″ currently climbing the trending charts and earlier phenomenon of the 2024 Olympics that took over in the summertime, this sentiment undoubtedly rings true for the… Read more…
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