As spring training ended in April, it appeared that outfielder Darnell McDonald was facing another season of minor league life. Cut by the Boston Red Sox, who were loaded with outfielders owning guaranteed contracts, McDonald, 31, was on his way to Pawtucket, R.I. for another six months of pre-dawn wakeup calls, insufficient meal money and […]

Now that Kobe Bryant has won his fifth championship ring, the discussion of where he fits in the pantheon of all time basketball greats is well underway. He has earned more player rings than the combined total of Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Charles Barkley, Wilt Chamberlain, and Julius Erving. As he famously noted right after […]

There have been several published reports, including one in Regal Magazine, decrying the lack of participation of African Americans in baseball, including collegiate baseball. Theories include the expense of the sport, the space it takes, and that its slower nature does not appeal to young, urban Blacks. This year, 20-year-old African American Jason Heyward has […]

On June 17, at the 2010 Football World Cup put on by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 32 nations will come together in a celebration of the highest level of the world’s most popular sport, soccer. They will do this in South Africa, a country infamous for sanctioned apartheid, perhaps the vilest form […]

Candace Parker embodies athleticism, beauty and grace in her roles as Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, young mother, and corporate spokesperson. Now, she has decided to use her attributes on behalf of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in a campaign discouraging the use and purchase of fur coats. “I feel […]

It seems these days opinions regarding events in Washington go straight down party lines, and the Donovan McNabb trade was no exception. If you live in the nation’s capitol you love it, and if you’re from Philadelphia you wonder why the Eagles would do such a thing. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Governor Edward […]

Bob Johnson’s ownership of the Bobcats team was rocky from the beginning. Since he paid the NBA $300 million for the expansion franchise in 2003, the founder of Black Entertainment Television hasn’t come close to turning a profit because of poor attendance, lagging sponsorship sales and a failed attempt to start a regional sports television […]

Andre Dawson’s rare combination of power and speed was recognized with Hall of Fame enshrinement by the Baseball Writers Association of America this past January when he was the only player to be named on more than 75 percent of ballots. ACH Routing Number BANK OF AMERICA Willie Mays and Barry Bonds join Dawson as […]

At age 21, rookie Stephen Curry is half of one of the most dynamic backcourts in the NBA, with Monta Ellis, for the Golden State Warriors. With the team winning fewer than 30 percent of its games, the rise of Curry and comparisons with his father, former NBA star Dell Curry, are about all Warrior […]