By Ajani Daniel Blood, sweat and tears are the unspoken requirements every athlete must adhere to when playing in the National Football League. But once a player meets them – sacrificing their time and energy while risking their lives – they’re often
By Angela Johnson Most people know Michael Oher as the former NFL player who was the subject of the 2009 movie The Blind Side. The movie, which earned over $300 million at the box office and a Best Actress Oscar for Sandra Bullock, depicts Oher
By Olivia Coryell In a sport where exclusivity is more prominent than access, this eight-part season of Why Not Us brings fans into the center of a program, supported by Curry, at one of the most prestigious HBCUs in the country. Why
By Doha Madani and Diana Dasrath Former NFL star Michael Oher, the subject of the book and movie “The Blind Side,” alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him — and that they instead
By David K. Li Bronny James, the son of NBA legend LeBron James, has been released from the hospital after he suffered cardiac arrest on the basketball floor, officials said Thursday. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles credited the quick attention he
By Jonah Mehta Growing up in Queens, N.Y., Mike Dorcean would pick up a baseball bat and imitate Ken Griffey Jr.’s swing. Last Friday, July 7, the 22-year old catcher for Coppin State University kicked up dirt in the same dugout with
By David K. Li Pioneering gold medal-winning gymnast Gabby Douglas hinted Thursday that she’s attempting an Olympics comeback with hopes of competing in next summer’s Games. Douglas posted pictures of herself back in the gym, telling her 1.5 million Instagram followers that she’s in
By Tania Ganguli Dennis Felder has been teaching sports management at Winston-Salem State University for 38 years, and his rules apply to all of his students, even a 12-time N.B.A. All-Star. So when Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns point guard, introduced himself as
By Tonya Pendleton In the 1930s, Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J., was home to Negro League teams The New York Black Yankees, The New York Cubans, and The Newark Eagles. Larry Doby, the first Black player in the American League and a
By William C. Rhoden The Boston Celtics will advance to the Eastern Conference finals; the Philadelphia 76ers are going home. For Boston’s first-year coach Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics’ 112-88 blowout victory means the continuation of what has been an up-and-down postseason journey
