Subject Sports Radio; Derrick Pearson; Coach Description When Derrick Pearson moved to Lincoln three years ago, he figured he’d retire from a long career in coaching, athletic management and broadcasting and become a Husker fan. Drawn to Lincoln from Houston by his wife, Rebecca, who’d been visiting the […]
Subject Daytona 500; NASCAR; Jusan Hamilton Description As NASCAR ushers in a new era for the sport, Cup Series race director Jusan Hamilton is preparing to make history of his own in Sunday’s Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). When drivers take the green […]
Subject Sports, Basketball, General Manager, James Jones Description The Phoenix Suns have signed general manager James Jones to a multi-year contract extension, he confirmed to The Undefeated. Creator Marc J. Spears Source https://theundefeated.com/features/suns-general-manager-james-jones-signs-multiyear-contract-extension/?fbclid=IwAR1F599pQme_wT987orREVDQigfTaard43Olf-RrMh4mdVfZ7z0Oenc6dzw Publisher theundefeated.com File
Subject Sports; Basketball; Litigation; UConn Description Former UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie won his arbitration case Thursday against the university and owed more than $11 million. Ollie, 49, spent six seasons as UConn’s coach before being dismissed in March 2018 amid an initiation of “disciplinary measures” by the school. It […]
Subject Sports; Football; Coach; NLF Description A top NFL official said Tuesday, “there is a double standard” in the league when it comes to retaining and hiring Black coaches, a pointed public acknowledgment by the league that its teams have fallen short of the goal of increasing diversity […]
Subject Sports, Football, Coach Description If Mike Tomlin were white, he’d be on the Mount Rushmore of NFL coaches, and it wouldn’t be debatable. Creator Carron J. Phillips Source https://deadspin.com/mike-tomlin-is-proof-that-nfl-owners-unwillingness-to-1848308407?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=_facebook&fbclid=IwAR0m-7gbM2SQFe3WrAGgyUq3kqc4rX4l5W_PUFJupahZxUcBJnDirZafJgE Publisher deadspin.com File
Subject Sports; Baseball; Hall of Fame Description In 1948, he took his passion for the game into a managerial role for the Monarchs, helping the team bring home four Negro American League titles. After serving as a scout for the Chicago Cubs, he joined the team’s coaching staff […]
Subject Golf; Lee Elder; Sports Description As he approached the first hole, Elder silently hoped his opening drive was straight and didn’t hit anyone in the gallery. He prayed no one in the gallery was one of the writers of the hateful letters he’d received, not one of […]
Subject Basketball Coaches; Promotions; College Sports Description For almost a quarter of a century, Isaac Brown waited. He spent years working his way up the college basketball coaching ladder, advancing from community colleges to brand-name schools with arenas that housed more people than some of the towns he […]
Subject Sports; Football; Slavery Description Colin Kaepernick has come under fire after a tweet shared a clip from his new Netflix series, Colin In Black and White, in which he draws comparisons between the NFL and slavery. Creator Tai Saint-Louis Source https://www.blackenterprise.com/twitter-calls-out-colin-kaepernick-for-comparing-nfl-recruitment-to-slavery/ Publisher blackenterprise.com File