Sanogo leads UConn to national title while fasting
The NCAA Tournament is a college basketball battle of attrition, with the eventual champion being the team that, among other factors, best overcomes fatigue and a grueling schedule to emerge […]
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Muslim trio among highest-paid soccer players
Arguably the biggest and most important sporting event on planet Earth kicks off next month. With all due respect to the Olympics and the Super Bowl, the men’s FIFA World […]
Is another Muslim player being blackballed by the NBA?
The 2022-23 NBA season is right around the corner, and Enes Kanter Freedom still doesn’t have a spot on a team. On paper, it doesn’t make much sense. Freedom is […]
Nazem Kadri Hoists Stanley Cup in the Face of Haters
One of hockey’s annual traditions is the Stanley Cup world tour. Players from the NHL’s reigning championship team take turns during the offseason getting some me-time with the sport’s most […]
Muslim Medal Winners at the Year’s Biggest Track Meet
Track and field’s most prominent stages have been on shaky ground for the last few years. And that’s not just because the sport lost its biggest superstar when Jamaican sprint […]
Abdelfattah Joins NBA Coaching Staff After Conquering G League
Mahmoud Abdelfattah is on the fast track to an NBA head coaching job. During a typically busy basketball offseason, the Chicago native and former St. Cloud State University player was […]
Robert Saleh can rebuild the NY Jets into a winner
Robert Saleh is, as far as we know, the NFL’s first and only Muslim head coach. The 43-year-old from from Dearborn, Mich. — the city with the largest Muslim population […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jamaal Wilkes stand up for Jerry West
Forget the NBA playoffs, the NHL postseason stretch run, or the early part of the MLB schedule. The most intriguing drama in sports television right now is the new HBO […]
Muslim players to watch in the NBA playoffs
The story of Kyrie Irving‘s 2021-22 NBA season has been one of the most unique in recent memory. The Brooklyn Nets’ star point guard played in just 29 of the […]
Muslim MMA fighters in the UFC rankings
The sport of mixed martial arts is, by name and by nature, a cultural melting pot. Take some Muay Thai boxing from Thailand, some jiu-jitsu from Brazil, some judo from […]
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