How Much Do Championships Matter? A Legacy Debate.
Three days after the 2025 NBA Finals finished with an anticlimactic Game 7 (thank Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles tendon for pooping on that party), the 2025 NBA Draft got underway. It […]
The List: Sports Highlights of 2024
It’s late December, and the calendar (the Gregorian one, not the Islamic one) is about to turn over to a new year — which means the time has come for […]
Mustafa Ali makes immediate Impact after WWE exit
There’s an old saying among professional wrestlers, widely credited to the late and legendary grappler Chief Jay Strongbow: “In this business, you can make friends or you can make money.” […]
Konate steals the spotlight for UC Irvine
On paper, Diaba Konate wouldn’t typically be labeled a star on the University of California-Irvine women’s basketball team. While the 5-foot-7 senior guard is a regular in the starting lineup, […]
The Reset, Part 2: Finding a new NFL team
When the Cleveland Browns went all in for Deshaun Watson in March of 2022 — trading six draft picks (including three first-rounders) to the Houston Texans for the controversial quarterback, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NY Jets coach Robert Saleh faces big decisions before historic debut
When the New York Jets finished the 2020 NFL season with a 2-14 record, the franchise began a rebuilding process by firing head coach Adam Gase and hiring Robert Saleh […]
Muay Thai Pro Mohammad Khalil Is Going for Gold
From the curious first-timer to the serious professional, martial artists are drawn to their fighting style of choice for a variety of reasons that often change over time. When I […]
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