Shumenov takes on first fight since Hopkins
The light-heavyweight title fight between Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov on April 19 was unique for a couple of reasons: First there was Hopkins, at 49 years old, attempting to […]
Toures among top Africans to play in Premier League
The United States might be considered the world’s biggest cultural melting pot, but it is England’s Premier League that best represents diversity in professional sports. Soccer is the global game […]
What’s wrong with Kenneth Faried?
This was supposed to be Kenneth Faried’s year. In the spring of 2014, during the post-All-Star break portion of the NBA season, Faried was statistically one of the best power […]
NBA center Enes Kanter supports Dion Waiters
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, NBA shooting guard Dion Waiters was in the locker room and not standing with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before […]
CAIR weighs in on Waiters and the national anthem
Five days and several plot twists have happened since the Dion Waiters national anthem story first broke last Friday. In case you missed it: Waiters, a third-year guard with the […]
UPDATE: Dion Waiters, Islam and the national anthem
Part of my day job is to watch news wires from sports media outlets around the world to find the most interesting and important stories as soon as they’re published. […]
Nicolas Anelka’s very expensive good deed
Nicolas Anelka, also known as Abdul-Salam Bilal, is international soccer’s answer to pro basketball eccentric Ron Artest, also known as Metta World Peace. Both men have a history of letting […]
Wheelchair basketball helps heal in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, a country that is more than 99 percent Muslim, has been embroiled in one war or another since the late-1970s. Two byproducts of the violence and economic disarray are […]
Nine sports figures among ‘The Muslim 500’
Six active athletes, one retired star, one retired legend, and one behind-the-scenes power broker made their way onto the 2014-15 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the […]
Pogba can become an all-time great, teammate says
The accolades and accomplishments have come so often on such big stages for Paul Pogba that it’s easy to forget he is only 21 years old. And yet the star […]
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