Mo Farah collapses during, after NYC half-marathon
A month shy of his debut race in the marathon, Olympic 5000 and 10000 meter gold medalist Mo Farah had a harrowing experience at the New York City Half-Marathon this […]
Hopkins still making history at 49
Considering his measured pace and grimy-over-graceful style in the ring, future Hall of Fame boxer Bernard Hopkins has a habit of turning the media hype and publicity stunts leading up […]
Video: Mo Farah on being a devout Muslim
A few months before he won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics and became an international superstar, distance runner Mo Farah gave this interview about how his faith […]
Zanna leads Pitt past North Carolina in ACC tourney
If the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball program was still looking to make a big splash in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Talib Zanna helped cause a […]
Is Muhammad Ali the next Muhammad Ali?
Athletic phenoms have it hard enough trying to live up to the hype and expectations they generate with their own skills. It becomes another kind of pressure entirely when they […]
Chiefs re-sign Husain Abdullah
Two years after his bold decision to walk away from the NFL to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and travel the U.S. visiting masjids, Husain Abdullah has taken another […]
Leadership often the product of patience
As a recent convert to Islam, I’m still learning. A lot. At this point in my religious education, I feel like I’m somewhere between half-day kindergarten and all-day kindergarten. At […]
Video: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf drops 51 on Stockton’s Jazz
A year before the National Anthem controversy basically led to him being blackballed by the NBA, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had this game where he scored 51 points against John Stockton and […]
The Evolution of Kenneth Faried
Kenneth Faried is the type of basketball player that does one or two things so well that the rest of his game continually goes underrated. In Faried’s case, the two […]
Off the court: NBA agent Muhammad Abdur-Rahim
Muhammad Abdur-Rahim is a man on the run and on the rise. When I caught up with the 29-year-old agent and legal counsel for Goodwin Sports Management, he was in […]
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