Amir Khan says Mayweather needs to fight him to be a global star
Although Amir Khan’s public campaign to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s next opponent didn’t quite work out the way he wanted — Khan and Mayweather are scheduled to fight on May […]
Jags owner Khan has learned his lesson going into 2014 NFL draft
In the two full seasons in which Shahid Khan has owned the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, his team has been the worst in the league — winning just six games and […]
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was the Stephen Curry of the 1990s
As part of its retrospective series on the NBA golden era of the 1990s, SB Nation ran a feature today on the short, complicated and otherwise brilliant career of Mahmoud […]
March Madness Brings Basketball’s Unjust Laws to Light
It is a question that has both sparked and squashed revolutions; that has both inspired overdue societal change and been used as justification for senseless crimes: If a law is […]
Mo Farah is getting a wax statue
To the rest of the world, Mo Farah is a track star. In Great Britain, he’s a certified hero. When London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, Farah was the home […]
Omer Asik is working with Hakeem Olajuwon
When the Houston Rockets decided last summer to invest $87 million in Dwight Howard, it only seemed natural that the franchise would enlist the greatest player in its history — […]
Video: New Yorkers talk about Islam, and it’s scary
This is why we can’t ever stop talking about hot-button topics like race, religion and politics in mixed company. As uncomfortable as the conversations might get, they’re too necessary to […]
What made Muhammad Ali “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali is known around the globe simply as “The Greatest” when it comes to boxing, but what exactly made the three-time heavyweight champion of the world so great? According […]
Henry on Ozil: Mo’ money, mo’ problems
Thierry Henry knows a little something about the lifestyle of a rich and famous soccer player. The 36-year-old may be at the tail end of his career, but it’s a […]
For Muslim athletes, sacrifice is part of the job
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times about the sacrifices Muslim athletes make. Here’s an excerpt: The biggest decision of Zaid Abdul-Aziz’s life nearly cost him his NBA […]
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