Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in men’s and women’s college basketball history has passed away this morning. After a five year battle with dementia, Summit won eight national titles and recorded 1,098 victories in 38 seasons at the University … Continue reading Remembering the Legacy of iconic basketball coach Pat Summitt
The Philadelphia 76ers management has informed LSU Power Forward Benjamin Simmons, that they intend to select him with the number one overall pick in the National Basketball Association’s Draft on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Simmons will be the third number … Continue reading 76ers draft Ben Simmons
Cavaliers vs. Warriors Game 7 Recap It was a legacy defining night for the 2015-2016 Cleveland Cavaliers. As they became the first team in NBA history to come back from a three to one game deficit and win the NBA … Continue reading The Mission Has Been Accomplished: A Recap of the Cavaliers and Warriors Record Setting Game.
The unthinkable has happened, just a few weeks ago it looked like the NBA finals would end earlier than most experts predicted as the Golden State Warriors were up in the best of seven series 3-1 with one game separating … Continue reading Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 7 Preview
On Thursday, March 17th, 2016 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)began their annual March Madness College Basketball Tournament. As the opening weekend of the tournament is starting to wrap up, upsets have been happening throughout the tournament. This was the … Continue reading March Madness 2016: A Quick Recap Of Its Many Historical Moves
On Thursday, April 14th 2016, the eyes of the world were tuned in to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, for the final game for Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Kobe’s last game was against the Utah Jazz. Bryant went … Continue reading Kobe retires as one of the greatest scorer’s in NBA History
By : Kylan W. Watson As the gavel came down in the summer of 2013, marking the end of the Trayvon Martin case, a new day had started for many athletes. Different African-American athletes from football and basketball were reacting … Continue reading Political and Social Activism and the Black Athlete
By: Kylan W. Watson The safety of football players was brought back into the national spotlight because of a new movie called Concussion. The movie follows the journey of Dr. Bennett Omalu played by Will Smith who discovered the disease … Continue reading The Concussion effect