MEDIOCRITY AND HYPOCRISY

MEDIOCRITY AND HYPOCRISY Gary Norris Gray-BASN Staff Reporter The National Football League turned the corner of game seven of the 2021 season and very little has changed. There has been a slight movement from 9 Black starting quarterbacks to 11. This number will fluctuate from week to week as these young men continue proving that […]

The NFL’s Field Generals Report: Week #6

Before we get started, we here at BASN Newsroom give a final and heartfelt salute to one of the ultimate Field Generals, Mr. Colin Luther Powell.

The NFL’s Field Generals Report: Week #5

By Anthony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus Once again, we got another mixed bag of happenings for the Field Generals this week. We saw some folks (Russell Wilson, Justin Fields) fall to the injury bug. We saw others (Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray) maintain their early consistency. And it all culminated with another epic Monday Night performance from […]

The NFL’s Field General Report: Week #4

By Anthony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus Okay, we’re a month into the season and what have we learned so far. For starters, the guy in Arlington has yet to miss a beat from last season, the little fella in the Valley keeps getting better, and No. 3 in Seattle keeps adding to his Hall of Fame […]

The NFL’s Field Generals Report: Week #3

By Anthony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus Three weeks into the “biggest season ever” and there seem to be more questions than answers regarding our NFL Field Generals. However, it’s not really a surprise considering the circumstances. My BASN colleague Michael-Louis Ingram always talks about how the first 4-5 weeks of the regular season are almost like […]

The NFL’s Field Generals Report: Week #2

By Anthony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus In a Sunday that saw offensive fireworks in Arizona, Seattle, and Baltimore, the week was dominated by the injury bug that bit some of the Week One starters. In Miami, Tua Tagovailoa was sidelined early (rib injury) in their AFC East tilt with Buffalo. He would be replaced by Jacoby […]

The NFL Field Generals Report: Week #1

As we begin “The NFL’s Biggest Season Ever” over the next 18 weeks, BASN Newsroom will continue to chronicle the exploits of this much maligned, but very talented group. As is its custom, Week One offered all sorts of impressive performances, wild finishes, and all in between.

Alabama A&M and Albany State retain top spots in HBCU-PSMA week two football polls

Coach Connell Maynor and his Alabama A&M Bulldogs claim the number one ranking in the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association Black College Football Poll for the second consecutive week. The 2020 spring Black College Football Champions are followed by the surging Jackson State Tigers and Arkansas Pine-Bluff ranking third. Florida A&M and Alcorn State round out […]

A DOWNTOWN STADIUM IN BUFFALO – WHY NOT???

The professional team imported paid spin doctors to help shape a secular narrative regarding a new stadium that would only benefit them and increase local tax subsidization of an industry that claims to be a 501© (6) in legal title – implying a not – for – profit entity.

Riding The Layla Train: Unseeded Fernandez advances to U.S. Open Final

By Richard Kent, Staff Reporter NEW YORK — In the most improbable run in history to a US Open final,19-year-old Leylah Fernandez has scored yet another upset, this time over no. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. Sabalenka opened up the match with a 3-0 lead on strong serving and a power […]