By Richard Kent, Staff Reporter FLUSHING, NY — It was Serena Williams’ night at the Open Monday night, before a record crowd of almost 24,000. It was a first-round match with the feel of an Open final. Williams walked out to thundering applause and it never abated during the match against no. 80 Danka Kovinic […]
Read more "The Long Goodbye Begins for Serena"By Richard Kent, Staff Reporter FLUSHING, NY — There is a certain vibe missing at the US Open. Don’t get me wrong. The vibe is great, but the absence of Roger Federer, who last played in 2018 is clear. He won the event consecutively from 2004-08. He last played in 2019, when he lost to […]
Read more "Federer’s absence leaves an “Open” hole in NYC"By Richard Kent, Staff Reporter FLUSHING, NY — Make no mistake about it. This year’s US Open is primarily about Serena Williams. The 6-time winner announced about a month ago that she will “evolve away” from tennis after the Open, which begins on Monday. The 40-year-old Williams is unseeded and has drawn another unseeded player, […]
Read more "Serena’s Last (Open) Dance"By Richard Kent, Staff Reporter It’s the greatest value in tennis. Heck, it might even be the greatest value in all sports. It’s called Fan Week at the US Open and runs from August 23-28. Let’s be candid. It isn’t cheap to attend the US Open, which begins on August 29. Tickets can cost upwards of […]
Read more "A Peek at US Open Fan Week"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter In the butt ugly category, my homestate New Jersey Devils lead the way… with the N and J on the front of the sweater the J had horns and a tail. Christmas colors dominated the jersey the first years in New Jersey. Green, white, and Red, happen to be […]
Read more "Butt Ugly Uniforms of the NHL"By Anthony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus With the 2022 college football season just a few weeks away, the fearless prognosticators from the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association are looking at a familiar pair of schools to be back amongst the elite. SWAC Champion Jackson State and CIAA Champion Bowie State have been picked by HBCU-PSMA to defend […]
Read more "Jackson State, Bowie State Tabbed to Repeat as League Champions by HBCU-PSMA"By Harold Michael Harvey In 2017, the Atlanta Braves packed up and moved the team twenty miles north of Turner Field, less than a mile outside the city limits, but clear into the next county. Turner Field had been home to the Braves since the 1996 Olympics gifted the team a new stadium. There was […]
Read more "Honoring The Hammer: Hank Aaron Bust Finds a Home at Adams Park"By MEAC Media Relations NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State running back J.J. Davis and South Carolina State defensive end Jeblonski Green have been named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive and Defensive Preseason Players of the Year, presented by TowneBank. All awards and the predicted order of finish were voted on by the MEAC’s head football coaches […]
Read more "MEAC Announces 2022 Football Preseason All-Conference Honors, Predicted Order of Finish"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The second five best would be 1) the Montreal Canadiens when you say hockey you have to say Canadiens with the letters HC in circled the middle of their blue, white, and red jerseys, The big blue and white stripe across the middle of the jersey. The Habs have won 24 […]
Read more "My Favorite Pro Uniforms (NHL: Part Two)"BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2022 Preseason All-SWAC Football selections and Predicted Order of Finish during SWAC Football Media Day at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Birmingham. The Preseason All-SWAC teams, Individual Winners, and Predicted Order of Finish was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson State’s Shedeur […]
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