Legendary sprinter Jim Hines, famed as the first man to complete a 100-metre race in less than 10 seconds, has passed away aged 76. His demise was confirmed by World Athletics on Monday after several reports claimed he died over the weekend. John Carlos, a 1968 US Olympic teammate also announced his death during the weekend on a Facebook post in which he said, “I understand...
The Kansas City Chiefs claimed a hard-fought 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII to become National Football League (NFL) champions for the second time in four years. The Chiefs fought back from a 10-point deficit at halftime by scoring touchdowns on each of their first three possessions in the second-half, a testament to their impressive turnaround. THE @CHIEFS ARE SUPER BOWL...
The National Football League (NFL) has been around for a long time, approximately 103 years, and a number of players, especially quarterbacks (QB), have come and gone. The quarterback position is arguably the most celebrated one on a team in the sport, but over the years, black athletes were denied the opportunity to play in this position. According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in...
It is that time of the year when the National Football League (NFL) garners global attention due to one event: The Super Bowl. This year's event will be the 57th edition which will see National Football Conference (NFC) champions Philadelphia Eagles take on American Football Conference (AFC) champions Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday to a global audience of more...
This weekend at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, history will be made in the National Football League (NFL) when the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles battle it out for outright supremacy in American football. The Super Bowl LVII will be the first to feature two black quarterbacks (QB) starting for their respective teams; prior to this year, only seven black quarterbacks had started in...
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