Rich Strike wasn’t in the Kentucky Derby field when head trainer Eric Reid woke up Friday morning. After a late scratch to Ethereal Road, a spot opened up for a 21st horse in the 20-thoroughbred field. And one of the longest shots in the field at 80-1 at post time just won the 148th Kentucky […]
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The Brian Flores lawsuit probably won’t go to court — but let’s hope it does
Brian Flores was never the only one. Now, it’s undeniable. Read more…
The timing of Mike Tomlin hiring Brian Flores is … odd
Brian Flores is gainfully employed again. But is it for the right reasons? Read more…
Getting a Black person to defend you against racism means you’ve hit rock bottom — the NFL proved that by hiring Loretta Lynch
Guilty people tend to do guilty things. The simple-minded do dumb stuff, like returning to the scene of the crime. The smarter ones will appoint someone from their accuser’s group to defend them. The NFL does a lot of stupid things, but they’ve never been dumb. Hiring Loretta Lynch as counsel is proof of that, […]
People want Roger Goodell to be better at his job — he can’t
It was 85 degrees in Los Angeles on Wednesday, but that wasn’t the reason why Roger Goodell was sweating. Read more…
From bad to worse: 15 years ago the NFL had 2 African-American coaches in the Super Bowl, now they barely have that in the entire league
To fully understand just how bad the NFL is at hiring African-American and Black coaches, a history lesson is needed. Read more…
Like Colin Kaepernick, Brian Flores is the latest Black person getting overlooked for a job they deserve
On the first day of Black History Month, just two years after America had a supposed “racial awakening” following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the shooting of Jacob Blake, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores followed in Colin Kaepernick’s footprints by exposing the NFL’s… Read more…
Remember all those people that said they’d never watch the NFL again because Black players kneeled? The data proves they lied
You had to be there – 2016, 2017, and 2018, I mean. Read more…
Seven things the Raiders could have done for Black people to atone for Gruden besides having Yolanda Adams & Grambling State’s band perform
The Raiders can’t do better because they don’t want to do much better. Read more…
Jon Gruden’s emails were really bad — but I want to see what the ones about Colin Kaepernick said
The chickens are coming home to roost. But the loudest clucks haven’t been heard yet. Read more…