We’ve thought for a few years that the 2021 Draft would be one of the best of this era, and while that hasn’t changed, a number of withdrawals should make way for a promising 2022 class as well. Read more…
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Anti-drug measures failed Sha’Carri Richardson
The world needs Sha’Carri Richardson — a fierce black woman who kicks ass and takes names, dominating the field on her own terms, taking the track with her long dyed hair, tattoos, decorated nails and decked in jewels. She’s the kind of polarizing athlete that stands in opposition of the old guard while captivating… Read […]
NIL is live and HBCU athletes could be getting a bag
NIL is live and HBCU athletes could be getting a bag Read more…
Dabo Swinney once said he’d quit if players got paid — where’s that resignation letter, coach?
People may change, but the internet lives forever. And in June of 2014, Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney said one of the dumbest and most hypocritical things in sports history. Read more…
Of course you have to protect the players, but for goodness sake let the healthy ones play
North Carolina State baseball had the unthinkable happen to them prior to yesterday’s game against Vanderbilt. With a trip to the national championship on the line, the NCAA stepped in and notified the Wolfpack that several of their players — including two unvaccinated players — had tested positive for COVID, minutes… Read more…
What is it with college basketball coaches named Greg(g)?
Dear college basketball recruits, if a white coach with the name Greg(g) from a program located in the Midwest is calling you, block him on your phone. Read more…
Even the Supreme Court can see through the NCAA’s B.S.
For years, the NCAA has seemed legally untouchable. It is a corporate structure complete with lavishly compensated executives, but was able to avoid paying its labor class by invoking a long-ago tradition derived from British private schools, where wealthy competitors were able to exclude the unwealthy by refusing… Read more…
Mic’d up College World Series umpire gets pitch straight to the nuts
Happy Fathers Day, dads! Aren’t you glad this isn’t you? Read more…
North Carolina A&T’s track and field success is no surprise — time for y’all to wake up
The greatness of HBCUs was on full display this weekend. Read more…
A 12-team playoff won’t change the fact that the same schools win every year
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it looks like a 12-team college football playoff format could be on the horizon. Read more…