Muslim players to watch in the NBA playoffs
The story of Kyrie Irving‘s 2021-22 NBA season has been one of the most unique in recent memory. The Brooklyn Nets’ star point guard played in just 29 of the […]
Muslim MMA fighters in the UFC rankings
The sport of mixed martial arts is, by name and by nature, a cultural melting pot. Take some Muay Thai boxing from Thailand, some jiu-jitsu from Brazil, some judo from […]
NY Jets coach Robert Saleh faces big decisions before historic debut
When the New York Jets finished the 2020 NFL season with a 2-14 record, the franchise began a rebuilding process by firing head coach Adam Gase and hiring Robert Saleh […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic targeted with anti-Muslim slurs
A fan of Serbian pro soccer team Red Star hurled anti-Muslim slurs at AC Milan (Italy) star Zlatan Ibrahimovic during a match on Feb. 19. The Red Star organization issued […]
Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad sets a new world record
Watch enough track and field meets, and you’ll eventually hear an athlete or an announcer reiterate the theory that the 400-meter hurdles race is perhaps the toughest single event in […]
Muslim soccer referee Jawahir Roble is making history
From basketball and boxing, to tennis and truck racing, women’s sports are still by and large in a development phase in terms of maintaining a cultural footprint with the mainstream […]
Tacko Fall’s NBA journey begins with the Boston Celtics
The biggest name in the 2019 NBA Draft pool was Zion Williamson, the teenage phenom from Duke University who, as expected, went to the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. […]
Soccer star Paul Pogba talks about his conversion to Islam
Paul Pogba isn’t just one of the best soccer players in the world. He is one of the best athletes in the world across all sports. While the 26-year-old has […]
What does Islam say about sportsmanship?
It’s the kind of story seen most often in high school sports, but this week made its way to the highest level of women’s soccer. It involves two mismatched teams, […]
Why isn’t Rashaan Salaam in the College Football Hall of Fame?
On Dec. 5, 2016, Rashaan Salaam took his own life. The former football star was best known for winning the 1994 Heisman Trophy, given to the best college player in […]
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