Muslim players to watch this NBA season
When Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors clinched the 2015 NBA championship in a six-game series victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was the perfect way […]
How one NFL fan turned a part-time hobby into a 24/7 media venture
The United States of America is many things; so many things that the titles and labels often contradict each other. We’re a beautiful cultural melting pot with an ugly racist […]
Muslim players to watch this NFL season
Although the NFL surpassing Major League Baseball as America’s favorite sport was a relatively recent occurrence, the NFL has been better than MLB at representing the social melting pot known […]
Muslim medal winners at the IAAF World Championships
With the obvious exception of one Usain Bolt — the living legend from Jamaica who landed in Beijing, China, for this year’s biggest track and field meet under a cloud […]
10 Muslims to watch at the IAAF World Championships
Despite the fame and accomplishments of Muslim athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mesut Ozil, to name a few, there is still a surprisingly high percentage of both Muslims […]
Q&A with NBA Draft prospect Musa Abdul-Aleem
For Musa Abdul-Aleem, his basketball future is right now. Mathematically speaking, getting into the NBA is a long shot for any of the 4,000-plus NCAA Division-1 college basketball players in […]
After late start, Mohammed catching up to NCAA elite
In many ways, track and field is the simplest of sports. You run fast; you win. You throw far; you win. You jump high; you win. And it’s not like […]
Top 10 active Muslim boxers
It’s interesting how a catchy nickname and a strong hit of nostalgia can override conventional wisdom. While basketball fans spend this week and the next (and the next) debating the […]
Karimi was ‘Showtime’ for soccer in Iran
This past weekend, the championship of Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League was to be decided in a pair of soccer matches. Teraktor-Sazi, No. 1 in the standings via goal-differential tiebreaker, […]
K-State high jumper Rhizlane Siba cleared for takeoff
Most track and field athletes spend a lifetime trying to accomplish something as historic as setting a new national record. At just 19 years old, Kansas State University freshman Rhizlane […]
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