11 Muslim players to watch at the World Cup
Muslim players have been an integral part of the fabric of soccer — ahem, football — for as long as the game has been the international pastime. It’s only natural […]
Is pro basketball ready for Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir?
A lot of people would call Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir an overachiever. But then, who are any of us to put a limit on what a 5-foot-4 Muslim girl from Springfield, Mass., […]
UAE weightlifter Amna Al Haddad eyes the 2016 Olympics
During an early-May training session in Dubai, 24-year-old weightlifter Amna Al Haddad was attempting to hoist more than two-thirds of her body weight above her head when one of her […]
CFL linebacker Abraham Kromah was born to lead
The low point of Abraham Kromah’s professional life turned out to be perhaps the best thing that could have happened to him personally. In the spring of 2011, following his […]
Gold medalist Hossein Rezazadeh lifted a nation
For all of the existential prose and philosophical poetry that has been written about the game of baseball, there is no sport that metaphorically mirrors the human experience more accurately […]
Introducing: Kentucky WR Muhammad Saifullah
Who are the winners? In the sometimes-shady business of big-time college football, it’s tough to tell exactly who’s winning how much once you delve into the economics of the game. […]
NFL Draft prospect Adham Talaat: 1st-round talent, 7th-round mentality
When the NFL Draft begins on May 8, after the BCS bowl standouts and future franchise quarterbacks have gone off the board, the next-biggest storyline will focus on the polarizing […]
Off the court: NBA agent Muhammad Abdur-Rahim
Muhammad Abdur-Rahim is a man on the run and on the rise. When I caught up with the 29-year-old agent and legal counsel for Goodwin Sports Management, he was in […]
Q&A with Heisman Trophy candidate Ameer Abdullah
Its location alone evokes images of gargantuan nose tackles and corn-fed linebackers, but the University of Nebraska football program has a rich heritage of electric playmakers on the offensive side […]
Introducing: South Florida SG Musa Abdul-Aleem
His father asked, “O Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “They are the prophets, then the […]
