The United States might be considered the world’s biggest cultural melting pot, but it is England’s Premier League that best represents diversity in professional sports. Soccer is the global game […]
This was supposed to be Kenneth Faried’s year. In the spring of 2014, during the post-All-Star break portion of the NBA season, Faried was statistically one of the best power […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, NBA shooting guard Dion Waiters was in the locker room and not standing with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before […]
Five days and several plot twists have happened since the Dion Waiters national anthem story first broke last Friday. In case you missed it: Waiters, a third-year guard with the […]
Part of my day job is to watch news wires from sports media outlets around the world to find the most interesting and important stories as soon as they’re published. […]
Nicolas Anelka, also known as Abdul-Salam Bilal, is international soccer’s answer to pro basketball eccentric Ron Artest, also known as Metta World Peace. Both men have a history of letting […]
Afghanistan, a country that is more than 99 percent Muslim, has been embroiled in one war or another since the late-1970s. Two byproducts of the violence and economic disarray are […]
Six active athletes, one retired star, one retired legend, and one behind-the-scenes power broker made their way onto the 2014-15 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the […]
The accolades and accomplishments have come so often on such big stages for Paul Pogba that it’s easy to forget he is only 21 years old. And yet the star […]
Husain Abdullah is the most visible Muslim player in the National Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs free safety is known as much for his exploits on the field — […]
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