Video: Abdul-Jabbar’s 1979 season-opening buzzer-beater
As the start of the 2015-16 NBA season approaches, it will be tough for any of the league’s opening-night games on Oct. 27 to beat the drama and historical significance […]
Video: Lassana Diarra highlights
Some of the skills required to be a good defensive midfielder in soccer are the same skills required to be a good rebounder in basketball. On his way to carving […]
Olajuwon makes surprise return in South Africa
The NBA first game on African soil produced a couple of surprises. First was the brief un-retirement of the two best basketball players from Africa to play in the NBA: […]
Video: Chagaev defends WBA title with 1st-round KO
Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA heavyweight boxing champion of the world and practicing Muslim from Russia, faced Italy’s Francesco Pianeta in his first defense of the title he won almost exactly […]
Video: Ilkay Gundogan highlights
In a stats-obsessed sports culture — particularly one that hasn’t been raised to love and appreciate soccer — it can be difficult for the casual observer to know the difference […]
Video: Ramadan prep with MMA legend Rorion Gracie
On last week’s episode of “The Deen Show,” mixed martial arts legend Rorion Gracie of the famous Gracie family talked about diet and nutrition in general, and then specifically for […]
Muhammad Wilkerson ranks 74th in NFL’s Top 100
The NFL Network is in the process of unveiling its annual ranking of the top 100 players in the league — as voted by NFL players — in weekly episodes […]
Video: Hakeem Olajuwon’s top 10 plays
While the 2014-15 version of the Houston Rockets chase the franchise’s third NBA championship — they currently sit tied 1-1 with the Los Angeles Clippers in their Western Conference semifinal […]
Video: Miralem Pjanic highlights
Miralem Pjanic‘s skills on the soccer pitch are so smooth, he’s earned the nickname “il Pianista,” or “The Pianist.” The 25-year-old Bosnian Muslim midfielder plies his trade for Roma in […]
Video: Edin Dzeko highlights
Edin Dzeko has developed a habit of playing his best futbol in the biggest matches. The 29-year-old Bosniak Muslim has won championships in the highest leagues in Germany and England, […]
