Uzbek students invigorate HS wrestling in New York
If you’ve been paying attention to recent world events, you may have noticed some inconsistencies in media coverage that hint at an agenda of maintaining a dangerously divisive narrative. From […]
Rugby star Williams building another legacy in boxing
Like base-stealing specialists and sub-300-pound NFL linemen, elite two-sport athletes are something of an endangered species on the global sports landscape. Two of the last notables to achieve that status […]
Husain Abdullah on the pilgrimage and the penalty
It seems like old history now — to those who even remember it happened — but the Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to have rudely shut the New England Patriots’ […]
Why are Muslim athletes boycotting Israeli competition?
As the Open Sud de France rolls on this week, Tunisian tennis star Malek Jaziri is at the center of an investigation by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for […]
Abdul-Qaadir attends White House meeting with Barack Obama
Former college basketball star Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was among the 14 Muslim-American community leaders who met with President Barack Obama and senior officials on Feb. 4 at the White House in […]
Amir Khan to open halal steak house chain
While he waits his turn for a career-defining fight — and major payday — against Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao, two-time world champion boxer Amir Khan is making business […]
What would a Muslim do as NFL commissioner?
Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on Jan. 31, 2015 In the fortnight of wall-to-wall media hype dedicated to Super Bowl XLIX, no storyline has gone unturned. From Bill Belichick‘s deflated footballs […]
Video: Ameer Abdullah Senior Bowl highlights
Ameer Abdullah passed on a chance to enter the 2014 NFL Draft to return to the University of Nebraska for his senior year. The 5-foot-9 running back’s primary motivation was […]
Bernard Hopkins ranked second-best over 40
A new list of old boxers ranks Muslim American multi-division champion Bernard Hopkins the second-best fighter over 40 years old in the sport’s long history. Jarrett Zook of Boxing.com put […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on ‘Meet the Press’
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, arguably the greatest basketball player in history and one of the world’s most prominent Muslim athletes, talked about extremist Islamic violence, Islamophobia, and how it all impacts true […]
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