Q&A with journalist Ismael AbduSalaam
In the sports world, “hustle” means more than diving to recover a fumble or booking it from first base to third with a headfirst slide. And the word “hustler” doesn’t […]
Basketball pro Indira Kaljo ready to fight FIBA over hijab
From the playgrounds of California to the pro game in Europe, Indira Kaljo made it to the highest level of basketball without truly standing out from the crowd. As a […]
Bacary Sagna says Man City move not about money
As sports fans and media, too often we are guilty of forgetting that athletes are real people and not trading cards come to life, motivated by nothing more than money […]
Rockets to trade Omer Asik to Pelicans
A lesson in “loyalty” for those who may be new to the business of professional basketball: Everybody is expendable. You might remember last summer when the Houston Rockets signed free-agent […]
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., […]
Report: Real Madrid ready to sell Karim Benzema
If, as an American sports fan, you think NBA and MLB offseason player movement is full of drama and intrigue, you should know that our leagues have nothing on international […]
Abdusalamov featured on “Outside the Lines”
ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” ran a 30-minute special on Magomed Abdusalamov on Feb. 23, telling the story of the heavyweight boxer’s last match — a brutal unanimous-decision loss to Mike […]
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