Robert Saleh can rebuild the NY Jets into a winner
Robert Saleh is, as far as we know, the NFL’s first and only Muslim head coach. The 43-year-old from from Dearborn, Mich. — the city with the largest Muslim population […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jamaal Wilkes stand up for Jerry West
Forget the NBA playoffs, the NHL postseason stretch run, or the early part of the MLB schedule. The most intriguing drama in sports television right now is the new HBO […]
Muslim players to watch in the NBA playoffs
The story of Kyrie Irving‘s 2021-22 NBA season has been one of the most unique in recent memory. The Brooklyn Nets’ star point guard played in just 29 of the […]
Is Muhammad Ali The G.O.A.T. For All Sports?
When Tom Brady led the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7, he collected the seventh Super Bowl championship of […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic targeted with anti-Muslim slurs
A fan of Serbian pro soccer team Red Star hurled anti-Muslim slurs at AC Milan (Italy) star Zlatan Ibrahimovic during a match on Feb. 19. The Red Star organization issued […]
Soccer star Paul Pogba talks about his conversion to Islam
Paul Pogba isn’t just one of the best soccer players in the world. He is one of the best athletes in the world across all sports. While the 26-year-old has […]
Muay Thai pro Mohammad Khalil is going for gold
From the curious first-timer to the serious professional, martial artists are drawn to their fighting style of choice for a variety of reasons that often change over time. When I […]
18 Muslim athletes to watch in 2018
The FIFA World Cup returns in 2018 to capture the attention of serious and casual sports fans around the globe. Soccer’s premier showcase is probably the second-biggest sporting event in […]
Muslim soccer stars featured on world’s top 100 list
The international soccer magazine FourFourTwo unveiled its annual list of the world’s top 100 players, and more than a few Muslim stars made the cut. The highest-ranking of the group […]
Mutaz Essa Barshim named IAAF Male Athlete of the Year
It would be too easy to write something in this space about Mutaz Essa Barshim scaling new heights in 2017, or leaping into the next stratosphere of his sport, or […]
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