For Muslim athletes, sacrifice is part of the job
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times about the sacrifices Muslim athletes make. Here’s an excerpt: The biggest decision of Zaid Abdul-Aziz’s life nearly cost him his NBA […]
Video: Demba Ba – Muslim soccer star
Demba Ba is a striker for Chelsea of the English Premier League and Senegal’s national team. In a recent interview with the beIN Sport network, Ba talks about Islam and […]
Hopkins-Shumenov winner will fight …
We now know what lies ahead for Bernard Hopkins should he get past Beibut Shumenov on April 19, and it’s not the kind of 50th birthday bash “The Alien” was […]
It’s too soon to give up on No. 1 pick Yakupov
If the NBA held its young stars-in-training to the same standard as the NHL, Kobe Bryant would have been sent packing by the Lakers after his second year in the […]
Mo Farah collapses during, after NYC half-marathon
A month shy of his debut race in the marathon, Olympic 5000 and 10000 meter gold medalist Mo Farah had a harrowing experience at the New York City Half-Marathon this […]
Hopkins still making history at 49
Considering his measured pace and grimy-over-graceful style in the ring, future Hall of Fame boxer Bernard Hopkins has a habit of turning the media hype and publicity stunts leading up […]
Video: Mo Farah on being a devout Muslim
A few months before he won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics and became an international superstar, distance runner Mo Farah gave this interview about how his faith […]
Zanna leads Pitt past North Carolina in ACC tourney
If the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball program was still looking to make a big splash in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Talib Zanna helped cause a […]
Is Muhammad Ali the next Muhammad Ali?
Athletic phenoms have it hard enough trying to live up to the hype and expectations they generate with their own skills. It becomes another kind of pressure entirely when they […]
Chiefs re-sign Husain Abdullah
Two years after his bold decision to walk away from the NFL to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and travel the U.S. visiting masjids, Husain Abdullah has taken another […]
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