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Devoted Lynx fan honored — Might this suggest the team is finally acknowledging its Black fan base?
Jun. 5 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer She’s seen it all — the team’s first-ever victory in 1999, the endless roster changes, the hiring of two Black female head coaches, a rookie-of-the-year winner and sixth woman winner, and...
WNBA season preview
May. 29 | The 2013 WNBA season opened last weekend in Dickensian fashion — great expectations. “I think this is the most anticipated season for me,” proclaims ESPN analyst and former WNBA coach/general manager Carolyn Peck. SB Nation’s...
Latest report card on diversity in sports editing shows no improvement
Mar. 13 | Dr. Richard Lapchick called his first sports editors report card on racial hiring in 2006 “most discouraging.” His latest report, released March 1, hasn’t changed. The 2012 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Racial and Gender...
Black sportswriting talent finds outlet on new online site
Feb. 27 | The Shadow League.com is an online site that features Black writers who provide in-depth articles. It provides “engaging, insightful and entertaining coverage of the intersection of sports, pop culture and Kevin Clinkscales race” from a diverse...
Black sportswriting talent finds outlet on new online site
Feb. 27 | The Shadow League.com is an online site that features Black writers who provide in-depth articles. It provides “engaging, insightful and entertaining coverage of the intersection of sports, pop culture and race” from a diverse perspective. Comparable...
Another strong-arm tactic to divert taxpayer dollars to franchise owners’ bottom line
Feb. 20 | Short of a new building, local taxpayers should pay for improvements to the downtown arena where the Minnesota Timberwolves play, according to NBA Commissioner David Stern. These “Stern comments” came a couple of weeks ago prior to...
Only certain changes for beleaguered Twins are fewer Blacks
Feb. 6 | Baseball each year is like that groundhog that supposedly predicts how long winter will last. It reminds us of a welcome change of seasons ahead. Spring training begins this week, which signals that the frigid weather hopefully soon...
Recovery from an ACL injury is quicker now, but still challenging
Jan. 30 | Modern medicine has improved so much in recent years that an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury these days isn’t career-ending for an athlete, but rather a temporary setback. Historically, “People were really stiff coming out of surgery,”...
Sports odds and ends: Hill’s college career earns her high praise as ‘a special talent’
Jan. 16 | Despite playing sick, Tayler Hill poured in 24 points last week in her last collegiate visit to her hometown. In the process, the Ohio State senior guard and former Minneapolis South standout surpassed 1,700 career points — to do so, she...
