Deferred Sports Dreams

08/31/2020

RIH John Thompson

John Thompson, who at Georgetown University became the first Black head basketball coach to win an NCAA championship, has died at the age of 78.

08/26/2020

Update: All NBA games scheduled for today have been postponed.

The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their first-round series with the Orlando Magic, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The game was originally scheduled to tip off at 4 p.m. ET, yet the Bucks remained in the locker room with the start approaching. The Orlando Magic had been warming up but subsequently left the court as well.

The Bucks "have expressed outrage over [the] Jacob Blake police shooting in recent days," according to Ben Golliver of the Washington Post.

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06/11/2020

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Carmelo Anthony is calling for more top prospects to attend historically black universities when selecting schools to play at. Melo said quote, “All it takes is one person to change history.

06/07/2020

The voices of its former black players are forcing the Iowa football program to take a look in the mirror. Bears offensive lineman James Daniels, who was drafted out of Iowa in 2018, got the conver…

06/05/2020

The nation's best 15-year-old basketball player, who potentially has NBA talent, is considering attending a historically black college, which could have seismic implications on college basketball.

05/08/2020

WTF...

What are your thoughts? Should caches and college employees be required to report sexual misconduct?

The rules are part of a wide range of new regulations that change how colleges handle sexual assault reports.

04/01/2020

Great Article!

Myron Rolle has gone from Tennessee Titans safety to doctor on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic as a third-year resident at Massachusetts Hospital.

11/26/2019

What are you thoughts??

NBA star Jayson Tatum will earn a base salary of $7.83 million this year with the Celtics — and every penny will go straight to the bank.

11/23/2019

Keep Your Promises to Yourself!

The former Dallas Cowboys star returned to school the old-fashioned way: He took classes on the campus and aced them.

11/19/2019

Its About Time They Get Paid for Sacrificing Their Bodies & Health

Texas athletes could make money from pending NCAA rule changes. How much? It's not yet clear.
The NCAA's proposed rule changes could let prominent athletes generate major endorsement money. But for most athletes, there won't likely be much of a windfall. Aspiring student athletes across the nation rejoiced last month when news broke that the NCAA would soon allow athletes to make money from their own names and talent. This means the future Sam Ehlingers of the world — of which there are few — might have the chance to land advertising deals, potentially changing forever what it means to be a student athlete. In Texas, a state with a large college sports market and fanatical fans, the potential for dealmaking could be vast, marketing experts said.

The NCAA's proposed rule changes could let prominent athletes generate major endorsement money. But for most athletes, there won't likely be much of a windfall.