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Professor: Stop Sending HBCU Football Teams to Get Slaughtered for a Check

The money is real. So are the beatdowns. A professor breaks down why HBCUs need to rethink these FBS “money games.” By Lawrence Ware We’re not even three weeks into the college football season, and several HBCUs have already gotten embarrassed on national television. The University of Miami beat Florida A&M 77-7. Houston crushed Southern 77-6. TCU manhandled Grambling State 63-7. Bruh. This

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Colin Kaepernick Says He’s Still Better Than a ‘Good Amount’ of Current NFL Quarterbacks

Unfiltered on his NFL comeback, the former 49ers star claims his game easily stacks up against current starting talent. By Rashad Grove After 10 years away from the NFL, Colin Kaepernick still believes that he has a lot left in the tank. While promoting his new book, The Perilous Fight, which dropped on Tuesday (Sept. 15), Kaepernick was asked

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NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson Slams the Protect College Sports Act

On SportsCenter, Johnson slammed the Protect College Sports Act for a proposed cap on Black student-athletes’ open-market earning power. By Rashad Grove NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson pulled no punches on ESPN’s SportsCenter, blasting the Protect College Sports Act as a blatant corporate power grab disguised as legislative reform. Johnson dismissed claims of NIL “chaos,”

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Jalen Hurts steps up again for Philly schools with $600K donation for air conditioning

After donating $200,000 for AC units in 2024, the Eagles quarterback is making his foundation’s largest gift yet. By Brandon Caldwell Jalen Hurts is used to hearing thousands of people cheering and chanting his name on Sundays. On Tuesday, the thousands cheering for him were inside a Philadelphia-area high school that had gone months without air conditioning. Hurts announced

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Playing Sports Could Give Girls A Career Advantage

The findings draw on surveys of more than 9,500 people across the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. by Sidnee Michelle Women who participated in sports growing up are more likely to become workplace leaders, pursue senior positions, and negotiate their salaries, according to new research examining the connection between youth athletics and career success, Inc.com reports. The “Girls Who

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Miami offense sputters as Dolphins lose 27-13 to Raiders and more takeaways

By C. Isaiah Smalls II The Miami Dolphins (Shop Dolphins Fan Gear)’ season opener showed the downsides of a young team. On one sideline, there was quarterback Malik Willis making his seventh start of his career. On the other, there was 15-year veteran Kirk Cousins making start 168. The result: the elder quarterback managed to weather

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No. 7 Miami Hurricanes set single-game records in rout of Florida A&M

By Jordan McPherson Well, that went about as expected. The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes dominated the FCS-level Florida A&M Rattlers 77-7 on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in UM’s home opener. The Hurricanes (2-0) were up 21-0 after the first quarter, 49-0 at halftime and had the majority of the starters out of the game by

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Eye on the U: Miami Hurricanes open with Stanford rout. FAMU is next

By Jordan McPherson The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes easily took care of business in their season opener last week with a 45-6 road rout of the Stanford Cardinal. There was a lot to like, although the Hurricanes’ focus afterward was figuring out how to get better as the season progresses. They’ll have a chance for an

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Miami Heat’s new superstar Giannis buys a $13.5 million mansion

By Catherine Odom The Miami Heat’s newest star just bought a place to lay his head. A company linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek-born power forward who was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Heat earlier this year, bought a newly built mansion at 6290 Chapman Field Dr. in Pinecrest for $13.5 million. Pinecrest, an

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Stephen A. Smith calls out Cari Champion and Jemele Hill after podcast interview

The ESPN personality says he expected their nearly three-hour conversation to be released unedited and wants the full footage. By Odafe Oghen Stephen A. Smith is calling out former ESPN colleagues Cari Champion and Jemele Hill over how their nearly three-hour “Flagrant and Funny” interview was handled after being recorded. Smith’s response comes amid his ongoing

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