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NFL franchises have six chances to prove diversity is desired
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NFL franchises have six chances to prove diversity is desired

  • Sports Eye With Alvin A. Reid
  • Jan 7, 2021
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The NFL did not shy away from backing Black Lives Matter, pledging money and resources in support of people and communities of color and joining the NBA in advocating for record voter registration and action.

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Dick Allen was talented, brash, misunderstood and tops on my team
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Dick Allen was talented, brash, misunderstood and tops on my team

  • Sports Eye By Alvin Reid
  • Updated Dec 16, 2020
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Dick Allen, my favorite baseball player of all time, died on Dec. 7.

Can Westbrook help keep bounce in Beal’s step or burst his balloon?
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Can Westbrook help keep bounce in Beal’s step or burst his balloon?

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  • Updated Dec 10, 2020
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Bradley Beal has probably always been “the star” of his basketball team.

Giving thanks for the guy I’ve watched more sports with than anyone on earth
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Giving thanks for the guy I’ve watched more sports with than anyone on earth

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Nov 26, 2020
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For the first time since moving back to St. Louis in 1995, it won't be over the river and through the woods to my mom's house for Thanksgiving. Actually, it's a short drive across Kirkwood.

St. Louisan Devin Williams part of Black Rookie of Year double play
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St. Louisan Devin Williams part of Black Rookie of Year double play

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Nov 11, 2020
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Devin Williams grew up in the St. Louis area, the son of a single mom with a unique talent in a game that, quite frankly, has not been overly receptive to Black players.

L.A. Dodgers Black manager Dave Roberts wins World Series
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L.A. Dodgers Black manager Dave Roberts wins World Series

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Nov 3, 2020
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Dave Roberts gets the job done as L.A. Dodgers Black manager wins World Series

Lewis Hamilton becomes most victorious driver in Formula One history
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Lewis Hamilton becomes most victorious driver in Formula One history

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Oct 28, 2020
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Lewis Hamilton became the most victorious driver in Formula One history following his dominant 92nd career win in last Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix.

Gale Sayers was gifted with far more than just football talent
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Gale Sayers was gifted with far more than just football talent

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Updated Oct 3, 2020
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If you met the late Gale Sayers, and I had that privilege several times, your first thought might have been "this guy did all that?"

MJ, his buddy Hamlin to back Bubba Wallace beginning next year
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MJ, his buddy Hamlin to back Bubba Wallace beginning next year

  • Sports Eye by Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Sep 24, 2020
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For a guy that has never won a NASCAR race, Bubba Wallace has become a racing star.

Jack Flaherty condemns police shooting in Wisconsin, prays for Jacob Blake
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Jack Flaherty condemns police shooting in Wisconsin, prays for Jacob Blake

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Aug 27, 2020
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Jack Flaherty, the St. Louis Cardinals pitching ace, has caught continuous hell from many so-called members of Cardinal Nation for his unabashed support of Black Lives Matter and finding way to end systemic racism in America.

Cardinals repeatedly passed on Padres’ young phenom Tatis Jr.
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Cardinals repeatedly passed on Padres’ young phenom Tatis Jr.

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Aug 20, 2020
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Former St. Louis Cardinal Fernando Tatis Sr. is the only Major League player to hit two grand slams in the same inning. He accomplished the feat against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on April 23, 1999 and both came off pitcher Chan Ho Park. That makes it a record that will most likely never b…

A Missouri mother tough enough to take on Power 5 football – and win
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A Missouri mother tough enough to take on Power 5 football – and win

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Aug 13, 2020
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It took a Missouri mom to slow the madness that is devouring major college football.

Casino Royale Cardinals lose Yadier Molina, six other players to pandemic
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Casino Royale Cardinals lose Yadier Molina, six other players to pandemic

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Aug 6, 2020
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I've viewed Field of Dreams just once in my life. That was, and is, enough. I never liked it. Plagued by an overabundance of sappiness, the 1989 film starring Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones glosses over Major League Baseball’s abject racism. All the players who come to life f…

NBA leads the way in diversity when it comes to hiring
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NBA leads the way in diversity when it comes to hiring

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jul 30, 2020
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As other American professional sports leagues are learning a painful lesson, the NBA will re-start its 2020 season this weekend with COVID-19 cases down to zero.

Dak, ‘Zeek’ again starring in Dallas Cowboys soap opera drama
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Dak, ‘Zeek’ again starring in Dallas Cowboys soap opera drama

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jul 23, 2020
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With all that is going on in America, including his personal bout with COVID, Ezekiel Elliott is upset about (of all things) several NFL media pundits saying last week that he has lost a step and is not among the NFL’s highest echelon of running backs.

Cards’ ace Flaherty finds his voice in fight again racism, police brutality
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Cards’ ace Flaherty finds his voice in fight again racism, police brutality

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jul 15, 2020
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I’ve met St. Louis Cardinals pitching ace Jack Flaherty all of one time in my life.

Mahomes is top money man in American sports – and deserves every penny
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Mahomes is top money man in American sports – and deserves every penny

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Jul 9, 2020
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The once-in-a-lifetime quarterback just signed a once-in-a-lifetime contract.

Black press’ winning strategy led to integration of Major League Baseball
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Black press’ winning strategy led to integration of Major League Baseball

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jul 2, 2020
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Terry Pendleton, a star third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves and 1991 National League MVP, is joining some other MVP winners who say it’s time to strip Kenesaw M. Landis’ name from the American and National League MVP awards.

Bubba Wallace isn’t all on board with FBI explanation of ‘noose’ found in his garage
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Bubba Wallace isn’t all on board with FBI explanation of ‘noose’ found in his garage

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Jun 24, 2020
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The FBI concluded swiftly that a rope fashioned as a noose in racer Bubba Wallace’s garage stall was a “door pull,” and not and intentional act of hate directed at the driver.

Sports’ BLM support exposing Trump as an Emperor Without Clothes
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Sports’ BLM support exposing Trump as an Emperor Without Clothes

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Jun 18, 2020
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My brother-in-law, Charles Crawford, grew up in Hominy, Oklahoma, about 30 miles from Tulsa. After an outstanding high school football career, he earned a full-ride scholarship to Kansas State University. He played running back, helped turn around the Wildcats and reached the 1983 Independen…

KSDK’s Hicks, Kaepernick suddenly find themselves on the same team
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KSDK’s Hicks, Kaepernick suddenly find themselves on the same team

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Jun 11, 2020
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A year ago, KSDK sports reporter Ahmad Hicks was part of the St. Louis Blues historic run to the Stanley Cup. He also was there as the St. Louis Cardinals cobbled together a gutty season that took them to the National League Championship Series.

Some powerful white coaches finally decide to speak against racism in America
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Some powerful white coaches finally decide to speak against racism in America

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jun 4, 2020
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Since George Floyd’s death at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, a usually callous sports world has (for the most part) come to realize that things must change in America.

Bill White deserves Cardinals Hall of Fame induction for off-field courage, on-field excellence
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Bill White deserves Cardinals Hall of Fame induction for off-field courage, on-field excellence

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • May 28, 2020
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Bill White, who would later become the first black MLB television broadcaster in 1971 when he worked for the New York Yankees, played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959-65 and was a member of the 1964 World Series champion team. He returned to St. Louis and played in 48 games, mostly as a…

NFL resorts to bribery to entice owners to hire black GMs, head coaches
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NFL resorts to bribery to entice owners to hire black GMs, head coaches

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • May 20, 2020
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The National Football League has given up on the idea that a significant number of owners will hire a minority head coach and/or general manager. It might now resort to a true American business strategy – bribery.

There will never be another entertainment all-star like Little Richard
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There will never be another entertainment all-star like Little Richard

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • May 13, 2020
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The St. Louis Rams were, by far, the best team in the NFL in 2001.

NFL black quarterbacks are heading into summer of uncertainty – and promise
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NFL black quarterbacks are heading into summer of uncertainty – and promise

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • May 6, 2020
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The number of NFL black starting quarterbacks is down one as the upcoming season hopefully nears.

Miami’s black brain trust wins raves for its 2020 NFL Draft selections
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Miami’s black brain trust wins raves for its 2020 NFL Draft selections

  • Alvin Reid
  • Apr 30, 2020
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The Miami Dolphins were supposed to have the first draft pick in the NFL 2020 draft.

Celebrating Jackie; Harris-Howe still has a historic diamond
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Celebrating Jackie; Harris-Howe still has a historic diamond

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Apr 23, 2020
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One of the first casualties of the delayed Major League Baseball season was the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson Day.

Bye-bye Battlehawks; XFL leaves big debt behind in St. Louis
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Bye-bye Battlehawks; XFL leaves big debt behind in St. Louis

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Apr 15, 2020
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Your love give me such a thrill,

Houston Rockets shock Lakers, go onto claim fantasy NBA title in one-and-done format
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Houston Rockets shock Lakers, go onto claim fantasy NBA title in one-and-done format

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Apr 8, 2020
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In a major (mythical) upset, the 10th-seeded Houston Rockets stun LeBron James and the second-seed Los Angeles Lakers in a quarterfinal matchup in the NBA Championship Tournament concocted by yours truly.

Finally, there is a real push to get Curt Flood enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Finally, there is a real push to get Curt Flood enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  • Mar 12, 2020
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A Congress that is more about battling against each other than working for the people, has found common ground in the late Cardinals star. With U.S. Rep. William “Lacy” Clay (D-Mo.) a part of the effort that launched in the final week of Black History Month, hopefully Flood will win the need…

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Beal has gone berserk on NBA since being snubbed for 2020 All-Star Game
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Beal has gone berserk on NBA since being snubbed for 2020 All-Star Game

  • By Alvin Reid
  • Mar 4, 2020
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Among the many classic lines from the movie “Animal House is “We have a saying at Delta; ‘don’t get mad, get even.’”

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Battlehawks soar before diverse, raucous Dome crowd
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Battlehawks soar before diverse, raucous Dome crowd

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Feb 26, 2020
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Battlehawks soar before diverse, raucous Dome crowd

Black coaching hires at collegiate ranks far worse than NFL’s abysmal marks
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Black coaching hires at collegiate ranks far worse than NFL’s abysmal marks

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Feb 19, 2020
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After a 42-25 home loss to Michigan on Oct. 12, it looked as though Illinois’ Lovie Smith would be yet another black head coaching casualty at season’s end.

Dad was there just at the right time for first-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum
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Dad was there just at the right time for first-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Feb 12, 2020
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Jayson Tatum is on top of the world.

Patrick Mahomes showed us he’s more than “Showtime” in gritty Super Bowl triumph
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Patrick Mahomes showed us he’s more than “Showtime” in gritty Super Bowl triumph

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Feb 5, 2020
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Down 20-10 midway through the fourth quarter to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs still had the faith.

A pair of black NHL All-Stars shine in St. Louis with world’s best hockey players
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A pair of black NHL All-Stars shine in St. Louis with world’s best hockey players

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jan 29, 2020
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The NHL All-Star Game weekend brought many of the world’s greatest hockey players to St. Louis for skills competitions and a very entertaining game – and two black players showcased their outstanding talent.

Mahomes’ magic guarantees Super Bowl will be a record-setter when it comes to ratings
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Mahomes’ magic guarantees Super Bowl will be a record-setter when it comes to ratings

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jan 22, 2020
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I know it, you know it and the NFL for darn sure knows it.

McKinney making his coach, supporters and home city look bad with his antics at Mizzou
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McKinney making his coach, supporters and home city look bad with his antics at Mizzou

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jan 15, 2020
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It’s difficult enough to be Cuonzo Martin, head coach of the Missouri basketball team. He’s been on the hot seat with some fans since the day he was hired. They would rather have him fail than lead Missouri to national prominence.

Rooney Rule makes some black NFL head coaching candidates sacrificial lambs
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Rooney Rule makes some black NFL head coaching candidates sacrificial lambs

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Jan 8, 2020
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The late Art Rooney, who owned the Pittsburgh Steelers for decades before he passed and left the team within the family, used his respect, power and knowledge to somehow get his fellow owners to approve a mandate that a minority candidate must be interviewed for any open head coach or genera…

2020 will surely bring us political drama, so let's be grief-free in sports world
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2020 will surely bring us political drama, so let's be grief-free in sports world

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Dec 31, 2019
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Fat chance on a year going by without sports craziness, but we can always hope for just that. In the meantime, here are some hopes and wishes for various players, teams, front offices and fans.

Celebration Bowl showcases best in HBCU athletics and academics before national audience
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Celebration Bowl showcases best in HBCU athletics and academics before national audience

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Dec 24, 2019
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North Carolina A&T coach Sam Washington is the antithesis of today’s young offensive-minded head coaches being hired to lead college and NFL football teams.

The legend of Lamar Jackson is impacting all of America, not just the NFL
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The legend of Lamar Jackson is impacting all of America, not just the NFL

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Dec 18, 2019
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When quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens take the field against an NFL opponent, it has become must-see TV. Even if Jackson and his crew are blowing out the opponent, TV ratings don’t slide. All eyes remain on the dual threat quarterback.

Drinkwitz leaves safe orbit of Sun Belt for Missouri program spinning out of control
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Drinkwitz leaves safe orbit of Sun Belt for Missouri program spinning out of control

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Dec 11, 2019
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Eliah Drinkwitz said Tuesday during his introductory press conference in Columbia, “Our purpose is to win, make no mistake about it, but to win the right way.”

Here are four black coaches that should be considered for the Missouri football job
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Here are four black coaches that should be considered for the Missouri football job

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Dec 4, 2019
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There are at least a dozen Power 5 college football programs that would gladly take a 25-25 record and two bowl appearances over the past four seasons. Yet, this was not good enough for Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk and many of the Tiger’s delusional fans.

Martin better get Mizzou’s hoops mojo working or he might be out of work
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Martin better get Mizzou’s hoops mojo working or he might be out of work

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Nov 27, 2019
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Missouri’s football team is in free fall and a loss to lowly Arkansas in Little Rock could cost head coach Barry Odom his job.

Kaepernick takes control of suspicious NFL workout plan; Hey Stephen A. – shut up
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Kaepernick takes control of suspicious NFL workout plan; Hey Stephen A. – shut up

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Updated Nov 21, 2019
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If there is one thing the sports world has learned during the past four years is that Colin Kaepernick is not afraid of controversy and will do things his way.

While teams are headed in different directions, Tatum and Beal having career best seasons
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While teams are headed in different directions, Tatum and Beal having career best seasons

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Nov 13, 2019
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With the departure of Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn via free agency in the offseason and Gordon Hayward’s broken hand that will sideline him at least six weeks, the stage is set for Jayson Tatum to step forward and become a true star.

NFL inclusion efforts fall short at the franchise level; Hamilton wins sixth F1 driver’s title
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NFL inclusion efforts fall short at the franchise level; Hamilton wins sixth F1 driver’s title

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Nov 6, 2019
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The NFL’s popularity continues to grow, while its commitment to diversity is not traveling down the same path.

Kelly Bryant isn’t the problem, but many Mizzou fans making him a scapegoat
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Kelly Bryant isn’t the problem, but many Mizzou fans making him a scapegoat

  • By Alvin A. Reid
  • Oct 30, 2019
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It took two weeks for Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant to go from a hero to a zero.

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