by Starlette Thomas | Aug 31, 2020 | Opinion
If some people didn’t get the message of the protests against police brutality, with persons around the world marching down city streets and country roads after the death of George Floyd, then the athletes of the WNBA, the NBA and MLS are repeating it loud and clear....
by Mitch Randall | Jul 30, 2020 | Opinion
Baseball has been called America’s pastime; maybe that’s why I watched opening day with so much solace, joy and hope this year. Around the country, we are hearing “play ball” for baseball, football, basketball and other sports. However, during a raging pandemic, we...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 9, 2020 | Opinion
I’m not anyone’s mascot. As a citizen of the Muscogee Creek tribe, there are some factors I would like for readers to consider, especially those still arguing that naming sports teams after Native Americans is somehow not demeaning or dehumanizing. Before...
by Cory Jones | Feb 24, 2020 | Opinion
I’m from Los Angeles and have been a Lakers fan for as long as I can remember. The Great Western Forum was 15 minutes from my house in Inglewood, California. This is the arena where the Lakers won five championships in the 1980s. It was Showtime. Magic, Kareem,...
by Ed Hogan | Nov 21, 2019 | Opinion
The Chicago White Sox were involved in a scandal to “throw” the 1919 World Series. Players were paid very little back then, which made them vulnerable to the deep pockets of sports gamblers. They were paid off, the Sox lost the series, and the players involved are now...