by Mitch Randall | Jan 21, 2022 | Opinion
Even if you’re not a baseball fan, the chances are high you have heard about Jackie Robinson. Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball when he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. However, have you ever heard of Willie O’Ree? O’Ree,...
by Shelby Livingstone | Jan 19, 2022 | Opinion
Conference realignment. The transfer portal. Coaches getting fired. Coaches moving. COVID-19. These are all uncontrollable obstacles that collegiate student-athletes face every year, if not every day, in their quest for championships. A constant, however, found in...
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...
