Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson (53) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged an immigrant illegally living in the U.S. in a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver in Indiana. Let’s not use the sad death of Edwin […]
She stayed cool under pressure. Maame Biney , the first black woman on the U.S. Olympic speedskating team, advanced Saturday in the 500-meter short-track event with a veteran-like performance in the first round at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Source: First Black Woman […]
By Andrew Rosario They weren’t supposed to be in the biggest NFL game after losing their starting quarterback. Carson Wentz blew out his knee against the Rams in week 14 after passing for over 3,200 yards. A leading candidate for MVP, Wentz season ended and […]
By Andrew Rosario Sunday, Super Bowl XLII will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. This coming on the heels of a report from the Los Angeles Times that says NFL ratings among NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN lost […]
By Andrew Rosario This past sports week saw a star basketball player traded, a player suffering a season ending injury and a team making a roster move in hopes of righting their struggling season. The Los Angeles Clippers traded star guard Chris Paul to Houston before the start of the […]
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Thousands of people stepped up to help former NFL linebacker Aaron Maybin raise money for students in Baltimore’s public schools after his tweets showing students wearing jackets and winter hats inside a classroom went viral. The former NFL […]