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UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Laila Edwards became the first Black player to score for the United States women’s hockey team with two goals, Alex Carpenter scored three times and the Americans routed Czechia 6-0 on Friday night at the Women’s World Championship. Edwards and Carpenter each scored 59 seconds apart to make it 3-0 with […]
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Laila Edwards became the first Black player to score for the United States women’s hockey team with two goals, Alex Carpenter scored three times and the Americans routed Czechia 6-0 at the Women’s World Championship. Edwards and Carpenter each scored 59 seconds apart to make it 3-0 with 2:31 left in […]
While the overwhelming majority of players in the NBA are African-American (just about 80 percent last season), many are black international players who bring a unique perspective to the league. What is it like to be a black international player coming directly to the NBA from overseas? What are the biggest challenges? Did they encounter […]
Tennis is a sport that has often been deemed too “white” by many of its players. When describing it as such, the term usually means that it is an expensive sport, mostly reserved for the privileged class. While that was the situation when the sport began, there has been immense change over time, mainly because […]
Newly crowned World Rugby player of the year Ardie Savea said Friday that he wanted to “try something new” and test himself after moving to Japan’s big-spending league. The All Blacks loose forward has signed for Kobe Steelers on a one-season deal that means he will not miss any games for his country. Savea joins […]
Laila Edwards is set to become the first Black player to play for the women’s national team when she makes her debut on Saturday afternoon for the second game in a seven-game series vs. Canada. “I was definitely super-excited and just humbled and grateful,” Edwards told NHL.com. “Nervous, too. It’s my first time playing at […]
“It was obviously disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,” Mathews says of the incident Andrew Fidel Fernando06-Nov-2023 • 1 hr ago “If they want to take wickets like that and stoop down to that level, there’s something wrong, drastically” Associated Press In almost certainly the most explosive press conferences of his career, Angelo Mathews called the […]
Edwards was an alternate captain on the U.S. team that won the silver medal at the 2022 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship in Madison, Wisconsin. She tied for the U.S. lead with defenseman Sydney Morrow and was tied for third among all players with eight points (four goals, four assists) in five games. She was […]
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade in a game in England. Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers at the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut in a Champions Cup game on Saturday. […]
Ardie Savea has been named World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in partnership with Mastercard at the 2023 World Rugby Awards at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Savea’s award came just hours after the All Blacks loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final at Stade de France with the loose […]