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LONDON — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath made it worse. Monkey emojis. Being told to go home. The N-word. The even sadder part? Everyone saw it coming. “It’s […]
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When racism was rife in English soccer and hooliganism was on the rise, Black players were only just beginning to integrate into some of the league’s biggest teams. Liverpool, arguably the most famous soccer club in the world at the time, fielded its first Black player in 1980. Chelsea followed two […]
Manchester: When racism was rife in English soccer and hooliganism was on the rise, Black players were only just beginning to integrate into some of the league’s biggest teams. Liverpool, arguably the most famous soccer club in the world at the time, fielded its first Black player in 1980. Chelsea followed two years later by […]
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC and its charitable partner [RAVE Foundation](https://ravefoundation.org/) today announced, in conjunction with Black Players for Change (BPC), that the club is building a new soccer mini-pitch** at Olympic View K-8 school in the Federal Way Public School District, an initiative that aligns with the Rave Green’s mission to bring play equity […]
Fans and supporters – even in MLB suites – are celebrating the upstart National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) baseball programs at three historically Black colleges and universities, Dillard University and Philander Smith College of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and
Being a Pokémon TCG player is loads of fun, but it often requires loads of supplies. Playmats, binders, snacks, and decks—the list is longer than an Onix. Fortunately, the Pokémon Everyday Bags collection is here to save the day with a laptop tote bag, waist bag, shoulder bag, toiletry bag, duffel bag, and even a […]
Liberty County Sheriff’s Department A still from body camera footage released by the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office shows the bus and driver on the side of the highway. Sheriff’s deputies stopped the bus, which was transporting the historically Black university’s women’s lacrosse team, and allegedly searched passengers and their belongings with the help of police […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams — all from historically Black colleges and universities — had names that won’t resonate with the average baseball fan. Wiley College. Bluefield State. Rust College. The Black College World Series, held this week in Montgomery, is […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Players Collaborative Fund has donated $10,000 each to Get Girls Going (GGG) and Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP). With these latest grants, the coalition of Revolution players has granted $180,000 to grassroots organizations in New England that are leaders in the ongoing effort to promote social equity and fight […]
The U.S. men haven’t won gold at the IIHF World Championship since 1933 — but their next attempt, in Finland starting on May 12, will feature some high-end offensive talent. Jake Guentzel and Alex Tuch, 36-goal scorers last season for the Penguins and Sabres, will both . . .