(ThyBlackMan.com) While much of the U.S. was focused on the U.S. Supreme Court as it relates to Donald Trump in recent weeks, there was much more significant news involving the Supreme Court recently. In late June, the Supreme Court issued its highly important ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s hot pretty much everywhere on Earth this summer but in sports slang someone who is “hot” is performing in their sport at a high level regardless of the competition. Biniam Girmay qualifies as “hot” in sports slang. Earlier this month, Girmay became the first African cyclist to win ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last month, 2023 WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces made their visit to the White House, which is a tradition for champions of North American sports. Last year, Las Vegas defeated the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals to become back-to-back champs. During the visit, Joe Biden ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just as Name, Image, and Likeness, or NIL, signaled historic changes in college sports years ago, there is a bigger change coming. During May 2024, college sports news several decades in the making occurred as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, known best as the NCAA, and the “Power Five” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most recognizable voices in sports, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, isn’t shy about giving his opinion about the top sports headlines daily. In fact, he gets paid millions of dollars to do so, which is a dream job for millions and millions of sports fans everywhere. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The younger people of course are the ones who are seen on the streets. They are the activists. They are the real vanguard of change because they haven’t been indoctrinated and they haven’t submitted.”-co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Huey P. Newton April 2024 was a truly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The head coaching carousel in men’s college basketball saw a major spin when Kentucky’s John Calipari left his longtime position as Kentucky men’s basketball head coach for Arkansas. It is also easy to forget that the NBA’s head coaching carousel will begin as well with the 2023-24 regular season ...
J.B. Bickerstaff’s sports betting revelation reflects the tenuous union of legalized sports betting.
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the American Gaming Association, legal betting on this year’s “March Madness” NCAA basketball tournaments is projected to reach approximately $2.7 billion. That large monetary figure combines both the wagers for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. One of the most “costly” NCAA Tournament results was Alabama ...