(ThyBlackMan.com) March Madness is a wonderful time of the year for sports fans. The excitement of young players fighting hard to advance their schools in the tournament can be intoxicating to the viewer. The game of basketball is like a religion to some, especially in my home state of Kentucky, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Danny Manning knows a thing or two about the NCAA Basketball Tournament (aka “The Big Dance”). In 1988 as a senior at Kansas University, Manning and an upstart team coached by Larry Brown danced all the way to the Division I title. That squad was often referred to as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us saw the ESPN 30-for-30 episode called “Broke.” This was a tragic and borderline comedic display of professional athletes who’ve gone from riches to rags in no time flat. These stories make me sad because, despite the lessons we’ve learned from the past, we will continue to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) March is a wild and magical time for college basketball fans and 20 years ago this time of year belonged to Nolan Richardson, when his Arkansas Razorbacks won the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division I title. In capturing the crown with a 76-72, triumph over fabled ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I wanted to share a very quick thought about a conversation I had this morning. Someone got mad at me for saying this, but I stand by it till the end: Men who have lots of kids with lots of women damage the black community as much or more than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last season, Washington Redskins’ tackle Trent Williams was accused of directing use of the N-word toward a referee during a nationally-televised game. His action is just one of the many instances that the term tends to be thrown around freely in the face of self-respecting Black/African-American sports fans and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Amid the noise of the modern media, sometimes you have to listen for the silences to understand what is actually being said. This is a good way to understand the recent news that the National Football League is considering penalties against players if they utter one of the most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Football fans younger than the age of 50 most likely never saw John Wooten perform on the field. A guard who fought many tough battles against the best defensive linemen of his day, Wooten was a member of the 1964 NFL Championship Cleveland Browns team, which featured the great ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At some point during the mid 1990s, while working in the Detroit Free sports department, I told a colleague that my favorite hockey player was Mike Grier. The colleague was a bit surprised by my statement because I had never shown much interest in hockey. Afterwards, the colleague began ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Craig Hodges never made an NBA All-Star team, but during the early 1990s he captured the attention of the basketball world by winning the three-point competition three consecutive years (1990-92) during the league’s celebrated All-Star Weekend. Playing in an era where talented sharp shooters like Reggie Miller, Glen Rice, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Barely over a month into 2014, Terrell Owens’ messy situation has crossed over into the new year. Despite having a very big fall in the eye of the public, Terrell has continued to fight for happiness. He married Rachel Snider in a small courthouse ceremony on January 23. Surprisingly, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know I’m proud to be black ya’ll/And that’s a fact ya’ll” — Proud to Be Black- RunDMC. Inspired by Michael Sam’s recent announcement that he plans to be the football’s first openly gay player, Tyrone “Mustafa” Jackson decided that he wanted to make history, too. Yesterday, at a press conference, Jackson ...