by Samara Lynn November 27, 2018 Nike has appointed John W. Rogers, the CEO and founder of Ariel Investments L.L.C. to its board of directors, according to a press release. “John brings with him a depth of financial expertise and we are pleased to welcome him to Nike’s Board of Directors,”
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Simone Biles made history by picking up her record 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics championships when she cruised to victory in the vault final on Friday. Yet it’s the silver she captured on uneven bars that the Olympic and world champion may cherish
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By HOWARD FENDRICH Colin Kaepernick is no longer in the NFL — which, when one considers that Derek Anderson and Cody Kessler are getting snaps at quarterback, is fascinating — and the White House-driven conversation about pregame national anthems in the league largely has receded. Still, on this given Sunday,
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PAUL NEWBERRY (AP Sports Writer),The Associated Press SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Tiger Woods kept bending over in anguish, his shoulders sinking further and further, the energy ebbing as he made his way around Le Golf National for the second time Saturday. It was the body language of a tired, defeated
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By Abhinav Kini 09/26/18 AT 6:34 AM Nike is pleased with its Colin Kaepernick ad campaign as the sportswear company commented on it for the first time since its launch earlier this month. Kaepernick initially revealed he would be the face of the 30th anniversary of Nike’s “Just Do It” tagline
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DOUG FERGUSON,Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods, in his Sunday red shirt, both arms raised in victory on the 18th green. For so many years, the scene was familiar. This time, it was surreal. “I can’t believe I pulled this off,” Woods said Sunday during the trophy presentation at
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Abhinav Kini, International Business Times, Sun, Feb 12 Former world number one Andy Roddick believes Serena Williams should be regarded in the same vein as Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali as the greatest athlete of all time. Serena Williams recently won the 2017 Australian Open, beating her sister Venus Williams
Continue readingJackie Bamberger, Busted Racquet (AP) In 1998, two teenage tennis phenoms from Compton, Calif., met for the first time on the pro tour, in the second round at the Australian Open. Beads in their hair and braces on their teeth, the oft-talked about sisters stood ready to take the tennis
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Taryn Finley Black Voices Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Poet Clint Smith III takes a critical look at the Founding Fathers’ role in oppressing black people in his latest poem entitled “History Reconsidered.” His piece served as a letter to five of the United States presidents who owned slaves, George Washington,
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By Ed Adamczyk | June 15, 2016 at 8:16 AM The iconic African-American magazines were sold to a Black owned Texas private equity firm. CHICAGO, June 15 (UPI) — Johnson Publishing sold African-American lifestyle magazines Ebony and Jet to a Texas private equity firm. The family-owned company, which has published
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