7 d. ago College football player arrested after stabbing two teammates hours before game, police say

The UAB two injured players are in stable condition after being attacked

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1 week ago Banned college basketball player admits role in betting scheme

Dae Dae Hunter admitted on Good Morning America that he deliberately underperformed in games

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1 week ago A trooper’s shove showed stardom doesn’t protect Black athletes from police

When I was a college basketball player, some believed we were treated differently from other Black and Brown people. An event last weekend suggests otherwiseIt was 1996, my first day stepping foot on Syracuse University’s campus. I saw a big student protest was taking place so, with my freshman’s inquisitive mind, I ventured over to see what was going on. I listened to a passionate sista named Kathy Ade, the president of Syracuse’s student African-American Society. She stood there with her Bantu knots and a megaphone addressing the crowd, discussing the fact that campus security was now going to be able to carry pepper spray. In the 90s – which my daughter Baby Sierra calls “the 1900s,” just to keep me humble – campus security carrying pepper spray was a big deal. Now, they all carry guns. The fear was that they’d use the spray on Black and Brown students without hesitation, at the slightest perceived sign of trouble.Syracuse’s campus newspaper, the Daily Orange, printed a photo of ...

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1 week ago A trooper’s shove showed stardom doesn’t protect Black athletes from police | Etan Thomas

When I was a college basketball player, some believed we were treated differently from other Black and Brown people. An event last weekend suggests otherwiseIt was 1996, my first day stepping foot on Syracuse University’s campus. I saw a big student protest was taking place so, with my freshman’s inquisitive mind, I ventured over to see what was going on.I listened to a passionate sista named Kathy Ade, the president of Syracuse’s student African-American Society. She stood there with her Bantu knots and a megaphone addressing the crowd, discussing the fact that campus security was now going to be able to carry pepper spray. In the 90s – which my daughter Baby Sierra calls “the 1900s,” just to keep me humble – campus security carrying pepper spray was a big deal. Now, they all carry guns. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The other clásico: Barcelona and Real Madrid’s rivalry thrives on the basketball court too

The showdown channels centuries of Spanish tension and pride – and may soon collide with the NBA’s ambitions to expand into EuropeScores of fans filed past the silhouettes of cranes and construction work surrounding Barcelona’s Camp Nou last Friday night. But they weren’t there for the world famous soccer stadium. Instead, the sea of Barça jerseys was heading for the club’s basketball arena, the Palau Blaugrana. There was an expectant but apprehensive buzz in the air – the night marked a big occasion: Real Madrid were in town.It’s widely accepted that the biggest rivalry in basketball is between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics; between them they have won almost half of all championships in NBA history. The Lakers-Celtics showdowns of the 1980s went beyond basketball and embodied different Americas: West Coast glitz versus East Coast grit; flashy fastbreak basketball versus fundamentals; and, frankly, though perhaps sometimes oversimplistically, Black versus white. Continue...

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3 w. ago College football player says he walked away from $60,000 scholarship after campaign of racist abuse from teammates

‘They called me the N-word,’ 18-year-old Brook Williams said

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3 w. ago World's tallest teenager finally makes college basketball debut and comically towers over every opponent

Rioux, who stands at 7 foot 9 inches tall, stepped onto the court for the first time in Florida colors during their 104-64 win over North Florida on Thursday evening.

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3 w. ago Florida’s 7ft 9in Oliver Rioux becomes tallest player in college basketball history

World’s tallest teenager debuts for national champsRioux, 19, plays two minutes in Florida’s 104-64 winFlorida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7ft 9in center Olivier Rioux in the game.Golden relented with 2:09 to play – and made history in the process – after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center. Continue reading...

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