Tag: Football

Here’s Every Black Heisman Trophy Winner In NCAA History

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty UPDATED: 5:00 p.m. ET, April 24, 2024 Have you ever wondered how many Black Heisman trophy winners there are? Well, the NewsOne Team searched the web and couldn’t find a list. So we made one for you! And now, as of April 24, 2024, there are officially […]

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With the Return of Reggie Bush’s Heisman, Is Justice Finally Restored in the NCAA?

Imagine you are your company’s biggest earner and superstar, but some rule from an ancient list of regulations allows your bosses to make all the money from the work you did? Danielle Pinnock On Starring in ‘Ghosts’ & ‘Young Sheldon’, Plus Her Funny Story About ‘Thong Song’ & A Wedding Off English Now you know […]

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From Rihanna to LeBron, the Best Black Celebrity Street Style

Photo: The Hollywood Curtain/Bauer-Griffin (Getty Images) We know celebrities know how to dress to impress at movie premieres and award shows. But the stars with the best style also know how to put a great look together when they shop for groceries, have dinner with friends or cheer on their favorite sports teams. Advertisement We’ve […]

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Aaron Rodgers Plays Ball With Podcasters and Conspiracy Theorists

Aaron Rodgers, perhaps the most gifted N.F.L. quarterback of his generation, spent a week last month in Costa Rica with a handful of fellow pro football players in search of transformation. At a mountain retreat with views of the Pacific Ocean, they drank a psychedelic brew under the watchful eyes of a Yawanawa shaman and […]

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The Life of O.J. Simpson: A Timeline

O.J. Simpson, who died on Wednesday at 76, lived a life that made him one of the most famous people in America, as well as, at various times, the most celebrated and most reviled. A Heisman Trophy winner when he played football at the University of Southern California, he reached superstar status as a running […]

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O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

O.J. Simpson, who ran to fame on the football field, made fortunes as a Black all-American in movies, advertising and television, and was acquitted of killing his former wife and her friend in a 1995 trial in Los Angeles that mesmerized the nation, died on Wednesday. He was 76. The cause was cancer, his family […]

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The Internet Accused Conor Gallagher, an English Soccer Player, of Ignoring a Young Black Fan, But Did He?

Imagine meeting a professional athlete, only to be ignored. Over the weekend, before a soccer (football) match between Chelsea FC and Burnley FC, fans noticed a clip of Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher shaking the hands of one of the young child mascots, but ignoring the handshake of another. New Grails Docu-Series Explores 2 Black Entrepreneurs’ […]

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WATCH: Did Conor Gallagher, the English Soccer Player, Really Ignore A Young Black Fan?

Imagine meeting a professional athlete, only to be ignored. Over the weekend, before a soccer (football) match between Chelsea FC and Burnley FC, fans noticed a clip of Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher shaking the hands of one of the young child mascots, but ignoring the handshake of another. New Grails Docu-Series Explores 2 Black Entrepreneurs’ […]

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Cameron Sutton Arrested: Ex-Lions CB Turns Himself In Weeks After Domestic Abuse Warrant

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Kevin Sabitus / Getty UPDATED: 8 a.m. ET, April 1, 2024 Ex-Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton is finally in police custody after weeks of evading authorities. The former NFL player turned himself in on Sunday after being missing since a warrant was issued for his arrest in a domestic abuse incident.  According […]

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