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'IM AN ICON, I'M A LIVING LEGEND, I'M UNDEFEATED, I'M THE TOP DOG.' This is Floyd Mayweather's proclamation to the world as he prepares for the biggest fight of his [...]

To say that Wayman Tisdale is special is a bit of an understatement. While most of us are trying to excel in one job or profession, he has distinguished himself [...]

THE Central Intercollegiate Athlete Association (CIAA) basketball tournament, which has become one of the most popular annual events in Black America, is expected to generate a record-breaking $2 million-plus this [...]

IT's back! After Hurricane Katrina ripped the roof of the Louisiana Superdome, the State Farm Bayou Classic, for the first time since 1975, was played at a new location, Reliant [...]

What do you get when you put an acclaimed actress, an NFL legend and a rising starlet on ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars?' A triple threat! Vivica A. Fox, Emmitt [...]

During a chilly weekend in Houston-the city locals affectionately call 'H-town'-NBA All-Stars put on a show for the thousands of fans and droves of celebs during the NBA's most popular [...]

In a storybook-ending season on the 40th anniversary of the unofficial American holiday known as the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 at Detroit's Ford Field [...]

When the 61st annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) basketball tournament begins on February 27, it will represent a new start for the tournament, one that, officials say, will ensure [...]

SINCE the first State Farm Bayou Classic was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium in 1974, the game has become one of the most anticipated events in sports. At last [...]

University of Southern California's run at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 recently reached a record-breaking level. The back-to-back national football champions have been top-ranked in the AP [...]

AFTER 59 memorable years of heart-thumping excitement, top-notch competition and a fan-friendly environment that has elements of a family reunion, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) basketball tournament will continue [...]

NO other single event dug so deep into world consciousness until the Lindbergh flight 17 years later. More reporters covered it than covered the Russo-Japanese War, and it received more [...]

THE tradition continues, and so does the rivalry. It has become, by practically all accounts, 'the greatest and most distinguishable sporting event in all of Black America.' The Grambling State [...]

Usually, coaches make history by leading great teams to championships, posting all-time numbers or breaking records. However, there are five out of the 32 head coaches in the National Football [...]

THE second most-attended college basketball conference final last year wasn't the Pac-10 or the Big East--it was the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which attracted more than 20,000 fans, including national [...]

The Williams Sisters have taken the tennis world by storm. Just recently Venus and Serena battled it out for the Wimbledon title, tennis' most coveted championship. Who would have guessed [...]

CAN ANYONE TAME THIS TIGER? After winning his third Masters in six years and becoming the third player to win the prestigious tournament back-to-back, Tiger Woods leaves everyone asking that [...]

The Florida Marlins shocked Major League Baseball by winning the 1997 World Series in a thrilling 7th and final game against the veteran Cleveland Indians. The final score was 3-2, [...]

What was dubbed as the 'fight of the century' turned out to be the 'bite of the century.' World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavy\N eight Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield retained his [...]

The Chicago Bulls 'Drive For Five' was not a Sunday afternoon cruise. It was more like a high speed race with the Utah Jazz on its bumper all the way. [...]

Basketball sensation Michael Jordan made All-Star history. Charlotte Hornets guard Glen Rice broke an All-Star record set by Wilt Chamberlain. But the most exciting and memorable moments of All-Star Weekend [...]

Evander Holyfield sent shock waves throughout the world when he courageously upset the ultimate warrior, World Boxing Association (WBA) Champion Mike Tyson, with an 11th-round TKO. Holyfield joins the legendary [...]

More than 10,000 athletes from hundreds of countries will ascend on Atlanta for the 100-year anniversary of the Olympic Games in the modern era. And a talented contingent of Black [...]

It was a lesson in desire; a lesson on focus; a lesson in determination; and, yes, a lesson in life. The Chicago Bulls, led by their proud warrior, superstar guard [...]

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, with the reckless destruction of a runaway train, demolished World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Frank Bruno in only three rounds to reclaim the title he [...]

Playing it close to the vest and with very little fanfare, Earvin 'Magic' Johnson made a triumphant return to the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was not the [...]

MIKE TYSON, 29, WHOSE READY lethal weapons are still loaded because his first ring opponent in four years folded before he could display his fistic firepower, is anxious to take [...]

Mike Tyson uncoiled venom and struck like a deadly cobra with two lethal weapons which he had not sprung on a boxing foe in four years. The victim of the [...]

Now that the Houston Rockets have repeated as NBA Champions, they can talk the talk. But NBA fans around the country knew that the road-tested, gutty squad was more than [...]

The return of Michael Jordan - the most celebrated sports figure of our time - was eagerly anticipated by a national television viewing audience as the Chicago Bulls faced off [...]

It felt like old times. And it looked like the good old days--superstar Michael Jordan at the Chicago Stadium, playing basketball like only he can. Jordan came out of retirement [...]

Bo Jackson's dramatic home run in the division-clinching game against the Seattle Mariners, sealed his hero status in lore and solidified his storybook baseball comeback from hip replacement surgery. With [...]

They are all winners and they all still believe in the Army slogan 'Be all that you can be.' And that's why more than 500 disabled war veterans came to [...]

In his eighth All-Star Game appearance, Kirby Puckett turned out to be the star among stars during the recent 64th Annual All-Star Game held recently at Oriole Park at Camden [...]

It's beginning to have a feel as familiar as an old pair of sneakers or a favorite chair. Once again the Chicago Bulls won the National Basketball Association championship; once [...]

THE new Olympic battle cry may be 'On to Atlanta,' but if anyone needs a reason to remember Barcelona, Spain, they need look no farther than the African-American athletes who [...]

One Continent. Millions of fans. Sixteen teams. One Africa Cup of Nations. We're talking football. Not that American pigskin stuff; but the other kind of football--aka soccer--the world's most popular [...]

At American University in Washington, D.C., Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) shares a laugh with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) during a gathering where Kennedy and his niece, Caroline [...]

For 63 years, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament has been known for its nonstop action and for providing a setting for a celebration of alumni, family and [...]

The San Antonio Spurs became champions for a fourth time in nine years, and All-Star Tim Duncan has a ring to show for each one of them. 'It never gets [...]

Shaquille O'Neal promised it two summers ago and teammate Dwyane Wade helped deliver it: the Miami Heat's first NBA championship title in its 18-year history. O'Neal and Wade, the Finals [...]

No, you're not dreaming. The Chicago White Sox are the new world champions. After winning the team's first World Series title in 88 years, the Chicago White Sox celebrated with [...]

IN ATLANTA, thousands of demonstrators, young and old, marched down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in support of extending the 40-year-old Voting Rights Act. Supporters on the front line include [...]

Led by a group of young and talented Black runners, the United States recently set a record by winning 14 gold medals at the World Track & Field Championships in [...]

It was a clash of the titles in San Antonio as the Spurs won its third championship in seven seasons, outlasting the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in the last game of [...]

The American League won its sixth-consecutive All-Star Game, beating the National League 9-4, in a game marked by big hits, and a week marked by a celebration of the baseball's [...]

The Super Bowl XXXVIII battle pitting the New England Patriots against the Carolina Panthers proved to be one of the most memorable football match-ups in recent NFL history thanks to [...]

The San Antonio Spurs finished their playoff run in stunning style. After upsetting the three-time championship Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, then beating Dallas in an all-Texas conference championship, [...]

The top basketball talent in the nation recently gathered in Cleveland to show their skills and provide fans a glimpse of the sports superstars of tomorrow in the McDonald's All [...]

So it's true. Offense wins games, and defense wins championships. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers solidified this statement as their team, the league's No. 1 defense, muted the NFL's No. 1 [...]