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Michigan's Fab Five reunites to support Howard, attends 1st basketball game at Crisler in 3 decades
Read full article: Michigan's Fab Five reunites to support Howard, attends 1st basketball game at Crisler in 3 decadesMichigan’s Fab Five reunited and attended a basketball game on campus for the first time since they played three decades ago, watching the Wolverines beat Ohio State 73-65 on Monday.
Former athletes, sports shows take lead on social justice
Read full article: Former athletes, sports shows take lead on social justiceFormer athletes have a pipeline to advance into sports media as commentators, and many popular shows feature a Black man or woman as a host. Instead, it turned into a forum for players to express their feelings about racial and social issues after practice was canceled. Brown added that athletes who speak out need to be articulate, informed and mindful that their words have staying power. For Rose, the era of athletes sticking to sports is over in part because President Donald Trump hasnt been shy about criticizing NBA and NFL players who disagree with him. If hes acknowledging NFL players who are kneeling and he says, They deserve to be fired, that now becomes a sports topic.