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Barry Bonds – A Valid Hall-of-Famer
There is nothing baseball fans enjoy more than the home run and nobody has hit more home runs than Barry Bonds. Sure Barry Bonds may arguably be the face of… Read more
Wilt Chamberlin – An Elegant Power
The record book for professional basketball is littered with the names of basketball greats such as Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Jerry West, and Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain’s… Read more
Ken Griffey Jr. – A True All Around Player
Baseball has recently lost, arguably, one of the best players to play the game this generation. After twenty- two seasons George Kenneth Griffey Jr. made the decision to retire from… Read more
Muhammad Ali: The Beginning
Muhammad Ali was born 1942 on January 17th in Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. His parents were Odessa, a house wife and Cassius, Sr. who worked as a billboard… Read more
Mohammad Clay: The Professional
Clay returned to Louisville to start a professional boxing career. On October 1960, He won a six round decision fight over Tunney Hunsaker. Hunsaker was police chief of Fayetteville West… Read more
Muhammad Ali: Career
Ali’s professional debut as a heavyweight came in October 1960 with a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker. Ali won his next 18 fights, 15 by knockouts. On February 25, 1964,… Read more
Muhammad Ali: Cultural Hero
Ali’s skills as a fighter included lightning-quick hands, a razor-sharp jab, agile footwork, and especially in the later part of his career, the ability to absorb punches from bigger and… Read more
Muhammad Ali: Triumphs & Tribulations
Since Ali retired from the ring, much of the attention focused on him has centered on his physical condition. He suffers from Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that causes tremors,… Read more
History: African American Club and College Teams
After being exposed to the game during a summer at Harvard University, coach Edwin B. Henderson introduced basketball to a physical education class at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in… Read more
Integration and its Effect on the Game
Integration opened the door for African American players to attend basketball programs that had better equipment, larger gyms, and bigger audiences. These opportunities produced stronger and quicker athletes, and ultimately,… Read more
Early Black Stars in the NBA
After Chuck Cooper joined the Boston Celtics in 1951, becoming the first African American player in the NBA, black players took what was once a highly mechanical and rigid game… Read more
Women’s Professional Basketball
Although professional and collegiate basketball programs have opened doors for men, it is only within the last 20 years that women’s basketball has gained national backing. In the mid-1990s, after… Read more
Women & Basketball
During the first half of the 20th century, gender discrimination prevented most women from participating in areas traditionally dominated by men, and basketball was no exception. Among the earliest all-black,… Read more
Michael Jordan: Second Retirement & Return
Following the NBA championship Jackson left the Bulls to pursue other interests and Michael Jordan hinted at a second retirement, stating that he did not want to play for a… Read more
Michael Jordan: First Retirement & Return
On the eve of the 1993-94 season, Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by announcing his retirement from basketball, stating that he had lost his desire to play the sport…. Read more
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