Archives for April 2007 | BlackAthlete

- Book Reviews
Boxing In The Shadows

NEW HAVEN, Ct. — Over the many years of athletics in America and around the world, the black athlete arguably has been the most innovative and the most imitated entity in...
- Basketball
San Antonio Sports Talkers Put Foot In Mouth With Iverson Skit

DENVER — The Spurs want to beat Nuggets star Allen Iverson on the court — but they’d rather not see him get beaten up unfairly. The Spurs have severed ties with...
Another Look Back At The NFL Draft

NEW YORK — Now that the anticipation, drama, and excitement of the NFL Draft is in the books, I wanted to take a look back a day that was unpredictable and...
Floyd Mayweather’s Big Moment

IOWA CITY, Ia. — Floyd Mayweather is a fighter in search of his legacy. In Mayweather’s mind, he is the best fighter of this generation and certainly deserving of an all...
- BASN BLACKBOX
Now Ramzee Knows Better Last Than Never

NOW RAMZEE KNOWS BETTER LAST THAN NEVER AT NFL DRAFT IT’S FAR BETTER ASK CHRIS LEAK LUCKY NUMBER 255 There are lots of Happy Faces around the country today Football Faces...
Dominick Guinn: Training Hard, Ready to Fight

NEW YORK — The night before “De La Hoya vs. Mayweather: The World Awaits” heavyweight contender Dominick Guinn (28-4-1, 19 KOs) will challenge unbeaten prospect Eddie Chambers (28-0, 16 KOs) to...
A Prelude To Greatness??

EDITOR’S NOTE: No one can predict perfection, however it seems that BASN had an idea that the Patriots would be a decent team in 2007. Way back in April (right after...
Raiders Draft LSU QB JaMarcus Russell No. 1 Overall

NEW YORK – The Oakland Raiders blew off a month’s worth of rumors, trade talk and smoke screens to do what most insiders expected all along: choose Louisiana State quarterback JaMarcus...
- BASN BLACKBOX
All Is Right In Heaven And Hell At NFL Draft

ALL IS RIGHT IN HEAVEN AND HELL @ NFL DRAFT JAMARCUS RUSSELL IS NUMBER ONE We have a Religion here in the USA called Football you know that it’s High Priests...
- Baseball
Baseball No Longer Such A Good Field For Black Athletes

OHIO—It has been over two weeks since baseball paused to celebrate Jackie Robinson’s 60th anniversary of breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Now what? It appears, like most moments...