Author: Michael

More than six decades before No. 42, Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first Black man to play for a Major League Baseball team, but his story is often overlooked.
George Washington. Jackie Robinson. Neil Armstrong. Many men and women have immortalized themselves by being first—you’re first; you’re remembered.
That is, until you’re not.
In 1884—63 years before No.

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A rematch clause is preventing both sides from making the must-see fight official.

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Ten rounds while wondering how Francis Ngannou became the most sought after heavyweight opponent in boxing …
10. The latest developments in the ongoing effort to finalize a fight between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis are … not good. As SI reported last week, the issue of the rematch clause is a sticking point between Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Garcia, and PBC, the de facto promoter of Davis.

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The 21-year-old has since apologized for the remark.
Nets guard Cam Thomas has been fined $40,000 for using “derogatory and disparaging language” during a live interview following his team’s 116–105 win over the Bulls on Thursday night, the league announced Friday. 
After the game, Thomas was being interviewed on the court alongside new teammate Spencer Dinwiddie, who had said two days prior that while the Nets may have not gotten the most talented players in the deal that sent Kyrie Irving to Dallas, Brooklyn certainly got “the best looking.

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Micah Parsons is a big foot guy, as in, he has a foot fetish.
He recently let the world know about his little secret while speaking with CBS’ Bryant McFadden. And the nonchalance of the whole exchange was laugh-out-loud funny.
McFadden asked the Dallas Cowboys star a few rapid-fire questions. After Parsons admitted that he’s a big Shakira ‘Hips Don’t Lie Fan,’ he was asked the weirdest thing about him that few people know.
It took Parsons all of 0.2 seconds to blurt out: “I have a foot fetish.

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George Kittle is one of the world’s best football players.
That’s virtually indisputable, given his track record with the San Francisco 49ers. Despite the disappointing end to the 2022 season, he’ll have another shot to get to the Super Bowl in 2023 with a healthier QB situation.
READ: GEORGE KITTLE MAKES IT CLEAR WHO HE THINKS HAS UPPER HAND IN 49ERS’ 2023 QB BATTLE BETWEEN BROCK PURDY, TREY LANCE
He’s been selected to the Pro bowl four times in his six seasons in the NFL. He was a first team All-Pro in 2019.

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Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni meet Sunday in Super Bowl LVII. But they almost worked together.
This weekend the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet in Super Bowl LVII. The meeting between the two head coaches — Andy Reid of the Chiefs and Nick Sirianni of the Eagles — is among the many fascinating matchups in this game.
Yet, for a sliver of time in 2013, there was a moment where these two men could have gone down many different paths, altering the course of football history.

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