Video: UFC fighter accepts Islam
On a recent episode of “The Deen Show,” the discussion turned to mixed martial artist Goran Reljic and his path to Islam. Reljic, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who […]
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Kenneth Faried hits a game-winner
Kenneth Faried’s second-half surge hit another high point on Thursday night, when the Denver Nuggets’ power forward hit the game-winning shot to lift his team over the Golden State Warriors […]
NFL Draft prospect Adham Talaat: 1st-round talent, 7th-round mentality
When the NFL Draft begins on May 8, after the BCS bowl standouts and future franchise quarterbacks have gone off the board, the next-biggest storyline will focus on the polarizing […]
Ty Lawson compares Kenneth Faried to Charles Barkley
The evolutionary expansion of Kenneth Faried’s offensive game has been covered in this space, and that was before the Denver Nuggets’ third-year power forward went on his current run in […]
Adnan Januzaj named best teenage player in Europe
Manchester United wing Adnan Januzaj was recently ranked No. 1 by Italy’s Gazzetta Dello Sport on its list of teenage soccer players in Europe. The 19-year-old Kosovar-Albanian prodigy was raised […]
Former NBA star Zaid Abdul-Aziz found sunlight after darkness
There is no gaudy gold watch. No loud tailored suit or shiny Italian shoes. Nothing immediately giving away that the quiet man sitting at the simple plastic table in the […]
Video: Hakeem Olajuwon – It Changed Everything
Hakeem Olajuwon’s name has been making its way around basketball circles a lot as of late. With the NCAA tournament underway, the man who stood tall in the middle of […]
Vieira says Yaya Toure is the Player of the Year
Here’s the thing with pretty much every Most Valuable, Most Outstanding, Most Whatever-You-Want-To-Call-It Player award: Winning it doesn’t necessarily mean you were the best player, or that you definitely had […]
Cabrera cashes in: How much money is too much?
The most valuable player in sports last week wasn’t Scottie Wilbekin, the NCAA Tournament’s breakout star who led Florida to another Final Four while likely cementing his spot as a […]
Video: Mike Tyson meets Street Fighter II
Even before he converted to Islam, Mike Tyson was indisputably my favorite athlete growing up. And Street Fighter II was definitely one of my favorite video games. Oddly enough, however, […]
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