Khan’s Jaguars take QB Bortles in NFL draft
What was shaping up as a difficult month for international sports magnate Shahid Khan took a turn for the good on Thursday, when his Jacksonville Jaguars landed the (potential) franchise […]
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Sagna lets the world know he’s thankful to be Muslim
Bacary Sagna is young, talented, rich and famous. The 31-year-old defender for Arsenal of the English Premier League is married to a model and owns a $500,000 Lamborghini that he […]
How Tariq Abdul-Wahad changed Doc Rivers as a coach
In an article for USA TODAY titled “For NBA teams, religion can be unifying or divisive,” author Sam Amick explores the dynamics of faith in pro basketball, primarily through the […]
Talaat is ready for anything in the NFL draft
In the grand scheme of the NFL draft, the first round isn’t really worth sweating. The players you’ve read so much about leading up to Thursday’s extravaganza — Jadeveon Clowney, […]
Money and fame are no substitute for respect
One thing that unites sports fans of all economic standing — from the poor to the working-class to the rich — is that they don’t want to hear a talented, […]
Hasim Rahman isn’t done yet
Most likely as a result of Vitali Klitschko — one half of the dominant duo of brothers ruling boxing’s heavyweight division — stepping away from the sport to focus on […]
Video: Female Muslim Athletes Paving the Way
This clip from TIME magazine highlights a handful of accomplished Musliminah athletes in tennis, figure skating, MMA, basketball, fencing and triathlon.
Bacary Sagna gave his Lamborghini a World Cup paint job
Barring a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations between English Premier League club Arsenal and defender Bacary Sagna, the 31-year-old will be one of international soccer’s top free agents in the […]
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Jamie Foxx wants to play Mike Tyson in a movie http://www.boxingscene.com/jamie-foxx-still-very-eager-play-mike-tyson-movie–77401 Looking to follow in the footsteps of Will Smith, who played Muhammad Ali in the acclaimed movie based on […]
Amir Khan wins on Mayweather-Maidana undercard
Amir Khan promised to put on an impressive performance against Luis Collazo on Saturday night — the kind of performance that would put him at the front of the line […]
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