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 […]
March Madness brings basketball’s unjust laws to light
It is a question that has both sparked and squashed revolutions; that has both inspired overdue societal change and been used as justification for senseless crimes: If a law is […]
For Muslim athletes, sacrifice is part of the job
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times about the sacrifices Muslim athletes make. Here’s an excerpt: The biggest decision of Zaid Abdul-Aziz’s life nearly cost him his NBA […]
It’s too soon to give up on No. 1 pick Yakupov
If the NBA held its young stars-in-training to the same standard as the NHL, Kobe Bryant would have been sent packing by the Lakers after his second year in the […]
Leadership often the product of patience
As a recent convert to Islam, I’m still learning. A lot. At this point in my religious education, I feel like I’m somewhere between half-day kindergarten and all-day kindergarten. At […]
War Eagles: From fans to fanatics to terrorists
On Feb. 7, college football’s National Signing Day, Auburn (Ala.) High School linebacker Rashaan Evans held a press conference to announce where he would be taking his talents to next. […]
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