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Nigerian polo champion Neku Atawodi is getting the international spotlight with a feature TV piece on Trace Sports Stars. The TV channel, broadcast in 104 countries throughout Africa, Europe, India, Mexicoand more, tells the exciting stories of sports stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Venus Williams, David Beckham and now Neku. The series follows Neku’s competition experiences around the world, marking the first time Trace has featured a [...]

Darrell Wallace Jr. is the second African-American driver to win a NASCAR national series race. He hopes his triumph is well worth the wait, considering the sport is traditionally filled with all white drivers, and has only been diversified once before in its first 65 years of existence. “I want to be a role model [...]

Willis relies on Rockin’ Refuel to provide the protein needed to excel on the gridiron. Rockin’ Refuel by Shamrock Farms, a complete line of protein beverages that starts with real milk and ends with real results, announced that do-everything  linebacker, Patrick Willis, is the newest member of Team Rockin’ Refuel.  Willis will be featured in Rockin’ [...]

For the right price, any lucky fan can now take home a prized piece of Jesse Owens’ historic triumph from the 1936 Olympics. In a November online auction, SCP Auctions will sell one of the gold medalists medals from the 1936 Olympics. The Olympian took home four medals that year. The SCP Auctions managing director Dan [...]

Last month at the freshmen orientation for Olivet College an icebreaker took place where classmates participated in a game of two truths and a lie about themselves. On Claressa Shields turn a lot of the students automatically decided that “winning gold at the London Olympics” most definitely was the lie, and others believed the fib [...]

Kids Foot Locker released a new commercial today starring New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz. At the beginning of the ad Cruz and a young boy are playing video games when the young boy says, “You know, I’m gonna be sad when this commercials over and we’re not pretend buddies anymore.” Cruz responds that there [...]

Do sports matter to Americans more than having a good laugh? It’s an interesting question. For comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, sports jokes give their fans the best of both worlds. The Comedy Central duo were recently renewed for a third season for their hit show sketch comedy series, “Key and Peele,” which will [...]

LeBron James expanded his trophy collection, receiving three awards at the ESPY Awards, including male athlete of the year after his victorious efforts in the NBA championship with the Miami Heat. James also took home the championship performance and NBA player awards, completing a sweep of the three awards he won the previous year. He [...]

The blockbuster breakup of the Celtics has been finalized. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are officially Brooklyn bound. Together the Nets and Celtics finalized their draft-night trade. The two teams negotiated a three-draft pick swap more specifically centered on the two aging champions who won a title in Boston in 2008. With the completion of [...]

Although Seth Jones was ranked No.1 by some NHL teams and had been predicted to be the No.1 draft-pick, he ended up going fourth to the Nashville Predators. Jones is the son of former NBA player Ronald “Popeye” Jones. He grew up playing youth hockey in Colorado and Texas. The elder Jones said he really [...]