Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop Nassau Coliseum
NBC New York - Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Coliseum...
Harlem Globetrotters on ice?
theGRIO REPORT - The Harlem Globetrotters traded in their Jordans for ice cleats yesterday for their first performance on an outdoor ice rink in Portage, Michigan...
NHL player offends with blackface costume
theGRIO REPORT - Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak can now be added to the list of this year's blackface offenders...
Why pro hockey needs racial sensitivity training
OPINION - I don't think anyone believes the NHL is racist...yet. But that could change if the NHL doesn't do something now...
Tossing banana at black NHL player: $200 fine
LONDON, Ontario (AP) - Christopher Moorhouse lobbed a banana at Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds as he was approaching Detroit Red Wings goalie Jordan Pearce during a shootout...
Man charged in banana toss at black hockey player
LONDON, Ontario (AP) - Ontario police have charged a man for throwing a banana on the ice toward Philadelphia Flyers player Wayne Simmonds during an NHL preseason game...
Black NHL player accused of using gay slur
NEW YORK (AP) - Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers escaped punishment by the NHL on Tuesday night because the league doesn't have conclusive evidence he directed a homophobic slur at the Rangers' Sean Avery...
NHL calls banana throwing 'stupid and ignorant'
TheGrio REPORTS --
San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture, who grew up near London, posted: "Wayne Simmonds is a good friend of mine. To hear what happened tonight to him in my hometown is awful. No need for this in sports, or life..."
Hockey fan throws banana at black player
TORONTO (AP) - The NHL says calls it 'stupid and ignorant.'...
Small time athletes find success in the Big Leagues
OPINION - Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and PGA golfers do...
