Florida sisters may be the "Venus and Serena" of golf
VIDEO - With the U.S. Open underway in New York this week, it's hard to imagine a time when Venus and Serena Williams weren't household names...
Vick could make NAACP look like Chicken Little
OPINION -- By dragging the NAACP into the fray, chapter president J. Whyatt Mondesire threatens to make the organization out to be no better than a Chicken Little of civil rights...
Racism is another hurdle in track star's gender dispute
OPINON - There is a long-standing history of gender testing in international athletics of women from various backgrounds, but the hyper-visibility in Semenya's case emerges from a difficult racial history.
Williams sisters and James Blake ready for the U.S. Open
Venus and Serena Williams, James Blake and others came to Bryant Park to show off their tennis skills before the US Open starts on Monday.
LeBron kicks it into high gear at bike-a-thon for kids
VIDEO - NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Paul ride for kids at James' 4th annual bike-a-thon in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
First black NFL official dies at 81
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one Super Bowl in a distinguished career, has died. He was 81...
Female boxers will get a chance at Olympic gold
For anyone who doubts a woman can hit or ever score a knockout punch, look no further than these women. Some are college students on scholarship and they all fight to win.
More drama from the running world
MVP track club of Kingston takes another gold medal at the IAAF world track and field championships in Berlin!
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Braylon Edwards goes the extra yard for kids in need
VIDEO -- "Not everyone can play in the NFL, NBA or record albums...even players in the league need education after sports. Education is the key," said Edwards...
For Vick, once a quarterback, always a quarterback
OPINION - A black quarterback was not taken in the first round of the NFL draft until 1978 and in 1988, Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to play in and win a Super Bowl.
