About Deron Snyder

Deron Snyder, from Brooklyn, is an award-winning columnist who lives near D.C. and pledged Alpha at HU-You Know! He’s reaching high, lying low, moving on, pushing off, keeping up, and throwing down. Got it? Get more at blackdoorventures.com/deron

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Deion Sanders, Coach Prime, Colorado football, Big 12, theGrio.com
August 29, 2024
Like the spotlight he bathes in, Coach Prime stays awash in controversy while Colorado backs him – including banning a…
Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Netflix, boxing match, theGrio.com
August 22, 2024
While hoping Tyson knocks Paul's block off, I fear for the 58-year-old's safety against a hard-hitting man half his age.
Olympics, Noah Lyles, NBA, NFL, world champions, theGrio.com
August 14, 2024
Technically, Noah Lyles is correct about presumptuous America and “world champions,” but mainstream sports stars needn’t be so sensitive.
simone biles, jordan chiles, rebeca andrade, paris olympics, thegrio.com
August 7, 2024
Summer Games are the Olympics kaleidoscope, among the few instances when two Americas show up as one.
Frederick Richards, men's gymnastics, thegrio.com
July 31, 2024
“Frederick Flips” has talent that nearly matches his eagerness to grow men’s gymnastics and draw more Black boys into the…
Team USA, Team USA basketball, Team USA men's basketball, U.S. Olympic basketball, U.S. Olympics men's basketball, Olympic men's basketball, Dream Team, Supreme Team, LeBron James Olympics, Steph Curry Olympics, 2024 Olympics, Paris Olympics, NBA players on the Olympic team, theGrio.com
July 25, 2024
The world is closing the gap in men's basketball as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant prepare to exit.
Angel Reese, WNBA Rookie of the Year, theGrio.com
July 18, 2024
I won’t be mad if Reese hoists the Rookie of the Year trophy because she’s a worthy contender. Watching her…
MyKayla Skinner, Simone Biles, Team USA Gymnastics, theGrio.com
July 10, 2024
Simone Biles and Mikayla Skinner's comments regarding criticism of Team USA’s talent explored and explained.
July 3, 2024
NCAA takes a common sense approach by finally removing cannabis from its list of banned substances.
June 28, 2024
It’s not like 55th picks make or break an NBA team’s fortunes. Players who are taken that late do well…
June 27, 2024
A new report says at least 40 million Black Americans may be regularly targeted or reached with misleading and harmful…
June 21, 2024
OPINION: We don't have anything against the players; we just never want to see those fans happy.
June 12, 2024
OPINION: As long as Tatum and Brown continue to make winning the main thing, both are headliners that fans want…
June 5, 2024
Thank goodness for women like ESPN’s Monica McNutt, who defended players from unjust criticism in a viral segment. 
Basketball player Kyrie Irving
May 29, 2024
After self-inflicted damage in Brooklyn, Boston and Cleveland, life for “Uncle Drew” is finally drama-free.
Stephen A. Smith ESPN, thegrio.com
May 22, 2024
Stephen A. Smith's of making your own rules is music to MAGA ears, especially Donald Trump.
A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces receives her 2023 WNBA championship ring
May 15, 2024
OPINION: Eyeing another title, the two-time MVP knows race and double standards are pillars of America. 
May 13, 2024
Shaq dropped a diss track after he was criticized by Sharpe. Sharpe’s response: Did you really do everything necessary to…
May 8, 2024
Folks can’t stop comparing Anthony Edwards and Michael Jordan in terms of style, athleticism, trash talk and killer mentality. 
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers
May 1, 2024
At least LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant will have a final shot at some international bling before that…