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Snoop Dogg thegrio.com
June 14, 2023
Snoop announced in May that he had teamed up with Los Angeles-based businessman Neko Sparks to buy the hockey franchise.
May 4, 2023
Subban's latest foray is “P.K.'s Places,” an ESPN hockey show that puts him at the forefront of a sport eager to embrace…
May 2, 2023
There appears to be celebrity interest in buying the Ottawa Senators, the National Hockey League team for sale in Canada's…
February 17, 2023
Paul Jerrard, one of the few Black assistant coaches in the NHL during his three stints in the league over…
November 23, 2022
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua has alleged an opponent from Ohio State directed a
May 6, 2022
Akim Aliu wrote “Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey,” the graphic novel due out in…
January 24, 2022
'There’s no room for it in our game,' Subban told reporters on Sunday.
January 23, 2022
The ECHL said the indefinite suspension is pending a hearing under its collective bargaining agreement with its players.
January 20, 2022
O’Ree’s jersey, No. 22, was retired Tuesday at Boston's TD Garden — the 64-year anniversary of his first game as…
January 8, 2022
Some players say the NHL declined an invitation to be involved, though the league said it was supportive of the…
December 5, 2021
Everett Fitzhugh became the first Black play-by-play broadcaster in National Hockey League history upon his signing in Aug. 2020.
August 2, 2020
Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so…
April 5, 2020
When Black hockey signee K'Andre Miller was introduced to a group of New York Ranger fans in an online chat,…
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March 1, 2019
Jonathan-Ismael Diaby brought his family and girlfriend to see him play, but were greeted by overt and even violent racial…
P.K. Subban thegrio.com
January 19, 2019
Ty Cornett, a black teen hockey player who lives in suburban Detroit, has fallen victim to racism and has gotten…
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 3: Patty Mills #8 of the San Antonio Spurs dribbles the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half at Wells Fargo Center on January 3, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) thegrio.com
March 1, 2018
San Antonio Spurs player Patty Mills should have been celebrating the team’s 110-94 victory against Cleveland but the revelry was
NHL player Devante Smith-Pelly thegrio.com
February 19, 2018
Racist fans were ejected from the hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals for racist comments made
April 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Ellen Degeneres surprised a 14-year-old piano prodigy on her show, Ellen, Tuesday.
November 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - There have been numerous reports in the past two weeks about the four former NFL stars diagnosed…
October 26, 2013
DETROIT (AP) — It may be too broke to pay its bills or even respond to 911 calls on time,…