Apr 17
Before winning a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, Wayne Embry was one of basketball’s original pioneers, becoming the NBA's first Black general manager in 1972. Read the NBA profile on the NBA legend.
Apr 17
Before winning a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, Wayne Embry was one of basketball’s original pioneers, becoming the NBA's first Black general manager in 1972. Read the NBA profile on the NBA legend.
Apr 6
The Chatham. Ont., native and Hall of Famer will join Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Harry Caray with statues outside Wrigley Field.
Mar 30
He’s now one of the most feared defenders in the NBA. But from growing up in the rough neighbourhood of Montreal Nord, to going undrafted, nothing came easy for Luguentz Dort. And that’s just the way the Oklahoma City guard likes it. Rick Westhead has more in our TSN Original – The Beast du Nord
Mar 13
Black women athletes -- from an individual sport, a team and coaching perspective -- reflect on how Breonna Taylor's death impacted them and ignited their quest for change, how they want to honor her life in sport and beyond.
Mar 18
The Black College Football Hall of Fame has established the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a postseason all-star game that will showcase NFL draft-eligible players from historically Black colleges and universities.
Mar 3
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is proud of this generation of NBA athletes. They're more versatile on the court and have used their platform to speak on issues of activism off the court. And like many of the players, Johnson continues to campaign for the hiring of more Black coaches and executives in the pro game.
Mar 2
When we reflect on movements in time that pushed for racial equality and justice, the story around Black women and the integral role they’ve played often goes untold. This past summer, with seasons pausing because of the pandemic and then again because of social unrest, we saw just how powerful the voice of an athlete can be. Specifically, we saw how powerful the WNBA has been. Kayla Grey with more.
Feb 25
Oliver Kylington, who was born in Sweden and whose mother is from Eritrea, a small country in northeast Africa, wore skates paying tribute to Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in league history, during Wednesday's game.
Feb 14
Kayla Grey sits down for an interview with MLSE’s new Senior Vice-President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Teri Dennis-Davies to discuss her role and the launch of MLSE Foundation’s ‘Change the Game” campaign to raise and commit to investing $30 million to create more equitable opportunities for youth.
Feb 17
A Canadian plant has produced skates honouring the NHL's first Black player as part of Black History Month. Bauer Hockey says the Bauer Innovation Centre in Blainville, Que., produced skates with a custom graphic celebrating the achievements and life of Willie O'Ree. Several NHL players are wearing the skates this week.
Feb 16
Michele Meyer-Shipp doesn't have to travel far to realize the challenge of growing the sport of baseball in the Black community. She just sits down at the dinner table. Meyer-Shipp, who is Major League Baseball's chief people and culture officer, has three sons who love sports.
Feb 11
Seven Negro Leagues have been recommended for major league status by a task force of the Society for American Baseball Research. The announcement Thursday followed Major League Baseball’s decision on Dec. 16 that it was reclassifying the Negro Leagues to majors. They had been excluded in 1969 when a special committee on baseball records identified six official major leagues dating to 1876.
Feb 5
In honour of Black History Month, SportsCentre looks back on the career of Rueben Mayes, a player who some argue is the greatest Canadian to play in the Super Bowl era. His quiet demeanor and humble attitude off the football field is a far cry from the noise and excitement the Saskatchewan native created while on it.
Feb 4
Willie O'Ree changed hockey forever on Jan. 18, 1958. In the midst of America's tumultuous fight to end Jim Crow and the birth of the civil rights movement, Willie - the descendant of escaped slaves - became the first black player to skate in a National Hockey League game.
Jan 25
Colin Kaepernick was right all along, and he just took a knee. If freedom is apparently disgraced by taking a knee, a man's life can be erased by taking a knee. What's worth standing for? Everything and everyone says the athlete. They have purpose, so we'll watch. They have voice, so we will listen. They have influence, so now let's follow their lead. Kayla Grey has more in this essay.
Feb 2
Diversity matters to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first team to reach the Super Bowl with a trio of Black assistant coaches serving as co-ordinators.
Nov 2
Athlete activism in the political sphere has taken a central role in this U.S. election and as Shireen Ahmed writes, women are starting at centre court.
Jan 20
Sports are all about resilience in the face of adversity and pushing through difficulty, Shireen Ahmed writes, and fighting injustice is no different. But we cannot be misled to think that we can pull back and relax now that Trump is out of office.