By Corey Guy, Associate Sports Editor MLB Hall of Famer Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away at age 86. The former Most Valuable Player died Friday morning, announced by the Atlanta Braves organization. The news shocked the world of sports and those who followed his life. The entire Morehouse College family mourns the transition of…
By Noah McMillan, Sports Writer & Producer Jerome Boger found a home at Morehouse as the son of a professor. Boger even lived on campus in Robert Hall until he was in the eighth grade. It was when he stepped foot on campus as a freshman in 1973 that he truly began to blossom. He…
By Noah McMillan, Sports Writer & Producer Barriers continue to be broken this year by African Americans. NFL referee Jerome Boger, a Morehouse graduate of class ’77, led the first all-black officiating crew on Monday Night Football. The game was a Week 11 matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams. He…
By Corey Guy, Associate Sports Editor It didn’t seem fair to a lot of NBA observers, but they should not have been surprised when Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash signed a four-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets last week to become the team’s next head coach. This will be Nash’s first stint in…
By Kaleb Martin, Staff Writer On July 22, the NBA Bubble opened and 22 teams were brought in to finish the season. The playoffs began August 17 and by late September, seven NBA coaches were fired. Four of those coaches were black. These coaches were Alvin Gentry, Nate Mcmillan, Jacque Vaughn, and Doc Rivers. Doc…
By Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor The quarterback position is considered to be the most valuable and important position in football. To be a great quarterback, one must have the skills, IQ, and leadership to lead their team. Not being mentally capable to play quarterback in the NFL has been the knock-on black players. However,…
By Shakim Muhafiz Morehouse College announced that there will be no Fall sports this upcoming semester. The sports being canceled include football and cross country. The college decided not to participate in athletic competition funded by the NCAA and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Due to COVID-19, Morehouse felt this would be the…
Miles Rajesh Arthur, Contributing Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread mass panic throughout the world in over three months. Government officials around the world telling people to stay inside has halted many aspects of normal life. One of the integral aspects of life that was put on hold was the playing of sports. With…
Shakim Muhafiz, Associate Sports Editor It’s not a coincidence that Michael Vick’s “30 for 30” aired during Black History Month. It was a wake-up call to white America. One message that was explicit in the well–put together documentary was it is time to stop persecuting Vick, a black man. As a 20-year-old Atlanta Falcons fan,…
Corey Guy, Staff Writer Flashback to the 2013-14 season; the Milwaukee Bucks were 15-67 under coach Larry Drew. The season was a forgettable one, accumulating one of the worst team records in NBA history. The Bucks only show of promise were a few young standouts and a rookie prospect from Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo. It’s the…
