Torrence Banks, Managing Editor To increase participation of youth in sports nationally, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the Morehouse College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collaborated to host a Youth Sports Symposium. This event sponsored by Academy Sports + Outdoors provided SIAC member institutions the opportunity to educate aspiring athletes on non-traditional sports. The…
By Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor Can you imagine how nerve-wracking it would be to cover your first NBA All-Star Game? Now add a global pandemic to it, and you have the ultimate nerve-wracking experience. This is how I felt Sunday when driving through security to get to State Farm Arena to report on the controversial…
Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor Morehouse College is not known for producing leaders in the sports industry, but they are known for producing leaders in the world. Golden State Warriors chief legal officer David Kelly is no stranger to this production. The Chicago-native enrolled in Morehouse in the early 90s as an English major. He credits…
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…
