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A historical look back at when young African American boys traveled with Davidson College, as a halftime act, for the football game with Harvard University in 1937.  The halftime act was a cotton picking scene done to “Old Black Joe”, a song composed by by Stephen Forster (1826–1864) and published by Firth, Pond & Co. […]

The finances of Intercollegiate sports programs at American universities.    Source: NCAA   The NCAA data come from the years 2011 to 2020 and published November 2021.   The data is provided annually by all active and provisional NCAA Division and Division II member schools via the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System. Half of all […]

2021 edition of highest-paid NCAA Division I FBS head coaches Scroll > to see entire chart. See bottom page scroll bar. Rank Coach School Total Pay Conf. Scheduled School Pay Contract Year Pandemic Reduction Actual School Pay Total Pandemic Reduction School Buyout as of 12/1/2021 1 Nick Saban Alabama $9,753,221* SEC $9,500,000 $0* $9,500,000 $0* $38,400,000 […]

Remembering Yesteryear: 1929 College Athletes Commercialized Long before the current conversation regarding allowing NCAA student athletes to receive payment for their athletic performance from their universities there was a conversation that took place in 1929. ____ October 28, 2019 NCAA poised to move toward allowing athletes to make money By Associated Press NEW YORK— The […]

Jay-Z is not the first regarding talks of African American ownership in the NFL There is a lot of discussion taking place regarding Shawn C. Carter’s (Jay-Z) Roc Nation and the NFL’s announced partnership around social justice. The NFL partnership will make Jay-Z and his Roc Nation agency a co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime […]

Flashback: A brief look at when historically black universities in the MEAC and SWAC transitioned to NCAA Division I This is a brief look back at the history of when MEAC and SWAC universities transitioned to NCAA Division I as reported in the newspapers. First, a brief look at the NCAA and the histories of […]

Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park Future home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers NFL franchises. 70,000 seat open air stadium, expandable up to 100,000 seats 6,000-seat performing arts venue 780,000 square feet of office space 890,000 square feet of retail space 300 hotel rooms 2,500 modern residences […]

XXIII Olympic Winter -2018: PyeongChang Venues for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang February 9, 2018 – February 25, 2018 ___ Video: Construction ‘complete’ on PyeongChang 2018 facilities ___ Video: A tour around competition and non-competition venues of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics ___ Video: High Speed Rail opens in December 2017 Reaching sports destination for […]

NFL: The new Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Revealed – Groundbreaking The Oakland Raiders broke ground November 13 on their new 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plans are to have the stadium ready for the 2020 season. For now the team will continue playing in Oakland, California. The San Francisco Bay Area currently has […]

Historical Flashback: “The Star Spangled Banner” has not always been popular – A look at its role in the NFL The current debate on National Football League (NFL) players kneeling during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has sparkled a large debate within the United States. The United States is a nation that prides itself […]