MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Charlotte MLS owner David Tepper announce that Major League Soccer is coming to Charlotte in 2021 at an event in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Nell Redmond | AP Major League Soccer is back, but incoming cities will have to wait …
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Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt (99) warms up hitting the post before an NFL divisional round game between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2020 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. GP: Scott Winters | Icon Sportswire | fake pictures After months of …
Read More »‘Yes, we exist’: Black fans watch NASCAR’s work to diversify
Kevin Johnson fell in love with NASCAR as a child through clips on “Wide World of Sports“Decades before the billion dollar broadcast deals when auto racing shared valuable airtime with the barrel and demolition derby. Raised in the South Bronx, Johnson considered himself “a NASCAR fan” without a friend or …
Read More »Boxer Travell Mazion killed in car crash in Texas
Undefeated boxer Travell Mazion died Wednesday night in a car accident in Austin, Texas, according to TMZ Sports, just over a week before his 25th birthday. Known as “Black Magic,” Mazion (17-0) turned pro in 2013 and most recently won the vacant WBC-NABF super welterweight title with a 58-second first-round …
Read More »COVID-19 related deaths reported in Effingham County, Cumberland County
Posted Jul 16 2020 2020 3:56 PM Last updated on July 16, 2020 4:55 pm Written by Greg Sapp The Illinois Department of Public Health reported COVID-19-related deaths in Effingham County and Cumberland County on Thursday. In both cases, the deaths were those of women in their 80s. The two …
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