By Jordan Robinson, www.wnba.com | Photo courtesy of www.wnba.com (1) New York Liberty vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx Game 1: Lynx at Liberty: Thursday, Oct. 10, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN Game 2: Lynx at Liberty: Sunday, Oct. 13, 3:00 p.m. ET, ABC Game 3: Liberty at Lynx: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN Game 4: Liberty at Lynx: Friday, […]
By Staff Writer | Photo credit Julien Alfred Facebook Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire has promised a grand celebration for Saint Lucia’s Olympic star, Julien Alfred, when she returns to the island next month. Speaking at Monday’s pre-cabinet press briefing, Hilaire emphasized that Alfred, who made history as Saint Lucia’s first Olympic champion and […]
Photo courtesy: Jamaicans.com As Heart NSTA continues to prepare its students for the future, the 2024 WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, marks a significant milestone. According to Dwayne Bent, Director of Institutional Infrastructure Development, Team Jamaica is ready to show the world that they have what is required to compete at an international level, and […]
Bandit running apparel will face off against big retail names, such as Nike, at the Olympics. One thing entrepreneurs and Olympic athletes have in common is a hustle mindset. That’s certainly the case for one small running apparel brand, Bandit, which is sponsoring the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for this year’s […]
By Denzil Wilks | jamaicans.com The Paris Games are fast approaching, and the centuries-old rivalry between Jamaica and the USA is on full display across social media. The seeming media bias and exaggerated pronouncements hyping USA track and field athletes like Noah Lyles and Sha’carri Richardson, clear favorites to medal, have raised the ire of Jamaicans. In our […]
By Christopher Damman | The Conversation When milliseconds can mean the difference between silver and gold, endurance athletes in sports like marathon running, cycling, rowing and swimming optimize every aspect of their physiology for a competitive edge. Many of these efforts result in enhancing the performance of mitochondria, the tiny but mighty energy-generating powerhouses within your […]
Photo: On July 24, 2023, then-18-year-old USC freshman guard Bronny James — son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — suffered cardiac arrest during a workout at USC. In June 2022, then-incoming USC freshman center Vince Iwuchukwu, then 19, suffered cardiac arrest during a workout. Editorial credit: 1022 Project / Shutterstock.com What every student-athlete should know (Family Features) You may find […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda Colombia’s colors swept through Jackson Heights last night as fans, clad in yellow, red and blue, packed the streets to watch the national team play against Uruguay in a high-stakes game to advance to the Copa América finals. With 10,468 residents born in Colombia, Little Colombia in Jackson Heights, spanning from […]
Editorial credit: Longfin Media / Shutterstock.com By Dr. Basil Springer GCM “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17 In a thrilling twist of fate, the Afghanistan national cricket team made it to the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals, while the more experienced West Indies team did not. Their […]
Photo: Elaine Thompson-Herah. Editorial credit: Raffaele Conti 88 / Shutterstock.com By MSN Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m, will miss the Paris Olympics with an Achilles injury. The 31-year-old Jamaican, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, sustained the injury at the New York City Grand Prix on 9 June and had […]