Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Nearly 50 years after Roy Sommer packed a bag and headed off to begin a hockey career, he will return to the Bay Area to be inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame on Monday as part of the AHL All-Star Classic festivities in San Jose. Hailing from…
Tennessee State’s Christian Brown has been named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Jan. 7-13, 2024. Brown, a graduate student from Hopkins, South Carolina, had 22 points and six rebounds in the Tigers’ 75-60 home victory vs. Lindenwood. Earlier this season, the Watch List for the 2024 HBCU All-Star Game was released. This…
The Bulls Ring of Honor celebrations were somewhat marred by the fans that decided to boo the late Jerry Krause with his widow present, which brought her to tears. At halftime of their game against the Warriors, the Bulls welcomed the inaugural class of their 13 members into the Ring of Honor. The team also…
(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) With the NFL’s regular season now over, people are waiting to see who will win the league’s individual honors for 2023. Los Angeles Rams rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua had a sensational year with 105 receptions and 1,486 receiving yards, both of which are new league rookie records,…
As part of the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor celebrations this week, the team got some big names to write an essay on the inductees and Barack Obama payed tribute to Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Obama’s essay can be seen in the Ring of Honor exhibit in the United Center atrium, which is open to…
Howard’s Seth Towns has been named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 24-30 after scoring 18 points, pulling down 12 rebounds, dishing out two assists and recording three steals in the Bison’s 71-66 victory at La Salle. The double-double performance for Towns, a graduate student from Columbus, Ohio, snapped a…
North Carolina Central’s Ja’Darius Harris was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 17-23 after scoring 21 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out two assists in the Eagles’ 79-70 victory vs. Longwood A redshirt senior from Trenton, Tennessee, Harris’ first-career double-double led the Eagles over the Lancers for their…
North Carolina Central’s Fred Cleveland Jr. was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 10-16 after averaging 21.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals for the week. A senior from Chicago, Cleveland led the Eagles to a 102-50 victory vs. St. Andrews with a career-high 30 points as North…
Morgan State’s Wynston Tabbs was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 3-9 after averaging 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal for the week. A redshirt senior guard from Suitland, Maryland, Tabbs scored a career-high 38 points in the Bears’ 92-80 victory vs. UMBC. Tabbs scored 22…
The Bulls have unveiled their plans for the Ring of Honor to celebrate the achievements of past players, coaches, and front office staff, but how frosty will things be between Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen? MJ, Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson are unsurprisingly some of the names that will be recognized for their greatness,…
