By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — James Brown has long been a familiar face to sports fans as the longtime host of CBS’ “The NFL Today.” Last week The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced he will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s 45th Sports Emmys ceremony. It will take place Tuesday, May 21, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in New York. In addition to CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today,” Brown has been host of “NFL on Fox” and “Inside the NFL.” He has also been Super Bowl host a record-setting 12 times, and…
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — After the past weekend’s NCAA Tournament games one Tennessee team looked ahead, while another’s season is over. Tennessee’s men’s team hopes their offense will catch up to their defense as they face Creighton, a number three seed Friday night. After two games Tennessee has held its opponents to season lows of 49 (Saint Peter’s) and 58 points (Texas). But after scoring 83 in the opener, the Vols onky shot 34 percent and scored 62 points in game 2 against Texas. Creighton is coming off a double overtime win over Oregon. They are 25-9 as…
There are some things that you would think are perfect as they currently exist and don’t need changing. Granted in today’s world virtually everything has changed, but there remain a handful of things that should be left alone. One would seem to be the NCAA Tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. Now granted it has already expanded twice over the years and now is at 68 teams. But despite some tremendous early round games and the usual surprise upsets (Kentucky being the biggest), reports are circulating in multiple places that the Tournament will expand soon. The only question seems to…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Regina King, an award-winning actress and director, is better known than her actress sister Reina. But both are happy they have finally gotten the opportunity to work together. They’ve joined forces on the acclaimed Netflix biopic “Shirley,” which debuted Friday night, and is now streaming. It’s the first time the sisters have ever worked together on any project. “We chose Shirley because we realized there were far too many people who didn’t even know her name. We felt it was important that people not only know her name, but why she was important, relevant,…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Beyonce’s upcoming LP “Cowboy Carter” has been the talk of the music world the past few weeks. It’s being released next Friday, but two singles from it have already been issued and one (“Texas Hold “Em”) became the first single by any Black woman to top the country charts. Last week the Black Music Action Coalition held a special panel discussion in New York City. The all-women panel (in honor of Women’s History Month) featured Rissi Palmer, a pioneering country singer-songwriter and host of the “Color Me Country” podcast; Holly G, founder of the…
Nowhere was the difference between big time college football and basketball made clearer than this past Sunday afternoon. Following the selection show where all the teams and brackets were outlined, the CBS staff turned to interview the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball chairman. He is Charles McClelland, Commissioner of the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC). Put another way, the person in charge of one of the NCAA’s two biggest cash cows is not only a Black man, but one from an HBCU. By contrast, HBCUs aren’t even part of the equation when it comes to the college football playoffs. The huge…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — No fan base was less pleased by the results of last week’s SEC Tournament held in Nashville than Tennessee supporters. Coming off having won the regular season SEC title for the first time since 2008, they looked lifeless in losing the home and regular season finale to Kentucky. But that was shrugged off as a game with nothing to play for. Then came the SEC Tournament opener and they looked even worse against Mississippi State. They scored a season low 16 first half points on the way to another blowout loss. That defeat cost…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The life of Huey P. Newton, the charismatic and controversial leader of the Black Panther Party, is the subject of a forthcoming limited series on Apple TV+. The network has now released the first trailer for the series, which is titled “The Big Cigar,” and stars Andre Holland. The full series begins May 17, with two episodes. After that, new episodes will be released every Friday through June 14. In addition to being the series’ executive producer, actor Don Cheadle will direct the opening two episodes. The show is based on a powerful magazine…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It was 20 years ago when ABC began airing “Grey’s Anatomy.” It became an immediate hit and helped jump start Shonda Rhimes’ career. Now ABC has begun airing new episodes each Thursday (locally WRKN-2). But the 20th season will be a special one in several ways. According to showrunner Meg Marinis, the 20th season will be of joy and exuberance. “I’m a huge fan of the show, as well as working on it — and I have been since it came on in the very beginning,” Marinis told Yahoo Entertainment. “No one gets 20…
It is the peak time for college basketball fans with March Madness about to explode the rest of the month. But there are other athletes who are looking beyond March to July. The biggest names among them are Noah Lyles and Sha’ Carri Richardson. They are the big stars on the United States Olympic track and field team. They have a shot at global fame if they can solidify their claims to supremacy as the world’s fastest men and women sprinters. Last weekend’s World Indoor Championships were mostly a triumph for the US. Team USA won 20 medals, six of…