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Republican Steve Garvey to vie for U.S. Senate seat in Calif.

Garvey, a 10-time All-Star who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, will face Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. “Let’s celebrate,” Garvey told his supporters Tuesday night. “Welcome to the California comeback.” “What you all are feeling tonight is what it’s like to hit a walk-off home run. Kind of like San Diego […]

Boston College’s Pape Abdoulaye Sy shows Senegal has college football talent too

Boston College Eagles’ incoming Senegalese offensive tackle, Pape Abdoulaye Sy, is proof that Osi Umenyiora’s partnership with the NFL in Africa can produce top talents beyond Nigeria, where the majority have come from to date. Like many of his Nigerian counterparts who have come through the NFL Academy and IPP Program, Abdoulaye Sy was a […]

What will 2024 hold for some of Africa’s brightest rising stars?

The year ahead is an important one for African sport, as an Olympic year for one, but we are set to see significant growth in basketball and American football on the continent. While Africa has established stars already in several sports, particularly soccer, we have picked 15 athletes who are not quite household names yet, […]

‘It’s the place for me’ – Sooners commit Daniel Akinkunmi fell in love with Oklahoma at first sight

British-Nigerian offensive lineman Daniel Akinkunmi planned on multiple visits to his top college choices before committing to anyone, but after he set foot at the Oklahoma Sooners, no further trips were needed. London-born Akinkunmi, who can play in all five positions across the offensive line and had over 35 college offers, told ESPN that Clemson […]

Osi Umenyiora says an NFL game in Africa is ‘not far-fetched’

CAPE TOWN – Former New York Giants star and Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora told ESPN that Africa hosting an NFL game is no longer a distant dream. Speaking at the NFL Experience event, which he attended with fellow former NFL players Kenny Stills, Gary Anderson and Steven Jackson, the Nigerian talent developer said when […]

Las Vegas Raiders’ David Agoha recalls ‘surreal’ experience of getting first-ever NFL sack

Las Vegas Raiders’ David Agoha, who sent the sidelines into wild celebration with an eight-yard preseason sack on Los Angeles Rams’ Brett Rypien, says he was born to be a defensive end. Agoha, who has only played in three American football games, at any level, in his whole life, grew up playing all sorts of […]