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(NEW YORK) — NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is making a historic move to the sidelines.
The two-time Super Bowl winner has been named the head coach of Jackson State University’s football program.
Sanders, 53, appeared on ABC News’ Good Morning America Tuesday to discuss the move and how he plans to make an impact at the HBCU in Mississippi:
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(NEW YORK) — The greatest of all time on the basketball court is getting closer to his North Carolina roots and gearing up for a new venture on the racetrack.
Michael Jordan has “agreed to purchase a NASCAR Cup Series Charter and Bubba Wallace will be the driver for ‘His Airness’ with partner Denny Hamlin when the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season begins,” NASCAR announced Monday.
Jordan’s entry into the sport marks the first Black principal owner of a full-time Cup series team since 1973, when Hall of Famer Wendell Scott drove his own race car in 495 races over 12 years.
Jordan, the current owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, said he has been a lifelong race fan and felt like this was the perfect time to get involved in the sport.
“Growing up in North Carolina, my parents would take my brothers, sisters and me to races, and I’ve been a NASCAR fan my whole life,” Jordan said in a news release. “The opportunity to own my own racing team in partnership with my friend, Denny Hamlin, and to have Bubba Wallace driving for us, is very exciting for me. Historically, NASCAR has struggled with diversity and there have been few Black owners. The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more.”
Hamlin shared a full statement on Twitter alongside a photo of himself in a firesuit standing next to Jordan inside a motorhome at a NASCAR track.
“Eleven years ago, I met Michael Jordan at a then-Charlotte Bobcats game, and we became fast friends,” Hamlin wrote. “Not long after, I joined Jordan Brand as their first NASCAR athlete. Our friendship has grown over the years, and now we are ready to take it to the next level.”
Tonight, I’m excited to announce MJ and I are starting a new, single car @NASCAR Cup Series team for 2021. Deciding on a driver was easy – it had to be @BubbaWallace. pic.twitter.com/nIJv0X6ZOX
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) September 22, 2020
The three-time Daytona 500 winner said he remains focused on winning this year’s Cup title but shared the exciting news about the next step with the Cup Series’ only full-time Black driver.
“Deciding on the driver was easy — it had to be Bubba Wallace,” Hamlin wrote.
Wallace, 27, made headlines in his push for racial equality and successfully got NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at all events.
Wallace also had his career best season in the Cup Series this year and announced earlier this month that he would not be returning to Richard Petty Motorsports, who hired him full-time for the 2018 season.
“This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career,” Wallace said in a statement Monday. “Both Michael and Denny are great competitors and are focused on building the best team they possibly can to go out and compete for race wins. I’m grateful and humbled that Michael and Denny believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.”
This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career. I’m grateful and humbled that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.
🤘🏾
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) September 22, 2020
Jordan joins former NBA player Brad Daugherty, a partner at JTG Daugherty Racing, as the only Black owners at NASCAR’s elite Cup level.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Tampa Bay 2, NY Mets 1
Kansas City 4, St. Louis 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LA Angels 8, Texas 5
Cleveland 7, Chi White Sox 4
Toronto 11, NY Yankees 5
Seattle 6, Houston 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3
Washington 5, Philadelphia 1
Chi Cubs 5, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 5, Miami 4
Colorado 7, San Francisco 2
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2 (Series tied 1-1)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Las Vegas 34, New Orleans 24
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 7, Chi White Sox 3
Milwaukee 5, Kansas City 3
Houston 3, Arizona 2
Toronto 6, Philadelphia 3
San Francisco 14, Oakland 2
San Diego 7, Seattle 4
Minnesota 4, Chi Cubs 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 1
Cleveland 7, Detroit 4
Boston 10, NY Yankees 2
Texas 7, LA Angels 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami 2, Washington 1
Washington 15, Miami 0
Atlanta 7, NY Mets 0
Colorado 6, LA Dodgers 3
St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
LA Lakers 105, Denver 103 (LA leads 2-0)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Tennessee 33, Jacksonville 30
Chicago 17, NY Giants 13
Green Bay 42, Detroit 21
Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 17
Buffalo 31, Miami 28
San Francisco 31, NY Jets 13
LA Rams 37, Philadelphia 19
Dallas 40, Atlanta 39
Pittsburgh 26, Denver 21
Indianapolis 28, Minnesota 11
Arizona 30, Washington 15
Baltimore 33, Houston 16
Kansas City 23, LA Chargers 20 (OT)
Seattle 35, New England 30
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Connecticut 87, Las Vegas 62
Minnesota at Seattle (Postponed)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 1
Seattle at FC Dallas (Canceled)
D.C. United at Los Angeles FC (Canceled)
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 5, Miami 3
LA Angels 7, Arizona 3
San Francisco 6, Seattle 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 4, Minnesota 3
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1
Houston 2, Texas 1
Cleveland 10, Detroit 3
NY Yankees 10, Toronto 7
Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1
NY Mets 10, Philadelphia 6
LA Dodgers 9, Colorado 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Miami 106, Boston 101 (Miami leads 2-0)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Tampa Bay 2, NY Islanders 1 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-2)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cleveland 35, Cincinnati 30
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Minnesota 80, Phoenix 79
Connecticut 73, Los Angeles 59
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