From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday. Atmosphere at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater…
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Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), a respected nonprofit organization devoted to developing young golfers into college-level athletes, offers a career-launching internship program that blends hands-on experience, travel, professional development, and deep immersion in the sports industry. At the heart of the organization’s careers are its Traveling Internship opportunities.AJGA interns are paid and can use the internship for school credit if applicable. All travel and lodging are covered along with some food costs during the duration of the internship. The AJGA only hires full-time from the program, which 85% of…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Lionel Taylor, the Denver Broncos legend who became the first Black coordinator in NFL history and later served as head coach at HBCU Texas Southern University, died at 89. Taylor’s family confirmed his passing earlier this week. A member of the Broncos’ inaugural 1960 roster, Taylor made football history twice — first as one of the AFL’s most dominant receivers, and later in 1980 when he was named offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, breaking a racial barrier in the NFL. A record-setting playing career Before coaching, Taylor became…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Another domino has fallen in the Ohio Valley Conference–Big South (OVC-Big South) football partnership. This leaves Tennessee State University, the lone HBCU in the league, as an HBCU power in a conference with dwindling membership. Tennessee Tech University announced it will leave the OVC after the 2025–26 season to join the Southern Conference (SoCon). The move ends a relationship with the OVC that began in 1949. Effective July 1, 2026, the Golden Eagles’ move adds a program fresh off a 2024 football championship and a preseason Top 25 ranking to…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary As LeBron James enters his record-setting 23rd NBA season and superstar Luka Doncic back for his first full season in L.A., the Lakers are tied with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks for the most nationally televised games in the league.The NBA announced the regular season schedule Thursday, and the Lakers’ slate highlights the league’s growing number of broadcast partners. The Lakers open the season at home against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21 on NBC, have ABC/ESPN’s 5 p.m. primetime slot against…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary The 2025 NFL preseason officially got underway last Thursday with the Los Angeles Chargers hammering the Detroit Lions 34-7 in the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.To no surprise, fantasy football standouts like Jahmyr Gibbs and Justin Herbert did not suit up as both Dan Campbell and Jim Harbaugh opted to sit most of their respective starters for this early exhibition. Instead, backups like Trey Lance got their chance to showcase themselves as the August 26 roster cutdown date looms large.The game also allowed for a handful of rookies to get…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary A busy summer of transfers may not be over just yet but as a new Premier League season nears kickoff, some of the division’s most notable teams are already stacked with a handful of fresh talents that are set to make an impact in their first stints in England.Premier League clubs spent heavily to sign some of the best players in Europe, with Liverpool and Manchester United forking over the biggest transfer fees of the window so far, each time scooping up talent from the Bundesliga. The Reds’ $133 million move for Florian…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary The announcement could not have been more unfortunately timed. On the morning after the Dodgers had been swept by the Angels and fallen out of first place in the National League West for the first time in 108 days, the email to media members started this way: “Ever wonder how a player like Mookie Betts gets in the zone for the MLB Postseason?”This is not on Betts, not at all. He is simply the front man for a campaign in which Corona Beer and its advertising partners had pre-timed an otherwise harmless press…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary Bill ConnellyCloseBill ConnellyESPN Staff WriterBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Ryan O’HanlonCloseRyan O’HanlonESPN.com writerRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Aug 14, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCan you believe we’re already back? Well, neither can we.It seems like just last week Liverpool were celebrating their second Premier League title — and their first one in front of fans. And it seems like just yesterday that Chelsea were…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation Police block the entrance to a Target after a shooting in Austin, Texas, on August 11. (Stephen Spillman/AP via CNN Newsource) By Jen Christensen, CNN Editor’s note: EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters.In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. (CNN) — After a random shooting in Austin, Texas, left three people dead, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the…