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Fifteen years after Ike Diogu was a first-round NBA draft pick, Nigerians are setting records. Diogu was the lone Nigerian-American among a group of international players selected back in 2005. This year, a whole starting five and then some could be built from all the picks with Nigerian ties. ”I saw the wave that was coming, but I was just happy the rest of the world got to see it,” said the 37-year-old Diogu, the captain of Nigerian national team. The NBA hailed last week’s draft as… Source link

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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, after Biden previously said his nominee would “be accepted by all elements of the Democratic Party.” If confirmed, Yellen — the first woman to chair the Fed — will smash another glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to lead the Treasury Department. In making such a choice, President-elect Biden is distinguishing himself from former… Source link

A little over a year ago, Onyeka Okongwu was an 18-year-old freshman at USC gearing up for his first college season. He spent the entire summer in the gym working on his game after being snubbed as a McDonald’s All-American as a senior in high school. “Not getting a McDonald’s nod probably benefited me in the long run,” Okongwu told Yahoo Sports. “It definitely hurt at the time but when I got to USC, there were no expectations for me and I just played my style of basketball and got… Source link

Just one look is all it takes for Hakim Ziyech to know whether he can conjure up one of his trademark assists. Chelsea star Ziyech teed up goals for Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva with defence-splitting balls in Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League win over Sheffield United. The 27-year-old also set in motion Tammy Abraham’s goal with a lofted pass to release Mateo Kovacic, to further bolster further his already impactful start to life at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham celebrates… Source link

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf made one of the plays of the year in the NFL on Sunday when he ran down Cardinals safety Budda Baker and stopped him from scoring on a pick-six. That has led some to discuss how many other NFL receivers are fast enough to make such a play. Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill might be, but he says Patrick Mahomes would never put him in that position. “The DK Metcalf play, that was a real nice play, but unfortunately for me, I would never be able to showcase that because… Source link

WASHINGTON — As presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden prepares to announce his vice presidential pick, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that a majority of Democrats believe that Biden should tap a Black woman to join him on the ticket in November. Biden, who promised that he would pick a woman to be his running mate during the Democratic primaries, has said he would reveal his decision in early August.  Sixty percent of Democrats think it’s important for Biden to select a Black… Source link

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has long said there is one quality in a vice presidential pick that he values above all: the ability to be “simpatico” with him. And only one vice presidential shortlist finalist — former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice — boasts a long personal and professional relationship with the former vice president. The pair worked closely during the Obama years, and she is considered a member of Biden’s inner… Source link