Recalling A Forgotten Pioneer

by Gerry Fraley
Henry Curtis Thompson was the third man in, spending five weeks with the St. Louis Browns. The twisting story of his brief and hard life ranges from the high of two World Series appearances with the New York Giants to the low of doing time in the Texas penal system.
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The Original War Of the Races
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jul 4, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
On July 4th, 1910, a momentous fight took place between Jim Jefferies and Jack Johnson. This was the first fight of the century as an African-American boxing champion (Johnson) fought the great White Hope in Jefferies.

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The Ultimate Tough Guy
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jun 29, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
From 1899 to 1904, James Jefferies was the dominant heavyweight of his era but we don’t remember him for his career accomplishment but for his participation in one of the great sporting event of the 20th century; the Johnson-Jefferies championship bout of 1910.

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Muhammad Ali Is Still The Greatest
by Wesley Chism Jr., BASN Staff Reporter -- Jun 27, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Ali was serious about Islam and its teachings. He wasn’t trying to dodge a war as many reporters at that time would claim. As a matter of fact, when he had tried to apply a few years earlier he was declined because his test scores were a little low.

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More than a basketball player
by Tom Donelson, BASN Staff Reporter -- Jun 6, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
I read Russell’s book “Go for Glory”, and I found he was not a basketball player but an individual who played basketball. Russell gave America a lesson on what it was like to black in the 60’s and his book was as much a personal journey as a basketball story.

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They Chose To Serve
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- May 31, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
As we look back on the events of Memorial Day and the contributions of fallen heroes, BASN takes a look at how the Negro Leagues and its players contributed to the war effort throughout the late 1800's to the 1940's.

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