By GEORGE WILLIS I have a new favorite mixed martial arts fighter. His name is Donald Williams of Minnesota. Sorry, Frankie Edgar and Amanda Nunez. I’m on Williams’ bandwagon after listening […]
MMA fighter’s biggest battle was to save George Floyd
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NFL owners need incentives, not pressure to embrace true diversity
By GEORGE WILLIS The Rooney Rule is a valuable tool to help level the playing field when it comes to hiring minority coaches and front-office personnel in the National Football League. […]
Errol Spence makes boxing comeback from near death experience
By GEORGE WILLIS Errol Spence Jr. is calling it “a comeback fight,” only the comeback is more from a near death experience than a 14-month layoff rom the boxing ring. Spence, […]
Giants still must change losing culture, by George Willis, theNewYorkExtra/theNYExtra.com
By George Willis The New York Giants got the worst news possible on Monday when it was confirmed running back Saquon Barkley suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee […]
Hiring of Steve Nash May Haunt Nets When It Counts, by George Willis, TheNewYorkExtra/www.theNYExtra.com
By GEORGE WILLIS A year ago, the Brooklyn Nets seemed to be a franchise headed in the right direction. They earned a playoff berth with a late-season rally, and though ousted by […]
Why Jason Garrett needs to be Judgmental, by George Willis, TheNew YorkExtra/theNYExtra.com
By GEORGE WILLIS Jason Garrett shouldn’t sell himself short if he wants to make the most out of his tenure as the New York Giants offensive coordinator and make Joe Judge a […]
Here’s How the Professional Fighters League is engaging fans, by George Willis, TheNewYorkExtra/theNYExtra.com
By GEORGE WILLIS Competition inside the cage might be on hold for the moment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped the Professional Fighters League from continuing to build its […]
Craig Carton to explain rise and fall in HBO doc, by George Willis, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
By GEORGE WILLIS I can remember listening to the radio while driving my daughter to middle school and cringing at the prospect of what Craig Carton might say that a pre-teenager shouldn’t […]
Knicks finally got it right with Tom Thibodeau, by George Willis, TheNYExtra/TheNYExtra.com
By George Willis The New York Knicks finally hired a real coach. He’s not an inexperienced neophyte like Derek Fisher; not a yes man like Jeff Hornacek; and not someone who was supposed […]
Boxing welcomes return of stars and Mike Tyson; Mourns loss of Brother Naazim, by George Willis, TheNYExtra/theNYExtra.comm
By GEORGE WILLIS Boxing is a sport that can take you through a myriad of emotions from the excitement of an upcoming fight to the disappointment or elation of its outcome. Its […]