Ishmael Sistrunk
St. Louis American
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Riverview Gardens’ Boatright stars on Netflix’s ‘American BBQ Showdown’
For the past several months, District Safety Officer James Boatright has served as the first line of defense for the staff and guests at Riverview Gardens School District’s Central Office. → Read More
Coronavirus sweeps through the NBA, shuts down sports
In last week’s column about the novel coronavirus’ impact on sports, I wrote that the global pandemic was “traveling across the globe at light speed.” At the time, the NCAA → Read More
Coronavirus fever heats up sporting fears
The novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is traveling across the globe at light speed. From China to Italy to South Korea to the U.S., is no respecter of → Read More
Empire State of madness as Dolan continues to sink the Knicks
The Democratic Party’s primary process has, at times, been a knock-down, drag-out affair. However, at a time when it seemed that both the country and the Democratic Party could not → Read More
Fury-ous beatdown will make Wilder better
“Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.” – Jay-Z Numerous numbers were strewn about leading up to last Saturday’s heavyweight title matchup between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. The bout was the second between the world’s top-two heavyweights. Three titles were on the line if you include Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title, The Ring championship belt and Fury’s status as the lineal heavyweight champion… → Read More
Wilder and Fury face off for heavyweight supremacy
To call Tyson Fury a confounding individual would be a bit of an understatement. At 6-foot-9 and north of 250 pounds, Fury is one of the biggest heavyweight champions in → Read More
‘If you can’t beat ‘em, duck ‘em’
Disbelief is an understatement. My jaw dropped wide open, like a cartoon character, when I learned that John Burroughs decided to remove Lutheran North from its football schedule. As a → Read More
Eastern Conference coaches need to put some respect on Beal’s name
Last season, NBA All-Star Weekend seemed like a glimpse of the future for STL basketball fans. St. Louis natives Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum both had impactful performances during the → Read More
RIP Kobe | In The Clutch
Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest players to ever set foot on a basketball court. That much is indisputable. Basketball fans, historians and journalists can, and will, forever debate → Read More
Can Zion save the NBA’s ratings?
Zion Williamson was the most-heralded and highly-anticipated rookie to enter the NBA since LeBron James in 2003. His highlight reel dunks, exploding shoes and physics-defying athleticism positioned Williamson to be → Read More
WNBA players to earn well-deserved pay raise under new CBA
A sad secret of the WNBA is that many of the league’s players spend the offseason playing for professional teams across Europe because their WNBA salaries are just a tiny → Read More
Twitter beef between Crawford and Spence could lead to highly-anticipated unification bout
Depending on whom you ask, you are likely to get widely differing views on the importance of social media. To some, social media is one of the greatest and most → Read More
Michael Porter Jr. era begins in Denver
The Michael Porter Jr. era has officially begun in Denver. The former Mizzou standout made his first NBA start Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings. The rookie forward (Porter sat → Read More
Who is the true welterweight king?
Ever since Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ventured into the welterweight division in the mid-to-late 2000s, the 147-pound division has been the center of the boxing universe. One could → Read More
Team USA flounders in World Cup
The writing was on the wall. As NBA stars lost interest in the FIBA World Cup, it was evident that Team USA’s chances for bringing home the gold were questionable → Read More
Exciting fights at Shamrock FC 322
With the announcement that St. Louis will soon be home to an expansion team in the MLS, a raging debate has emerged among St. Louis sports fans. Is St. Louis → Read More
NBA free agency winners and losers
The 2019 NBA free agency period started off with a bang. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving got the party started early by taking their basketballs and bolting to Brooklyn. That → Read More
Apologies to Jemele
In last week’s column, “Big Baller banned,” I opined about the infamous interaction between LaVar Ball and Molly Qerim that resulted in Ball getting banned from ESPN. Due to the → Read More
Big Baller banned
LaVar Ball is no stranger to making waves in the media. The most well-known NBA dad shot onto the scene by saying outlandish things in front of every camera and → Read More
The Claw carries Raptors to first championship; Free Ujiri
Shout out to the Toronto Raptors for earning the franchise’s first NBA Championship. Powered by Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors knocked off the Golden State Warriors in six games. Yes, I → Read More