Good Morning POU! The following is from an NPR article originally posted August 2016. And The No. 1 Scrabble Nation In The World Is ... Nigeria is the English-speaking world's Scrabble superpower. Africa's most populous nation is home not only to the global Scrabble champion, but team Nigeria ranks as the world's top Scrabble playing nation — ahead of the U.S. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
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Monday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
This week we will look at champions in the world of board games and eSports. We've had previous weeks on Chess players but guess what? There are other board games where we dominate! Baba Sy Baba Sy (1935 in Donaye, Senegal – August 20 1978) was a Senegalese international draughts (checkers) player and the first world champion from Africa. He is said to have been … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
Thursday Evening Thread: 2018 NBA Draft Tonight!
OK NBA fans, time to see what your team gonna put up for the 2018-19 season! This clip of the potential first round draftees arriving gives us a Wakanda inspired suit (4th person off the bus) and the Shorts Suit. (Lawd Lebron, what have you inspired here): … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: 2018 NBA Draft Tonight!
Thursday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
Tidye Pickett (November 3, 1914 – November 17, 1986) was an American track and field athlete. She represented the United States in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, becoming the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympic Games. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
POU Weekly NFL Picks: THE SEASON WINNER!
Wow...it really came down to the last game! Let's hear it for TUNISIA! … [Read more...] about POU Weekly NFL Picks: THE SEASON WINNER!