National Sports Beat (9/1-9/7/16) – Los Angeles Sentinel

The Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 and he will be battling them on Sept. 8. Will Cam make it?

Madison Keys will join Serena in next week’s U.S. Open in New York. She recently became the first American woman to break into the top 10 since Serena did it in 1999.

The Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig is in the minors. For how long? Your guess is as good as mine! “[Playing in the minors] is something that has taught me humility and I am very grateful. I do not know what the future will hold in the next few hours. I don’t know where I will go. I don’t know my fate. God only knows my destiny and I am here to fulfill it,” Puig said.

The Washington Redskins’ has an answer for ESPN Magazine who asked whether he is the best cornerback in the NFL? Josh Norman replies: “Nah, man, I’m the best cornerback on earth.”

All pro defensive back Richard Sherman hasn’t played during Seattle Seahawks preseason, he has been doing more coaching and conversing with the game officials than Pete Carroll. Most observers rate Richard Sherman as one of the best to ever play the position.

Both the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings have black quarterbacks. The Seahawks’ duo is Russell Wilson and Trevone Boykin. The Vikings have Teddy Bridgewater and Shaun Hill. Bridgewater tore his ACL during practice on Tuesday.

Serena Williams is shooting for her 23rd major crown in the U.S. Open which started this week. Serena has been the No.1 seed in the U.S. Open.

Black athletes that competed in the Rio Olympics for the first time are Simone Manuel (Swimming), Simone Biles (Gymnastics), and Trayvon Bromell (Track & Field) and Tori Bowie (Track & Field). All five are expected to return for the 2020 Games. Alyson Felix, the most decorated Olympian in history hasn’t ruled out her return.

. Dak Prescott is the only rookie quarterback to start for the Dallas Cowboys in a season opener. The Cowboys’ QB starter Tony Romo broke a bone in his back. That means rookie Prescott will be the Texas team’s starter vs. Seattle’s black all-pro QB Russell Wilson, one of the best in the game. Prescott’s play in the first three pre-season games; Completed 78% of his passes for 454 yards with five TDs and no picks. Prescott also ran for 53-yards and a pair of six pointers.

Coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers only two more victories in to join the 100-win club. This mark has been set in nine years.

Carolina Panther’s No.14 is a player of color, he is QB Joe Webb.

. Defensive end Fred Dryer, a stellar member of the 1974 L.A. Rams told Los Angeles Magazine: “So this team was all together in ’73. The ’74 Rams was a son of a bitch. We had James Harris at quarterback. Our defense murdered people. We should have been in the Super Bowl about three or four times of the Chuck Knox era.” . When I asked then Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom at a major celebration for the signing of QB Joe Namath at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, if this means you are going to trade James Harris, This blew Rosenbloom’s mind and angrily stated: “Mr. Pye you don’t matter.”

The four top Black players to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy are LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Clemson’s QB Deshaun Watson, J.T. Barrett and San Diego State Donnell Pumphrey. Watson is a super student in the class room. He has just completed seven classes in his latest semester. Watson is working to complete a degree in Communications studies in six semesters.

Check This! Notre Dame has two black starting QBs in Malik Zaire and DesShone Kizer.

Checking the preps! Deommodore Lenoir of Salesian High is the most versatile prep in Southland if not the nation. The speedy, 6-foot-185, 17-year old has a 3.5 grade point average. Lenoir told the L.A. Times’ Eric Sondheimer: “Growing up in South Los Angeles allowed me to stay focused in order to be able to go where I want to go, and that’s to the NFL. You have to stay in class room and do what you’re told to do.” . And the beat continues!

USC’s freshman cornerback Jack Jones has his sight set high. He has winning the Heisman Trophy as his freshman season gets underway against Alabama. He isn’t being disrespectable to his upper class teammates Adoree’ Jackson and Iman Marshall.

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