Duane Lewis, M.Ed.

Communications, Marketing & Messaging leader. Ex-NFL PR Pro. Playing to WIN the game. (Hello!) Opinions are my own. F.I.E.T.T.S. 1 Cor. 9:24

[Eric Thomas @Ericthomasbtc]

I will take everything that happens in my life and I will allow the pain to push me to greatness.

[Jay Wright @CoachJayWright]

Incredible company !!! @jalenbrunson1 @nyknicks

[Brehanna Daniels @Mindless_BMD]

The duo you didn’t know you needed🤞🏾🏁

NASCAR’s First Black Woman Driver × NASCAR’s First Black Woman Tire Changer.

And the crazy part?? We’re on the same team!

Dystany, I’m so so so proud of you. Thank you for being here and for showing the world what’s possible. I love being your tire changer!

This is why representation matters.

Little girls can now look at us and see that they belong here too. 🙏🏾🥹

#nascar #history #xplore #brehannadaniels #nascarracing

[Louis Riddick @LRiddickESPN]

Live sports.

Nothing better.

[NBA History @NBAHistory]

Today in NBA history...

Magic Johnson's sky hook with 2 seconds remaining in Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals ✨

The Lakers won and took a 3–1 series lead!

[NBA Referees @OfficialNBARefs]

We asked a few 2026 NBA Finals Referees what their advice would be to their rookie referee selves. For these officials, it’s not about the number of games worked or hours on the court. It’s about being present in the great moments along the way.

[Terrika @SheKnowsSports]

Hearing myself on a game call is WILD 😂😂😂

[espnW @espnW]

Breaking: Rickea Jackson will miss the remainder of the season after tearing her left ACL on Sunday, the Sky announced.

[Donald Hunt @DHuntTrib]

Charlie Neal opened a road to visibility for multiple Black journalists and HBCU sports https://t.co/ethbeWCOvJ

[Justin Tinsley @JustinTinsley]

The great @WCRhoden on the late, great Charlie Neal. https://t.co/6X1EzsKCGh

[Duane Lewis, M.Ed. @DLewisPR]

🔥🔥🔥

[Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis]

RIP Charlie Neal, the play-by-play man who brought college football to BET.

And Charlie hosted a BET sportswriter roundtable with @RealMikeWilbon, Ralph Wiley, and others that was on TV before The Sports Reporters.
https://t.co/ofG9NfNdGU

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

ESPN remembers pioneering sports broadcaster Charlie Neal, who passed away Wednesday

Neal’s long career helped elevate #HBCU football & basketball on television

In 2005, he called the first college football game on @ESPNU when it launched

[WNBA @WNBA]

Official ☄️

After Board of Governors approval, the Houston Comets will tip-off play in 2027. Welcome back @HoustonComets

[HBCU Gameday @HBCUGameday]

🎙️ Sad News: Charlie Neal, the longtime voice of HBCU football and sports broadcasting, has passed away.

A brief tribute to this trailblazer: https://t.co/VSIqVBPUcM

[MLB @MLB]

Craig and Day-Day reunite!

Ice Cube threw out the first pitch at the Dodgers game and Mike Epps was his surprise catcher! ⚾️

[The Daily Coach @TheDaily_Coach]

Soon after Charlie Strong was fired at Texas in November 2016, he went home and isolated himself in his office. He picked up a yellow legal pad and started writing. Day after day, page after page:

What could I have done better?
What really happened?
What are you going to change?

Sean McDermott is doing something similar right now. After nine seasons and a 98–50 record in Buffalo, he built a new routine from scratch, including six to eight hours of self-assigned film study daily.

Dan Quinn, fired by Atlanta after a 0-5 start in 2020, put it plainly: "I wasn't going to be the blame person or a victim. I've got to gain something from this."

The thread running through these men is the willingness to treat failure as a curriculum.

Many people, when they get knocked down professionally, either rush to the next thing or retreat into bitterness. The coaches who come back stronger tend to do something harder: they sit in the discomfort long enough to learn from it, and they ask the questions that have no flattering answers.

When was the last time you sat with a difficult question long enough to fully answer it?

When things go wrong, do you reach for the next opportunity, or reach for the honest question first?

As McDermott told The Athletic: "When you stop asking questions, that's when you get yourself into trouble."

[Braden Taylor @BradenTaylorTV]

Full footage of trainer Cherie DeVaux watching Golden Tempo win the Kentucky Derby!

DeVaux is the first female trainer to ever win the Kentucky derby.

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

HERSTORY.

Cherie DeVaux becomes the first female trainer of a Kentucky Derby winner with horse Golden Tempo.

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Golden Tempo wins the Kentucky Derby.