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Gabby Douglas Opens Up About ‘hurtful’ Social Media She’s Endured During Olympics

August 15, 2016 Staff 0

By Rob Perez After winning yet another gold medal at the 2016 Rio games, what should be a week Gabby Douglas celebrates for the rest of her life has been anything but. Whether it was […]

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Carmelo Anthony Passes Michael Jordan on USA Olympic Scoring List

August 11, 2016 Staff 0

Carmelo Anthony is on the verge of becoming the greatest scorer in USA Basketball history. (Photo credit by USATSI) By Ananth Pandian, CBS Sports Playing in his fourth Olympic games, Carmelo Anthony will cement his […]

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Williams Sisters’ Olympic Doubles Loss Not ‘Devastating,’ Serena Says

August 8, 2016 Staff 0

In what many are calling a shocker, Venus and Serena Williams – already three-time Olympic doubles gold medalists – experienced their first Olympic loss together on Sunday to Czech Republic pair Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova, […]

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BLACK AND GOLD: Blacks Ready to Dominate Rio 2016 Summer Games

August 5, 2016 Staff 0

By Erick Johnson and J. Coyden Palmer,  Crusader Gold always looks good on black. Together, they radiate the dominance and grace of a dynasty. From the ornate relics inside the grand palaces of kings and […]

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Uber Passenger Raises Over $8,000 to Send Driver to Rio to Watch His Son Compete in the Olympics

August 5, 2016 Staff 0

Thanks to the efforts of an Uber passenger, an Olympian’s father is now heading to Rio to watch his son compete. Uber driver Ellis Hill was driving passenger Liz Willock on an hour-long trip in […]

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Jordan ‘deeply troubled’ by violence against African-Americans, police

July 25, 2016 Staff 0

Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images NBA legend Michael Jordan broke his silence on the recent high-profile shootings of African-Americans by police and the violence that officers have themselves faced, discussing the issue in a letter published […]

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Carmelo Anthony: We athletes can no longer remain on the sidelines in the struggle for justice

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Carmelo Anthony: ‘There’s nothing political about taking a stand and speaking on what you believe in.’ Photograph: Noam Galai/FilmMagic   Hashtags won’t solve the endless cycle of violence that’s engulfed America. That’s why I’m calling […]

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Dwyane Wade Agrees to Deal with Chicago Bulls

July 7, 2016 Staff 0

(Photo: Dan Hamilton, USA TODAY Sports) By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Dwyane Wade seemed part of a dwindling number of players — right there with Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki — who would spend […]

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Dead Globetrotter Finally Gets Headstone After 39 Years

June 24, 2016 Staff 0

FROM LEFT TO right Don Harvest, a former student of Professor Johnson, Emmett Bryant, who played with Leon Hillard, Prof. Bennie W. Johnson and Rev. Paul Jakes Jr. posed for pictures Monday during the grave […]

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LeBron James Passes Michael Jordan as the Most Valuable Player in NBA History

June 22, 2016 Staff 0

Nationwide — According to the Washington Post, “Lebron James has moved past Michael Jordan in post-season value over replacement, a box score estimate of the points per 100 possessions that a player contributed above a […]

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