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In November 1991, 5-time NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson abruptly retired after announcing that he was HIV-positive. The moment was a turning point in the history of the virus, bringing HIV to the forefront of the American consciousness and opening African-American eyes to what was then known at the time as a “gay/white” disease. Twenty years […]
USA Today Coaches’ Poll RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1 Oklahoma (42) 0-0 1454 6 2 Alabama (13) 0-0 1414 11 3 Oregon (2) 0-0 1309 3 4 LSU (2) 0-0 1296 8 5 Florida State 0-0 1116 16 6 Stanford 0-0 1101 4 7 Boise State 0-0 1065 7 8 Oklahoma State 0-0 933 […]
Woods made his first appearance on the PGA Tour since he withdrew from the Players Championship on May 12 with knee and Achilles injuries that he first suffered at the Masters. Harig: All Fired Up One round does not the comeback make, but Tiger Woods’ 68 in Round 1 at the WGC-Bridgestone stands as an […]
Former NBA player Darius Miles was arrested at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. “after X-ray screening at the airport helped security officials detect [a] loaded firearm.” Darius was trying to sneak the weapon onto the plane! Click here for the rest of the story @BlackAmericaWeb.com Jalen Rose Caught Speeding Right After […]
According to one of the many MTO snitches, Michael Vick and Fabolous’s baby mama Emily B. are dating again. Word is, before Fabolous and becoming a reality star on VH1’s Love and Hip Hop, Emily B. and Mike Vick dated. Emily grew up in Virginia and the two have maintained a friendship over the years […]
Tebow broke a nine-day Twitter hiatus to say: “Hey Merrill…… ‘ppreciate that” Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. CAPTION By Ron Chenoy, US Presswire Later, the oft-criticized LeBron James chimed in and fired back at Hoge. “Guys get on that TV and act like they was all WORLD when they played,” he said. “How bout encouraging […]
Former NFL star turned actor Bubba Smith has died. A Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman said Smith was found dead at his Baldwin Hills home. A cause of death has not been determined. Smith was 66 years old. The 6-foot-7 Smith was drafted by the then Baltimore Colts in 1967 and spent five seasons with […]
Baltimore Colts defensive tackle Bubba Smith in 1967. CAPTION AP He was 66. Police had not determined a cause of death by Wednesday night, but officials believe he died of natural causes, according to The Times. Smith spent his career as a defensive lineman with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers, making the […]
The recent NFL lockout might have been the best thing to happen to women this summer. Why, you ask? Scared that the sanctity of their NFL game days would be stolen away this year, the labor strike gave men something to obsess over for four months as they imagined life with no NFL. At the […]
Former NBA star Jalen Rose was caught on video jogging into the Oakland County Jail Tuesday morning to start his 20 day sentence for drunk driving. Rose was sentenced last week to 93 days in jail after pleading guilty to drunk driving, but will serve 20. His expected release date is Aug. 18. The former […]