Young Olympian Gabby Douglas made history by becoming the first African-American female gymnast to win the all-around title and take home the gold. This is also the first time the U.S. women have ever won the team gold and the individual all-around gold in the same Olympics.
“I just want people to know it took a [...]
Stephon Maubury tweeted this Tuesday about NBA owner Michael Jordan.
“Micheal Fake Jordan is a sell out. #Period. He forgot which hole he came out of. I said it “Stephon X Marbury”… MJ went from MJ the black cat to a guy who forgot he was a player. Sell your team if you can’t make a profit.. [...]
Following the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno; all hell broke loose on the campus of Penn State with students overturning cars, kicking out windows and police in riot gear armed with pepper spray to regain order. To be honest all hell should have broke loose especially when a crime as heinous as [...]
The former undisputed heavyweight world champion and 1964 Olympic gold medalist died yesterday after a brief battle of liver cancer. 1944- 2011
Frazier boxing career included 37 professional fights—of which he won 32, losing four and drawing once. Of those bouts three epic battles was against Muhammad Ali. Frazier was the first ever to beat the [...]
With the NBA lockout going on and NBA players hesitant about playing in summer leagues for fear of injury, it is nice to see Kevin Durant-the leagues leading scorer come out and give to NYC basketball fans. He gave Rucker , Pro City and Dyckman opponents buckets!!
At Rucker he scored 66 points and had 4 [...]
What does it take to get a deadbeat dad to pay up? How about 2 free tickets to the Alabama-Auburn football game! Yes, the Opelika, Alabama Police Department set up a shrewd sting called “Operation Iron Snare” that involves luring unsuspecting deadbeat fathers wanted for unpaid child support into custody with the promise of free [...]
What would you do for love? Will you climb to the top of Mt Everest? or take a parachute jump off of the empire state building? or simply put an engagement ring in a glass of the finest champagne? I don’t know, in fact you won’t know until that day comes, but one guy put [...]
Born with one leg, Robles took the 125-pound title Saturday night with a 7-1 win over defending champion Matt McDonough of Iowa. Robles’ three-day performance here earned him the Outstanding Wrestler award. Robles went undefeated in the 2010-2011 season before taking down defending champion Matt McDonough.
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Hundreds of people came out to watch as well as participate in the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run / NYC Family Health Walk-A-Thon, which took place on Saturday as a part of the Harlem Week celebration. The 5k Run and Walk runs through the streets of Harlem, starting from Edgecombe Avenue at 135st and ending [...]
Walking along 116th street, also known as “Little Africa”, I stopped in front of a store that had a sporting event showing on its flat panel television. Several African men had gathered around the front of the television. There were two large men in loin cloths walking around a large stadium pouring liquids on their [...]