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There was a time when anyone caught paying slaves for their labor; or even arguing that they should be paid; would face significant penalties for speaking out against a seriously corrupt system. Today, we have a world where agents are vilified for paying athletes, even though everyone knows that athletes are bringing in massive revenue […]

Mechelle McNair , The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback’s estate.

LAS VEGAS ā€” Just call him Ambassador Iron Mike. Mike Tyson was once the baddest man on the planet. Now he’ll be circling that planet as a self-titled ambassador to spread the gospel of boxing to the Chinese. “I didn’t even know what an ambassador really was,” he said Thursday. “When I think of ambassadors […]

High Times Magazine has an article about the influence of marijuana in the NBA. Here is an excerpt: But despite the NBAā€™s official disapproval, the use of pot hasnā€™t seemed to decrease. In 2001, one of the toughest players in hoops history, power forward Charles Oakley, claimed that 50 to 60 percent of players smoked […]

Michael Jordan said he could’ve scored 100 points in today’s NBA in an interview with USA Today and quite frankly I believe him. The rules for defense and handchecking have changed drastically since Jordan left the league, and if Kobe Bryant could score 81 points in a game, Jordan could definitely score 100. It’s less […]

Tia Robbins, wife of St. Louis Rams player, Fred Robbins has started a company, Off The Market, that is designed to keep athletes faithful. I’m not sure how it works, but here is the report from CNBC. When people realize that Tia Robbins’ husband plays professional football, they often ask her how she deals with […]

By Michael Tapia The ALCS is here and the 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees will face off against the upstart Texas Rangers this Friday evening. As division winners, the Rangers earned the right to home field advantage, which means the series first two games will be in Texas. The following three games will […]

Shawne Merriman will be released by the San Diego Chargers according to ESPN. The Chargers are releasing the former star pass-rusher because he canā€™t stay healthy. ā€œI donā€™t see it as a massive loss,ā€ Williamson said. ā€œIā€™m not a big Shawne Merriman fan. I donā€™t think he is nearly as good of a player as […]

Tommie Smith, who famously raised his fist as a symbol of Black power in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City is selling his gold medal and sneakers he wore during the Olympics according to USA Today. Smith’s famous fist salute caused a great deal of controversy. Originally Black athletes had planned to boycott the Olympics […]

Gilbert Arenas has been fined for faking an injury to keep from playing in the Washington Wizards home preseason opener.

By Michael Tapia After 49 long years, the great state of Texas has finally won a playoff series ā€“ a baseball one that is. A team which was once the Washington Senators made the residents of the greater Dallas area proud last night – after staving off a massive collapse to the Tampa Bay Rays […]

By Michael Tapia The weekend proved to be decisive with the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies advancing to the championship series of their corresponding leagues. In the American League, the Yankees wait for the winner between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers; in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies wait for […]