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From Details.com: Former boxing champ Mike Tyson has dedicated the rest of his life to caring for others – because he considers himself a “pig” who has “wasted” so many years of his life.
From WWD.com: THE COVER DECISION: GQ has scored LeBron āThe Decisionā James for its September cover. Sources said the cover shoot had been in the works for weeks before his uberhyped ā and much ridiculed ā announcement was revealed on ESPN on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the magazine said it never discusses upcoming issues.
From NYDailyNews.com: Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry earned their New York baseball stripes with the Mets, but both fallen stars remembered George Steinbrenner for resuscitating their careers and for standing by them throughout their litany of off-the-field troubles.
With the passing of George Steinbrenner, we at News One decided to compile a list of the best Black Yankee ball-players that were signed under “The Boss’s” watch. Aside from the first Black Yankee ever, Elston Howard, all the players on this list were brought on by Steinbrenner. We developed our own lineup cardĀ with […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ā Fresh from its successful hosting of Africaās first World Cup, South Africa said Tuesday it will bid to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time in 2020. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee said it would āformally oversee a bid for the 2020 Gamesā and encouraged potential host […]
if put in Dan Gilbert's position, many of us would have made Dan Gilbert's play.
From NYPost.com: Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has pleaded not guilty to charges that he had sex with a 16-year-old girl.
From USAToday.com: Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James (FSY) as a “runaway slave” and that the owner’s comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger. Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter […]
NEW YORK ā The Nielsen Co. estimates that 9.95 million people watched LeBron James announce on ESPN that he’s leaving Cleveland to play for the Miami Heat, making it the third-most-watched program on cable television this year.
