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The Gabby Douglas hair saga continues and now the Olympian’s mom is addressing the haters. The folks over at Fashionista.com snagged an interview with Natalie Hawkins, Gabby Douglas’ mother, who is speaking out in fierce defense of her daughter’s hair. “How ignorant is it of people to comment on her hair and she still has […]

Cedric the Entertainer’s sitcom, “The Soul Man” is in the middle of getting a thrashing from a group of conservative Christian women, One Million Moms. The group protests the show is a mockery of Jesus Christ and gives pastors a bad name. But TV Land may not change a thing, being that it was the […]

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  He’ll get a look-see from the Seattle Seahawks and Coach Pete Carroll, who has been assessing available and experienced wide receivers. In 2010, Mike Williams returned after a two-year absence from the NFL. On Sunday, the team created a vacancy when it cut Antonio Bryant after 10 days. Last week, the team signed Braylon […]

The fellas on Team USA’s basketball team had a huge night yesterday in their Olympic game against Nigeria.  Records were getting shattered left and right.  And Carmelo Anthony–who is a 3 time Olympian–broke a big Olympic record.  And his wife LaLa was there to cheer him on.Last night, Mr. Anthony shattered the record for the number of points […]

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WIMBLEDON, England — When Serena Williams completed her first-round Olympic victory, the tall spectator in the front row near the Royal Box rose, smiled and added her lusty applause to the roar from the Centre Court crowd. Michelle Obama liked what she saw Saturday at Wimbledon. The first lady  sat with Williams’ family during the 6-3, 6-1 […]

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The NCAA announced unprecedented sanctions Monday against Pennsylvania State University, including fining the school $60 million and banning it from bowl games for four years in response to the child-sexual-abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, college sports’ governing body, stopped short of a full suspension of the […]

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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has finally met his estranged father after 42 years of separation, following an exhibition game in the Philippines. Philander Rodman Jr., who has acknowledged fathering 29 children by 16 mothers, says he was happy and surprised that his son agreed to meet him late Wednesday. He tried to meet the […]

The Colts have taken care of business with top pick Andrew Luck, signing the quarterback Thursday afternoon. Owner Jim Irsay has been tweeting about it being close for what seems like a month, but Indianapolis Star beat writer Mike Chappell tweeted out the news minutes ago. There’s no drama left in such negotiations, as the […]

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Some victories pivotal to African-American advancement in the 1950s occurred by way of boycotts, marches, and legal arguments. For other accomplishments, we have the tenacity, determination, and superlative talent of American tennis legend Althea Gibson. Gibson became the first Black player to win Wimbledon on today’s date in 1957, taking only 50 minutes to defeat […]

    That’s right the fastest swimmer in American is a young African American named Cullen Jones. Click here to read more on this story.

Cue up the “Tiger Woods is back” conversations! On the 16th hole at the 2012 Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods made an absolutely amazing shot to tie Rory Sabbatini for the lead at 8-under par on Sunday. The stunning 50-foot chip shot for birdie had the term “Vintage Tiger” trending on Twitter in no time. And, in […]

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Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was thrown out of the Cubs’ game with the then Tampa Bay Rays for using an illegal bat. Umpires determined Sosa’s shattered bat contained cork. Ooops!!