02-05-2013 by AO52
Jason Collins says he’s gay
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NBA center Jason Collins on Monday announced that he’s gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first active player in one of the four major American professional team sports to announce that he is gay.
“I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation,” Collins wrote....
05-03-2013 by AO52
Kickoff 4 Kids Sports Mentoring Camp
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NFL Defensive Tackle Amobi Okoye hosted his sixth annual Kickoff 4 Kids Sports Mentoring camp at the University of Houston Campus Recreation Sports Club Field , and it was more than a success.
Driven by his ever-growing heart and commitment to molding and empowering the youth, Okoye invited over 100 boys and girls from the Boys and Girls Club and Houston area, ages 7-17, to join him on the field...
31-01-2013 by AO52
Sandy Hook, Newtown to be represented in Super Bowl
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NEW ORLEANS – Grammy award-winning recording artist Jennifer Hudson will join the 26 students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in singing America the Beautiful during the Super Bowl XLVII pregame show on Sunday, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday.
It will be the second poignant Super Bowl pregame performance from Hudson, who performed the National Anthem before Super Bowl XLIII in what was...
13-09-2012 by AO52
Coming Out The Shadows
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Despite the challenges he faced and the amount of time it took, Raptors guard John Lucas III was determined to overcome all obstacles throughout his journey to the NBA, and has now set a name for himself aside from the name of his father.
“Growing up, my name was a gift and a curse…”
The name John Lucas is one that is synonymous with basketball, however most fans may think of retired NBA...
07-09-2012 by AO52
Saints player bounty suspensions overturned on appeal
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The four players suspended by the NFL for their involvement in the New Orleans Saints‘ “bounty” program had their suspensions overturned by a collective bargaining agreement appeals panel Friday, NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah said.
While the suspensions are vacated immediately, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell can go back and suspend the players if he proves there...
01-09-2012 by i91
Invictus91 & MPIC Events Host #Kickoff4Kids Casino Night!
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31-07-2012 by AO52
Michael Phelps gets 18th medal
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LONDON — Michael Phelps flipped away his cap in disgust, having blown the race with a blunder at the end.
He hardly looked like the swimmer who had just equaled the record for most Olympic medals.
Phelps won his 18th career medal Tuesday night, but it was only a silver. Having led the entire way in the 200-meter butterfly, he tried to glide to the wall after his final stroke and was out-touched...
30-07-2012 by AO52
O.J. Murdock dies in apparent suicide
TAMPA, Fla. — Tennessee Titans reserve receiver O.J. Murdock has died of an apparent suicide, Tampa police say
Police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said officers found the 25-year-old Murdock inside his car Monday morning with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The car was parked in front of Middleton High School, where Murdock attended school.
He was taken to Tampa General Hospital,...
25-07-2012 by AO52
‘Jeffersons’ star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74
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Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” died Tuesday at 74, his booking agent said.
Hemsley played Jefferson, a wisecracking owner of a dry cleaning business, on “All In the Family” from 1973 until 1975, when the spinoff “The Jeffersons” began an 11-season run on CBS.
Police in El Paso, Texas,...
17-07-2012 by AO52
Marshawn Lynch, Dez Bryant arrests sully Seahawks, Cowboys
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The preseason can’t start soon enough. And not just for the most fervent of fans who flock to training camp outposts like SUNY Cortland and Anderson University to catch a glimpse of the first sign of football in months.
In a few days for some and roughly a week for others, rookies will report to their teams. Soon after that, veterans will arrive, and it will all begin. Pads will be smacking,...
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