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An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
3:35 PM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - Most football owners seem intent on standing idly by while costly concerns twist aimlessly in the wind...
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Why we should accept Tiger's apology
12:53 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - For better or worse, Tiger Woods seemed to want you to know that he's not much different from you or I...
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Five things Tiger Woods should say at mea culpa media event
11:31 AM on 02/18/2010
OPINION - What can Tiger Woods do to redeem himself besides just saying 'I'm sorry'?...
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TheGrio's 100: Shani Davis, a speed skater on the fast track to Olympic gold
8:50 AM on 02/17/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Shani Davis stands at ease in his own skates. Perhaps it's that comfort level that begins to explain just how he's become so adept at skating in lanes...
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Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
5:40 PM on 02/12/2010
As the 2010 NBA All-Star weekend commences, here's a look at the best to ever perfect the art form of dunking..
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TheGrio's 100: James Stewart, the current king of motocross
5:00 AM on 02/10/2010
TheGrio's 100 - To marvel at James "Bubba" Stewart in action is to behold a man totally in his element. As the first African-American to ascend to superstar status in his sport...
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TheGrio's 100: Cheyenne Woods, making her own name in golf
5:00 AM on 02/07/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Cheyenne Woods readily admits to feeling the pressure; it just doesn't flow from the source you might most expect. "I try to set myself aside from the 'Tiger Woods' name...
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The Super Bowl will unite people of Haiti and New Orleans
10:33 AM on 02/06/2010
OPINION - On Super Bowl Sunday, the people of Haiti and New Orleans will to stand side by side in allegiance...
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TheGrio's 100: Serena Williams, the first lady of tennis
8:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Serena Williams' temperament flows in waves of streaming definition. All emotion. All defiance. All heart...
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TheGrio's 100s: Allyson Felix, sprinting towards gold
5:10 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - On the homepage of her website, Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix offers this proverbial wisdom: "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life...
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TheGrio's 100: Michael Hill, brainiac athlete turned manager
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Just the third general manager in Florida Marlins history, and only the third African-American GM in baseball today, Hill has distinguished himself...
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TheGrio's 100: Evander Kane, looking to make ice hockey cooler
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Graced with a combination of speed, slickness and grit, the 18-year-old African-Canadian star's style is as unique as his look across NHL boundaries. But it's his talent that turns the most heads...
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TheGrio's 100: Candace Parker, basketball's leading lady
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
theGrio's 100 - In a which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg sort of way, you're oft left to wonder if the WNBA's bold, new slogan of 'Expect Great' was conceptualized to mark the dawn of the Candace Parker era...
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TheGrio's 100: LeBron James, king of the NBA for years to come
2:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - LeBron James was celebrated as 'The Chosen One' on the cover of a Sports Illustrated magazine...
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Is Iverson still an NBA all-star? The answer is yes
8:15 AM on 01/27/2010
OPINION - Even if you didn't vote for Allen Iverson, you have to be a fan of the way he wants to make certain your voice is heard...
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Are NBA stars America's most popular new export?
9:18 AM on 01/22/2010
OPINION - Stephon Marbury is not the first former NBA star either cunning or humbled enough to make the trek abroad, but so far he is the biggest...
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NBA player Dalembert's heart breaks for Haiti
7:38 AM on 01/21/2010
OPINION - As the NBA's only Haitian-born player, the 28-year-old Philadelphia 76ers center stands in a prideful if not enviable position...
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The NFL is trying to sack diversity
10:11 AM on 01/14/2010
OPINION - It's becoming increasingly more difficult for African-Americans to get interviews for head coaching jobs, at least on any real level...
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The NBA's top 10 ugliest moments
8:10 AM on 01/12/2010
SLIDESHOW - Ostracized as he may now be, Gilbert Arenas is not alone. All the harebrained moves perpetrated by the All-Star guard over the last several days that have left him squarely in the crosshairs of NBA execs...
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Gilbert Arenas fails to recognize that gunplay is not a game
9:06 AM on 01/04/2010
OPINION - Think Gilbert Arenas may have taken his 'Agent Zero' persona just a bit too much to heart?
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- Black Caucus wants more from Obama
- NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
- Obama gives $1.4 million Nobel prize to charity
- NJ man accused of raping, beating five daughters
- Ex-wife of Mandela creates firestorm by publicly criticizing icon
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
- McNabb, T.O. teaming up again - for TV show
- D'Angelo accused of soliciting sex in NYC
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- Lil Wayne gets year behind bars on gun rap
- Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
- Once-revered SC lawmaker freezes to death alone
- Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in years
- Obama renews support for Haiti, warns that 'dire' crisis isn't over
- Wife of Rep. Conyers sentenced to 37 months in prison
- Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
- Despite setbacks, Obama remains more popular than Congress
- Muhammad Ali visits Giants clubhouse
- LA Angels' Hunter calls black Latino players 'imposters'
- Disgraced ex-sprinter Marion Jones finds new life in WNBA
- Vick met by protests while receiving Courage Award
- Allen Iverson going through 'tough times'
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
- 10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
- 'Fired up' Obama pitches health care reform to public
- White man posing as black doctor, makes house calls
- CDC enlists celebs to launch social media fight against HIV/AIDS
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Minority firms get less stimulus money
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- Fewer Americans fall behind on home loans, end of foreclosure crisis possible
- Colorado Africans forced out of Wal-Mart jobs, claim discrimination
- Cash strapped Kansas City to close nearly half of its schools
- Chicago woman maintains massive black history archive
- Pit bull home invasion results in death of dog
- Obama enters home stretch on health care reform
- NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways
- Obama supporters rally for health care reform votes
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
- TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists
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- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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