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ESPN yanks Hank Williams Jr, should they sack him too?

By John Mitchell

9:07 AM on 10/04/2011

OPINION - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has handed out fines and suspensions to your brethren that you've found displeasure with; this is an opportunity for you to flex a little...
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Why Serena Williams must act like the first lady of tennis

By John Mitchell

8:24 AM on 09/13/2011

OPINION - Like the first lady, while the arena may be different, Serena has to look the other way and keep it moving...
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Are the Williams sisters all washed up?

By John Mitchell

8:40 AM on 09/02/2011

OPINION - Make no mistake about it; we've seen the best of them already...
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How race elevates boxing outside the ring

By John Mitchell

8:50 AM on 08/11/2011

OPINION - While the sweet science no longer occupies the lofty perch it once held on the world platform -- the drama generated outside of the ring still seems to eclipse what happens in it...
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How the Eagles help redeem black ballplayers

By John Mitchell

8:09 AM on 08/02/2011

OPINION - The coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid is developing somewhat of a reputation as the patron saint for wayward black ball players...
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ESPN personality race baits with black players

By John Mitchell

11:47 AM on 07/20/2011

OPINION - Cowherd says what he says to move the ratings needle, which is his job. Unfortunately for us all, far too often he relies on ugly and baseless stereotypes to accomplish this...
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Why both sides are to blame for basketball's lockout

By John Mitchell

9:47 AM on 07/01/2011

OPINION - I don't know where all this is heading. I do know, however, that the two sides are separated by light years on how to split approximately $4 billion in revenue...
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Does Plaxico Burress deserve a second shot in the NFL?

By John Mitchell

8:32 AM on 06/06/2011

OPINION - If he can demonstrate the ability to still do these things, Burress will very likely make it back to the NFL. However, there will be little room for error...
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Why black basketball fans back LeBron in the NBA Finals

By John Mitchell

9:36 AM on 05/31/2011

OPINION - Perhaps to a fault, African-Americans are very protective of our athletes...
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Is Lance Armstrong the new Marion Jones?

By John Mitchell

8:04 AM on 05/23/2011

OPINION - Why was Jones convicted so prematurely? Shouldn't we be in the same frame of mind with the Armstrong allegations?...
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NFL stars smeared under lens of lockout

By John Mitchell

8:04 AM on 05/10/2011

OPINION - There's a whole lot of speculation going on in the news these days...
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NFL player throws his weight behind Haiti recovery efforts

By John Mitchell

8:08 AM on 05/04/2011

theGRIO REPORT - What stuck Winston Justice most deeply about Haiti is the alarmingly high number of homeless and the sub-standard living conditions...
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Is the lockout leading NFL players to a life of crime?

By John Mitchell

8:30 AM on 04/25/2011

OPINION - Since the lockout began, at least 10 players have been arrested, which is inexcusable...
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'God disguised as Michael Jordan': The 63-point game turns 25

By John Mitchell

8:15 AM on 04/20/2011

OPINION - So good was Jordan on this day that nobody seems to remember that he went for 49 points in the previous game...
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How a lockout looms over the NBA playoffs

By John Mitchell

8:19 AM on 04/18/2011

OPINION - NBA owners say they have been losing about $300 million per season, and that this season will be no different...
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Guilty or innocent: Bonds remains baseball's scapegoat

By John Mitchell

8:09 AM on 04/14/2011

OPINION - The Gestapo that is Major League Baseball needed Bonds to go down to prove that it had no fear of punishing one of its own...
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Cam Newton critics are playing the race card

By John Mitchell

8:20 AM on 04/05/2011

OPINION - Warren Moon, Newton's advisor, has suggested that the intensity of some of the criticism of Newton has to be racially motivated
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Why Dez Bryant's career may be doomed

By John Mitchell

8:28 AM on 03/31/2011

OPINION - Sadly, NFL players, the majority of them African-Americans, don't heed anyone's advice when it comes to matters of money...
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Will Bonds trial be 'ridiculous' or redeeming for baseball?

By John Mitchell

9:02 AM on 03/25/2011

OPINION - Barry Bonds has been the biggest magnet for attention as the league looks to move past this low-water mark...
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Ali enters ring of diplomacy to free US hikers in Iran

By John Mitchell

8:17 AM on 03/17/2011

OPINION - Make no mistake about it, when he was deemed to be the most famous person in the world a few decades ago the entire Muslim world noticed...
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