contributors - Zack Burgess
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There's still time for Tiger
6:00 AM on 08/16/2011
OPINION - For so long Woods has exemplified focus, determination and intimidation. Never before had we seen an athlete maintain such an impossibly high standard, for such a long period of time...
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Serena's star still burns bright despite health scares
8:12 AM on 03/03/2011
OPINION - Is she going to be okay? Will she ever be the same? We're talking serious business here...
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Tomlin owes Dungy a debt for Super Bowl success
8:15 AM on 02/03/2011
OPINION - Dungy has provided us with a group of African-Americans who are not only head coaches in the NFL, but are thriving...
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Is the 'Rooney Rule' still relevant in the NFL?
8:45 AM on 01/07/2011
OPINION - The rule requires that NFL teams interview at least one minority coaching candidate before making a new hire. But is the league making a mockery of it?...
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UConn women's record-breaking basketball team inspires us all
8:20 AM on 12/22/2010
OPINION - And it's not necessarily about sports; it's about overcoming adversity, trials and tribulations and learning how to win...
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Why won't Obama pardon Jack Johnson?
8:45 AM on 12/20/2010
OPINION - If and when the pardon comes, it surely will be 100 years too late...
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Small time athletes find success in the Big Leagues
3:34 PM on 10/29/2010
OPINION - Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and PGA golfers do...
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Ron Washington has taken some hits but he's still swinging
7:54 AM on 10/29/2010
OPINION - Keep in mind, this man is only the third African-American to manage a team to the World Series...
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Can LeBron's image rebound this NBA season?
8:16 AM on 10/25/2010
OPINION - Where James went wrong is that he or his entourage infuriated many basketball fans this summer with a public relations nightmare...
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Has winning helped redeem Michael Vick?
8:35 AM on 09/27/2010
OPINION - It's obvious as I walk the streets of Philadelphia and listen to people -- white, black, Hispanic and Asian -- Vick is who they want to see...
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Valentine's Day: Has technology made love letters obsolete?
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Black hair salons pamper women for Valentine's
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CBC Chair Emanuel Cleaver denies he called Obama budget 'nervous breakdown on paper'
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Rapper Too Short, in XXL column, gives boys advice to 'turn girls out'
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Valentine's Day: theGrio's favorite black romantic movies (SLIDESHOW)
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Whitney Houston and Brick City breakout artists: Music stars who call Newark home (SLIDESHOW)
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Presidential PDA: Barack and Michelle Obama's most romantic moments (SLIDESHOW)
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Slideshow: theGrio's best break-up songs of all time
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Grammy Awards 2012: Best and worst red carpet fashion
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New York magazine published picture of Obama evolving from ape to human
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Jeremy Lin's race matters and that's a good thing
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Are Democrats too eager to abandon President Obama?
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Nicki Minaj Grammys backlash: Has the rapper put her career at risk?
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Interracial relationships in the post-'Loving v. Virginia' age
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