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Torii Hunter upset about way he's portrayed in USA Today article
4:07 PM on 03/10/2010
Torii Hunter was fuming about the way he came off in a USA Today article examining efforts to develop black talent in baseball...
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Gatorade drops Tiger Woods
1:48 PM on 02/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Add Gatorade to the list of endorsement deals that Tiger Woods has lost...
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Nike sticking by Tiger despite off-course problems
1:49 PM on 02/25/2010
LONDON (AP) - Nike will continue to support Tiger Woods even though the world's best player has taken an indefinite leave from golf to deal with personal issues...
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Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
7:07 AM on 02/23/2010
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams faces sentencing Tuesday for a shooting that happened eight years ago in New Jersey...
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Ole Miss football player collapes in workout, dies
2:00 PM on 02/20/2010
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A University of Mississippi football player has died after collapsing during the first day of team workouts...
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Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
5:03 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - Black superstars cause much media and public hurt when they supposedly betray the collective self-delusion of sport as pure and pristine...
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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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Tiger heads back to sex addiction therapy after apology
11:07 AM on 02/19/2010
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods will return to therapy after he ends a three-month silence and speaks about his infidelity and his future plans...
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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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Frank Thomas announces retirement from baseball after 19 seasons
2:43 PM on 02/12/2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Frank Thomas has announced his retirement following a 19-season career in which he hit 521 homers and won two American League MVP awards with the Chicago White Sox...
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Tennessee diver becomes first black national champion
2:29 PM on 02/12/2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Michael Wright, a 22-year-old senior at Tennessee, won the title Monday at the USA Diving Winter National Championships...
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Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?
10:43 AM on 02/12/2010
OPINION - Few African-Americans participate in winter sports due largely to limited access...
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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: Adrian Peterson, explosive Vikings running back
5:09 AM on 02/07/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Adrian Peterson runs on sacred ground...
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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 Reflects: Muhammad Ali on Vietnam
7:20 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio Reflects - In 1966, Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight champion of the world, was banned from boxing in the United States after he refused as a conscientious objector to serve in the army...
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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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