Bound For Olympic Glory: Black Athletes Cover JET Magazine
July 31st, 2008 | Posted in Sports
Black athletes to watch at Beijing, such as Dwyane Wade and Candace Parker, are the focus on the cover of JET magazine’s August 11th, 2008 issue.
The cover story talks about the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the black athletes “Bound for Olympic Glory”.
Tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams, basketball star Dwyane Wade, and track and field great Tyson Gay are just a few of the world’s elite Black athletes ready to compete on the grandest stage on the globe at the Olympics.
The best African-American sports stars are prepared to vie for the gold there when the international multi-sport competition opens Aug. 8 in China’s capital, Beijing.
For 21 days, they’ll join more than 10,000 other men and women representing over 200 nations, all competing for the ultimate prize of Olympic glory.
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Baseball Brawl Lands Pitcher Julio Castillo In Jail
July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Sports
A bench-clearing brawl at an Ohio minor league baseball game sent one fan to the hospital and a pitcher to jail.
The brawl erupted in Dayton, Ohio between the Single A Dayton Dragons and the Peoria Chiefs after an argument between managers.
Needless to say, the fight spread to the players and Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo angrily threw a ball at a Dragons player.
Unfortunately it missed and hit a fan in the stands, who was rushed to the Miami Valley hospital.
The ten-minute melee was broken up by police and umpires ejected 15 players and the team’s managers.
Castillo, who is from the Dominican Republic, was charged with felonious assault and ordered to surrender his passport. If convicted, the 21-year-old could face up to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
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Boston Celtics Win 17th NBA Championship Title
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Sports
The Boston Celtics have captured a record 17th NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92.
The Celtics won the best-of-seven series, 4-2. It’s their first title in 22 years.
Paul Pierce, who averaged more than 21 points per game, was named MVP of the finals. He scored 17 points in Boston’s 39-point win, which surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher.
The other two members of Boston’s Big Three, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, each scored a game-high 26 points.
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Dennis Rodman Arrested For Whooping That Trick
May 1st, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Sports
Dennis Rodman has been arrested for suspicion of felony domestic battery after apparently arguing with his girlfriend/drinking buddy.
According to TMZ, the former NBA star was arrested at 11:00 PM at a Century City hotel and was released at 4:16 AM this morning on $50,000 bail.
Rodman’s manager, Darren Prince, told TMZ: “Last night Dennis and his girlfriend had too much to drink. When they returned to their hotel they started arguing and a minor altercation broke out where Dennis grabbed her by the arm and left a bruise.”
He added that Dennis’ drinking “has been escalating in the last six weeks due to a nasty divorce and not seeing his children in over two months.”
Thus, Dennis plans to enter a rehab facility upon returning to Florida.
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Josh Howard: This Is The NBA On Drugs
April 25th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity Gossip, Sports
NBA All-Star Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks has admitted to his drug use.
During an interview on the Michael Irvin Show on 103.3 in Dallas, the basketball player was asked flat out if he smoked marijuana.
He replied, “Yeah, but only in the offseason. I don’t let it affect basketball.”
Howard also said that “a lot of people have that problem” and speculated that most of the players in the league “have to have it.”
He added, “What can I say? If you can do it and it’s not affecting your everyday life, why stop? If I’m able to do it, but not while I play basketball, it lets you know I can quit whenever.”
If a NBA player tests positive for marijuana, he is placed in a drug counseling program. A second violation results in a $25,000 fine. Subsequent violations result in incremental five-game suspensions. Howard better get his checkbook ready!
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Whitney Houston & Ray J @ Hopkins Vs. Calzaghe Boxing Match In Las Vegas
April 21st, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity Gossip, Music News, Sports
Whitney Houston and her boy toy Ray J were spotted among the stars at the Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe boxing match on Saturday night, but the pair wasn’t in Las Vegas for the fight.
The I Will Always Love You singer flew all the way to Vegas just to hear Ray J sing the National Anthem before the big fight.
The couple has been dating since Whitney Houston split from her husband Bobby Brown last year, but they have yet to confirm their relationship.
However, Ray J has confessed his “love” for Whitney Houston in recent interviews.
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Isiah Thomas Finally Fired As Coach Of New York Knicks
April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Sports
Isiah Thomas has finally been fired as coach of the New York Knicks. Here’s the scoop:
Thomas was fired Friday after a season of listless and dreadful basketball, a tawdry lawsuit and unending chants from fans demanding his dismissal. This season alone, Thomas was found to have sexually harassed a former team employee, feuded with point guard Stephon Marbury and benched center Eddy Curry - the players Thomas acquired in the two biggest of a number of moves that never panned out. Things went poorly this season from the time training camp opened. The jury came back with its verdict that day, finding that Thomas and MSG sexually harassed former team executive Anucha Browne Sanders and ordering the company to pay $11.6 million in damages. Criticized by Al Sharpton and Rutgers women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer for comments he made in his taped deposition, Thomas seemed downcast during most of training camp - and never had much reason for better spirits when the season began. Chants of “Fire Isiah!” sometimes started minutes after home games, and even Dolan’s strong relationship with Thomas couldn’t convince people the coach would last.
Well, it’s about damn time. Isiah Thomas has been robbing the New York Knicks blind. Thomas, with three years and $18 million remaining on his contract, will remain as an “advisor” to the organization. What a shame!
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LaLa Supports Carmelo Anthony Through Thick And Thin
April 16th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Sports
Carmelo Anthony’s fiancée LaLa Vasquez has denied that she didn’t come to her man’s rescue after he was arrested for driving under the influence.
She told People Magazine: “I want to make sure the public understands that I fully support my fiancé, Carmelo Anthony, and stand by him through this ordeal. I will always have his back and never refused to pick him up from the police station. In fact, they offered to bring him to me.”
The NBA All-Star reiterated his love for the former MTV VJ in his own statement: “LaLa continues to be a rock in my life, she’s always been there for me through thick and thin.”
Denver police originally said LaLa refused to pick Carmelo up, but it is our understanding that she couldn’t pick him up because of child-care issues. The couple has a young son together.
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Carmelo Anthony Arrested For DUI - What A Shame!
April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Sports
NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The 23-year-old Denver Nuggets forward was driving on Interstate 25 in Colorado at about 4 a.m. when he was pulled over and taken into custody.
Denver police said he was driving a silver Mercedes and was stopped for failing to drive in a single lane and failing to dim lights.
Anthony’s attorney, Dan Recht, said, “He cooperated by consenting to a blood test, the results of which will not be available for approximately two weeks … There was no accident and no one was hurt.”
Melo is scheduled to appear in court on May 14th.
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Shaq And Shaunie… Together Again!
April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity Gossip, Sports
The bad blood between Shaquille O’Neal and his wife Shaunie seem to be a thing of the past. As you may remember, Shaq filed for divorce from his wife in 2007, claiming she was “secretive about her assets.”
But now, according the New York Post’s Page Six, the pair has reconciled and may get back together.
Sources saw the couple walking hand-in-hand at the Wildlife World Zoo last weekend, and the two looked awfully cozy while attending Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night charity in Phoenix on April 5th. They have four kids together, so let’s hope everything is copasetic.
