Posted on 29 September 2011.
The days of Howard Cosell, “Dandy” Don Meredith, and Frank Gifford are gone, but Monday Night Football is still the best way to start the week. This Monday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Indianapolis Colts, who enter the game without their star, Peyton Manning, under center. The Bucs are coming off a 16-13 […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Falcons safety William Moore says he was fined $7,500 by the NFL for a hit in last week’s loss to Tampa Bay. There was some confusion when Moore said Wednesday he was fined for a helmet-to-helmet hit that did not draw a penalty. Instead, coach Mike Smith confirmed the fine was […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is set to kick off an unprecedented marketing campaign to lure disgruntled Knicks fans to the new home of his New Jersey Nets come next fall. The Brooklyn-born rapper, who has never before linked his powerful brand with the team he partly owns, is expected to reveal the team’s new name this […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
From the moment Cam Newton took the stage as the number one overall pick in last April’s NFL Draft, skeptics and critics have come after him with furor. And much to their surprise all Newton has done is side step the rush and execute play after outstanding play. In Newton’s first two regular season games […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
DETROIT — Wayne Simmonds should have been able to talk about what a fine first impression he’s made on his new team. After scoring in the final minute of Philadelphia’s game in London, Ontario, on Thursday night, Simmonds found the net again in a shootout — but it was what happened while he was in […]
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NAIROBI, KENYA – Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle with cancer, the environmental organization she founded said Monday. She was 71. Kenya’s most recognizable woman, Maathai won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism. She was the founder of the Green […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow Push Coalition, has decided to follow in former President Lyndon B. Johnsons sentiment to fight the “War on Poverty.” Jackson, says that Johnson introduced Medicare, Medicaid, and the Trial Nutrition Act. He says that we have an abundant agriculture system. Jackson believes, “Every child in school […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
Republicans at the University of California, Berkeley are reportedly planning a bake sale with pricing that depends on race and gender, CNN.com is reporting. The reasoning behind the bake sale is to protest against pending legislation that would allow California universities to consider race or national origin during the admissions process. During the sale Tuesday, […]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
NEW YORK — Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed Monday he has diplomatic immunity and asked a New York court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the hotel maid who says he sexually assaulted her. Attorneys for the former International Monetary Fund leader filed the motion in a Bronx court, arguing judges there do not have the ability […]
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