By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom recently credited the use of medical marijuana as the solution to a cocaine addiction that once nearly lost him his life. According to GetNews.Info (http://www.getnews.info/710939/nba-champion-lamar-odom-to-launch-cannabis-line-rich-soil-organics.html), the two-time NBA champion and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star is in the process of launching his […]
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Was the Ravens’ Signing of RGIII a Slap in Kaepernick’s Face?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The Baltimore Ravens announced April 4 the signing of former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, sending social media into an instant frenzy. But the buzz behind Griffin’s signing wasn’t about him landing in Baltimore. Instead, just about everyone who caught wind of the signing wanted to know why the Ravens […]
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Twitter Exposes Villanova Star Donte DiVincenzo’s Old Tweets Saying N*gga
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Most Blacks folks would probably tell you they expect White people to say the N-word when they’re amongst themselves or feel no Black person is watching. That may have been the case with Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo, who deleted his Twitter account after old tweets from 2011 surfaced of the […]
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Baltimore’s Phil Booth Joins Rare Company After Leading Villanova to Two National Championships
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Baltimore native Phil Booth just etched his place amongst College Basketball’s immortality after helping lead the Villanova Wildcats to a 79-62 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship. The win gave Booth his second NCAA title in two years – he helped Villanova beat North Carolina […]
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Two Elementary School Girls Take a Knee While Their Class Sings the National Anthem at an MLB Game
By Perry Green , AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com You can call Colin Kaepernick a lot of things, but one thing you can’t call him is uninspiring. Two young girls from Mount View Elementary School of Seattle, Washington took a knee while the rest of their class sang during the National Anthem before the Seattle Mariner’s Major League Baseball […]
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Cleveland Browns Star Myles Garrett Says If Black People Get to Say “N*gga,” White People Should Be Able to Say It Too
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett recently said publicly that if Black people get to use the N-word, White people should be able to use the term, too. Garrett, a 22-year-old defensive end that was selected No. 1 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, used his personal Twitter account to voice his […]
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Should Texans Owner Bob McNair Be Pressured to Sell Team after Racially Offensive Remarks?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Houston Texans owner Bob McNair just can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth, especially when it comes to talking about race. McNair made headlines March 25 for coming to the defense of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, who is in the process of selling his team […]
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Michael Bennett Could Face 10 Years In Jail for Allegedly Bumping a Paraplegic Woman – Is He Being Set Up?
Former Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett recently turned himself in and posted a $10,000 bond after reports surfaced of him being charged with a felony assault of a disabled person in an incident that happened 15 months ago. The story behind Bennett’s charges are so bizarre, it has caused people to speculate if Bennett is […]
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LaVar Ball Set to Hold Junior Basketball Association Tryouts in April
LaVar Ball recently reminded the world that he’s serious about starting the Junior Basketball Association and that it will be coming very soon. Ball used Slam Magazine Monday to announce that the JBA will begin recruiting players during a series of open tryouts, starting April 7. The tryouts will take place in eight different cities […]
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Former O’s Outfielder Albert Belle Reportedly Arrested
Former Baltimore Orioles star Albert Belle was arrested in Arizona Sunday for drunk driving and indecent exposure, according to reports. Albert Belle, who was reportedly arrested for drunk driving and indecent exposure, played for the Orioles in 1999 and 2000. (Courtesy photo) According to Fox 10 Phoenix, Belle was charged with two counts of indecent […]
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DeMarcus Cousins Offers to Pay for Funeral of Unarmed Black Man Killed by Sacramento Cops
NBA star DeMarcus Cousins has offered to pay for the funeral expenses of Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old unarmed Black man that was shot by police in Sacramento March 18 while holding a cell phone on his own family’s property. New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins (0) offered to pay fo the funeral expenses of an […]
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White Woman Sues the Atlanta Hawks for Alleged Racial Discrimination
The Atlanta Hawks is being sued by a White woman for allegedly discriminating against White people, according to reports. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported that former Hawks employee Margo Kline filed a lawsuit, claiming Hawks external affairs director David Lee (who is African American) created a culture at the workplace where Whites, especially White women, […]
