By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 32 points and the Indiana Pacers held off Cleveland’s second-half rally for a stunning 98-80 victory Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series, handing LeBron James and the Cavaliers’ their first loss in the opening round in eight years. Indiana was […]
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Durant, Defending Champ Warriors get Defensive, Beat Spurs
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors had something to prove all right: Oh yes, they plan to stay on top in these playoffs despite a disappointing finish to the regular season. Kevin Durant helped the defending champions get defensive in a hurry, finishing with 24 points, eight […]
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and His Bodyguards Survive Drive-By
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and his entourage were targeted in a drive by shooting in Atlanta on Monday April 9, TMZ Sports reported. According to TMZ Sports, Atlanta Police said three SUVs belonging to Mayweather’s camp were traveling from a nightclub at about 3 a.m. when another SUV pulled alongside them […]
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Lamar Odom Credits Medical Marijuana for his Recovery from Cocaine Addiction
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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Tiger Woods’ Best at this Masters Is Even Par
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer The third round of the Masters was just getting started on April 7, but the player so many fans wanted to see was about done. Needing something special to even have hope, Tiger Woods had to settle for ordinary. A few sloppy bogeys, two of them on par 5s. A […]
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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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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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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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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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Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, Wear T-Shirts Honoring #StephonClark
In 2014, the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers stood in solidarity after the death of Eric Garner wearing t-shirts with his famously tragic last words, “I can’t breathe.’’ In 2017, with outspoken NBA superstar LeBron James leading the helm, the Cavs against the Boston Celtics linked arms speaking out against police brutality in their season […]
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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, […]
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NFL Player Eric Reid Backs Away from Anthem Protest
Free agent safety Eric Reid said March 22 he is not planning to protest during the national anthem this upcoming season. Reid has been among the NFL’s most visible protesters since former San Francisco teammate Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem in 2016. Free agent safety Eric Reid says he is […]