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Jan 31, 2012 at 1:25 pm

Super Bowl Exclusive: Jarvis Green Gives Tips To Patriots And Giants

Super Bowl Exclusive: Jarvis Green Gives Tips To Patriots And Giants

Former Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green remembers playing against the Giants in the Super Bowl like it was yesterday.

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In the 2007 Super Bowl, quarterback Eli Manning managed to escape the grasp of Green and completed a pass to David Tyree that would later result in a winning score. The end result was a 17-14 loss for the Patriots to the Giants.

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Jan 30, 2012 at 12:43 pm

Try These Specialty Drink Recipes For Your Super Bowl Party

Try These Specialty Drink Recipes For Your Super Bowl Party

This time of year is always marked by some major decision making on the part of Super Bowl partygoers.

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Do I go to an Irish Pub and down shots as I watch my favorite team lose?

Do I sip cocktails at my favorite happy hour spot?

Do I go to a friend’s house and hope that they’re not scooping drinks out of a fraternity house

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Jan 3, 2012 at 11:02 am

Serena Williams, Many Americans Don’t Like Their Jobs

Serena Williams, Many Americans Don’t Like Their Jobs

Although Serena Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history, she admitted to CNN that she “actually never liked sports.”

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The 23-time Grand Slam title winner and part owner of an NFL team, continued:

I just want to be able to do other

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Dec 16, 2011 at 11:03 am

28 Black Heisman Trophy Winners

28 Black Heisman Trophy Winners

Have you ever wondered how many black Heisman winners there were? Well the NewsOne Team searched the web and couldn’t find a list. So we made one for you! Officially, there are 27. Unofficially, there are 28. (Reggie Bush of USC forfeited his 2005 trophy in 2010) Eight Heisman trophies went to black players in the 1980s alone.

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Nov 27, 2011 at 9:23 pm

Bounced! Syracuse Fires Coach Amid Child Molestation Allegations

Bounced! Syracuse Fires Coach Amid Child Molestation Allegations

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University fired associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday in the wake of an investigation of child molestation allegations against him.

“At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately,” Kevin Quinn, the school’s senior vice president for public affairs, said in a statement.

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Nov 18, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Top 5 NBA Fights Of All-Time

Top 5 NBA Fights Of All-Time

We might not have an NBA season this year. Luckily, we still have thousands of classic moments in NBA history to look back on.

While NBA players rarely fight when they do, it is usually entertaining due to their lack of coordination and size.

Check out the 5 greatest NBA fights of all-time.

5. Robert Parish Vs. Bill Laimbeer.
Bill Laimbeer was the Detroit Pistons ultimate agitiator, angering and frustrating his opponents. Laimbeer

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Nov 8, 2011 at 1:36 pm

Teen Murdered Grandmother After Confrontation Over Skipping School

Teen Murdered Grandmother After Confrontation Over Skipping School

A Chicago teenager murdered his grandmother this past Friday morning after she began admonishing him for skipping school.

The ninth-grader, Keshawn Perkins, 15, pummeled his grandmother with a lamp and stabbed her in the neck, head, and body with a kitchen knife. He then wrapped her body in a blanket and dumped it in a sewer trap behind her house, before taking off with her purse.

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Nov 8, 2011 at 7:57 am

Legendary Boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier Dead At 67

Legendary Boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier Dead At 67

PHILADELPHIA — Joe Frazier had to throw his greatest punch to knock down “The Greatest.”

A vicious left hook from Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in the 15th round in March 1971 when he became the first man to beat him in the Fight of the Century at Madison Square Garden.

“That was the greatest thing that ever happened in my life,” Frazier said.

It was his biggest night, one that would

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Oct 4, 2011 at 1:48 pm

The Top 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Kobe Bryant

The Top 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Kobe Bryant

One of the greatest players in NBA history (wiki) is also an athlete who the public doesn’t know much about.

Who are we talking about?

Quite possibly the second best shooting-guard of all-time after Michael Jordan, the Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

Bryant, who is on a quest to win his sixth championship ring and tie his idol Michael Jordan, is currently being pursued by an Italian basketball team to play

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Sep 27, 2011 at 9:10 am

The Top 12 Most Vilified Black Sports Icons Ever

The Top 12 Most Vilified Black Sports Icons Ever

In America, we idolize our favorite sports stars for their astounding athleticism, tireless work ethic and upstanding sportsmanship in the face of competition. In many communities, our favorite athletes become the role models we use to shape our own character. Still, every so often we get a glimpse into their more human sides — the buzzer beater miss, asterisk earning, mug shot taking sides that coaches, owners, and leagues despise, but that the media loves to spin out of control.

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Sep 26, 2011 at 2:51 pm

The Top 10 Michael Vick Facts You Didn’t Know

The Top 10 Michael Vick Facts You Didn’t Know

Philadelphia Eagles superstar QB Michael Vick is known for many things — his one-of-a-kind athletic ability, his stint in jail for dogfighting, and the great comeback story we are all currently witnesses to with the Super Bowl favorite Eagles.

But many people know about Michael Vick the quarterback and the statistics that come along with it. But what about the person? (Source: Michael Vick Wiki)
1. Major League Baseball

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Sep 13, 2011 at 9:19 am

Cowboy Fan Uses Taser On Jets Fan At 9/11 Game

Cowboy Fan Uses Taser On Jets Fan At 9/11 Game

NEW JERSEY — A Dallas Cowboys fan used a taser on some New York Jets fans during a fight at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday.

South Carolina native Leroy McKlevey, is the father of popular radio host Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of “The Breakfast Club” radio show on New York City’s Power 105.1.

The New York Daily News reports:

The melee erupted after a Marine became annoyed at McKelvey and his friends

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