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• Florida State University Academic Fraud: Black Male Athletes are Hurt

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 154
  Filed under: Football I received a call the other day from Dr. Deborah Stroman , my colleague at the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Stroman mentioned an episode of the ESPN Show, "Outside the Lines" and alleged academic fraud committed by Florida State ...
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• Michael Jordan Sues Over Grocery Ads

  
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  From SunTimes.com: Bringing a tough offense to protect his brand, Michael Jordan is suing Chicago’s two big grocery chains — Jewel and Dominick’s — for allegedly using his name and his number 23 to sell steaks and other goods without his permission. The multimillion-dollar lawsuits, filed Monday in Cook ...
  4 days ago

• Bengals Players To Travel To Louisiana For Chris Henry Funeral

  
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  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are traveling to Louisiana to say final farewells to late teammate Chris Henry. A two-hour public viewing Tuesday will be followed immediately by the funeral service for Henry. He died last week from massive head injuries a day after he fell out of the back of a pickup truck in ...
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• OPINION: Florida State, NCAA Steal Education from Black Athletes

  
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  A colleague of mine, Dr. Deborah Stroman , recently pointed me toward an episode of the ESPN Show, “Outside the Lines.”  In the show, it was determined that Florida State University was putting many of its football players in special education in order to keep them eligible to play without having to actually ...
  5 days ago

• T’he NCAA Mega-Scam

  
  Black Athletes — Authority: 416
  Read More: Education , Florida State University , Football , NCAA , Seminoles , Sports , Student , University by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   4 ► Retweet SEND TO A FRIEND COMMENT NOW According to the ESPN Show "Outside the Lines," the Florida State Seminoles appear to be ...
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• Dr. Boyce: NCAA is the Great Scam of the 21st Century

  
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  Read More: Education , Florida State University , Football , NCAA , Seminoles , Sports , Student , University by Dr. Boyce Watkins   4 ► Retweet SEND TO A FRIEND COMMENT NOW According to the ESPN Show "Outside the Lines," the Florida State Seminoles appear to be about ...
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• VIDEO: Ochocinco Pays Tribute To Chris Henry After Touchdown

  
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  From HuffingtonPost.com: The Bengals played the Chargers today in their first game since the death of wide receiver Chris Henry. Fellow Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has publicly reacted to Henry’s passing several times this week, first in an emotional interview and later on Ustream. Today Ochocinco, who is ...
  5 days ago

• Report: Woods’ Wife Now Unsure About Divorce

  
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  From TMZ.com: Tiger Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, is conflicted over what to do with her marriage, sources tell TMZ. We’re told Elin is not going to file for divorce immediately, but there are two issues she just can’t get past — that Tiger allegedly had a 3-year relationship with one of the women, and ...
  5 days ago

• Bling, babes Black athletes and a boyish president selling promises of “change”

  
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  By Suzanne Eovaldi Hell bent on deconstructing the two bastions of American White maleness, namely the White House and the clubhouse, our pc media have faces fully of eggs now. For our President and our golfer, beloved liberal icons both, have shown us that flying too close to the sun definitely does burn. Our ...
  6 days ago

• Source: Tiger’s Mother “Hurt, Angry, Disappointed”

  
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  From HuffingtonPost.com: Tiger Woods’ mother is “hurt, angry and disappointed” in her son, a source tells People. Kultida Woods standing by her son, but “she needs some time to work through this.” Tiger’s growing string of mistresses may not be a completely new phenomenon to his mother. According to his ...
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• Auburn Coach Breaks Down College Football Racism

  
  Black Athletes — Authority: 416
  Terry Bowden, former head football coach at Auburn University, had this to say about the NCAA’s lack of black coaches in college football: “Many presidents won’t hire black coaches because they are worried about how alumni and donors will react.” He also makes this clear and interesting point when it comes ...
  1 week ago

• Black News: Tiger Woods Named PGA Player of the Year

  
  Black Sports — Authority: 413
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was voted the PGA Tour player of the year by the players on Friday, the 10th time in his 13 years on tour that he has won the award. The PGA Tour does not disclose vote totals. Woods started and finished the season the same way – with questions when he would return. He ...
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• News: Tiger Woods Named PGA Player of the Year

  
  Black Athletes — Authority: 416
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was voted the PGA Tour player of the year by the players on Friday, the 10th time in his 13 years on tour that he has won the award. The PGA Tour does not disclose vote totals. Woods started and finished the season the same way – with questions when he would return. He ...
  1 week ago

• Report: USC’s Running Back’s SUV Being Investigated

  
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  LOS ANGELES –  Southern California is investigating tailback  Joe McKnight ’s use of an SUV registered to a businessman, according to a newspaper report. RELATED: XBox Plans To Release Black College Football Game McKnight has been seen driving a 2006  Land Rover that state records indicate is registered ...
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• Tiger Woods Named Player of the Year on the PGA Tour

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 154
  Filed under: Golf & Tennis To add to his recent win as Athlete of the Decade , the PGA Tour announced Saturday that Tiger Woods is again the Player of the Year on the PGA circuit. This is the 10th time in 13 years that Woods has won the award. To make things simple, Woods was simply as dominant this ...
  1 week ago

• Black News: Chris Henry 911 Call Released

  
  Black Athletes — Authority: 416
  The 911 calls relating to NFL star Chris Henry’s death following a fight with his fiancée, Loleini Tonga, have been released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Photo: Chris Henry and Loleini Tonga. CBS affiliate WBTV reports that the tapes, from Dec. 16, include two calls. The first is an ...
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• Source: Tiger Woods’ Wife To File For Divorce

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 589
  From HuffingtonPost.com: UPDATE: People is also now reporting that Woods’ wife is planning to leave him. A source says, “She’s made up her mind. There’s nothing to think about: he’s never going to change.” – The Mirror reports that Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren may be seeing celebrity ...
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• News: AP Votes Tiger Athlete of the Decade

  
  Black Sports — Authority: 413
  Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course. He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour ...
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• AP Votes Tiger Athlete of the Decade

  
  Black Athletes — Authority: 416
  Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course. He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour ...
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• Athlete of the Decade: Tiger Woods

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 154
  Filed under: Golf & Tennis It appears that the world doesnt hate Tiger Woods as much as we thought. Well, they may dislike his behavior, but they love his performance. In spite of the recent controversy , Tiger was selected as the athlete of the decade in a vote by members of the Associated Press. ...
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