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  • Jerry Rice Is Sorry, Y’all; He Didn’t Realize That All Lives Matter Wasn’t Our Fight

    Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice admits that he dropped the ball. As it turns out, Rice wasn’t well-versed in social happenings surrounding police killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children when he spouted off, “All Lives Matter” in a recent tweet. But after being dragged on Twitter for his ill-timed tweet, the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 6, 2016
  • Cleveland Running Back Makes Good on Promise to Donate Game Check to Police Foundation

    Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell made good on his word to donate his first game paycheck to the Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation after he posted a drawing of a hooded man slashing a kneeling police officer’s throat. “I said I was going to do it, and I wanted to follow through,” Crowell told Cleveland.com.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 6, 2016
  • Bill Clinton Bashes Obamacare During Rally, Then Tries to Moonwalk Away From His Statements

    Rule No. 1 when stumping for the next president who happens to be your wife: Don’t criticize the current president’s signature policy, especially when he and his wife are extremely popular and are also stumping for your wife. That’s exactly what Bill Clinton did during a Democratic rally in Flint, Mich., on Monday. In an…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 5, 2016
  • Dallas Police Believe Broncos Player Shot Himself in the Leg During Shootout

    Dallas Police believe that Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib may have Plaxico Burress-ed himself. On June 5, Talib was shot in the leg and reportedly told police that he was standing in a park when he was hit. According to TMZ Sports, Talib wasn’t standing in a park but was actually at V Live strip…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 5, 2016
  • Terry Bradshaw: Colin Kaepernick and Others Will 'Pay' for 'Disrespect' of Flag

    Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw, like most old white men who are both for and against Colin Kaepernick’s protest, confuses me. Recently, Bradshaw appeared on the über-conservative Fox & Friends morning show to note that Kaepernick and others who are protesting police killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children are “disrespecting” the flag…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 5, 2016
  • Watch This Ball Boy Make Perfect 1-Handed, OBJ-Style Catch

    While Odell Beckham Jr. was having a mediocre Monday night by Odell Beckham Jr. standards, the ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings was busy stealing all the social media views. Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford was scrambling out of the pocket when he attempted to throw the ball out of bounds. He did, and the ball…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • Don’t Let Jason Kidd Fool You; His Team Absolutely Protested During National Anthem

    The NBA has super-strict rules when it comes to the national anthem. Ever since Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf protested by sitting during “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1996, the league has a specific rule that states, “Players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • 76ers Rookie Breaks Foot; Agent Reportedly Doesn't Want Him to Play at All This Season

    The Philadelphia 76ers’ top draft pick, Ben Simmons, may not play at all this season. According to rumors circulating around the NBA, Simmons never wanted to play for the 76ers. He reportedly really wanted to take his talents to the now Kobe-less Los Angeles Lakers. But the dreaded lottery balls of fate did not deem…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • Are NFL Refs Rooting for the Washington Redskins?

    On Sunday the Cleveland Browns took on the Washington Redskins, and with the game still up in the air, Browns running back Duke Johnson fumbled the football. Within seconds of fumbling, Johnson emerged from the pile holding the ball in the air. The refs, however, claimed that the Redskins recovered the ball. At the time…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 3, 2016
  • LeBron James Endorses Hillary Clinton Because Who Else Was He Going to Endorse? Willie Wilson?

    Everyone can settle down now and stop the speculation that three-time NBA champion and four-time NBA MVP LeBron James was thinking about going another route with his vote for president. On Sunday the Cleveland Cavaliers star forward made it official, with an op-ed posted by Business Insider, that he will be voting for Hillary Clinton…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 3, 2016
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