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Price of LeBron's Nikes Is Business Decision
(The Root) — Some folks behind the steering wheels of luxury sedans can barely keep food on the table. Some folks who live in gorgeous mini-mansions can barely pay their other bills. Some folks who regularly buy expensive clothes, make expensive hair-care appointments and drink expensive cups of coffee can barely make ends meet. Is…
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Michael Strahan Set to Replace Regis Philbin?
(The Root) — Plenty of pro football players hang up their cleats and transition to coaching careers. Far fewer go from making plays as athletes to calling plays as broadcasters. Then there’s the select number who make the leap from sports to pop culture, becoming mainstream entertainers in film or TV. Hall of Fame running…
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Condi Rice Blazes Trail at Augusta National
(The Root) — Condoleezza Rice doesn’t mind being among the best in her field, and she hasn’t been shy about being first, either, whether it was the first African-American woman to serve as national security adviser, secretary of state or Stanford University provost. Now she can add another precedent to her list: the first African-American…
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Rehab Only Concern for NCAA Football Star
(The Root) — Tyrann Mathieu is 20 years old with the rest of his life ahead of him. His skill and dedication to football put him in prime position to become an NFL millionaire in the next year or two. But he must decide what he wants most, the money or marijuana. Mathieu, a Heisman…
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LeBron Might Be Better Than Michael Jordan
(The Root) — A popular discussion during the run-up to London 2012 involved Team USA’s hypothetical chances in men’s basketball against the original Dream Team. It all started when Kobe Bryant, not surprisingly, said that he thought his team would prevail. Charles Barkley, among other Dream Teamers, said Bryant was crazy. Even President Obama weighed…
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Major Weekend Woes Worsen for Tiger Woods
(The Root) — Movies can’t do it. TV shows are poor substitutes. Broadway plays fall short. Nothing comes close to matching the human drama of sports when Eldrick “Tiger” Woods is involved. His enthralling storyline compels more than ever, four years after the shocking twist that turned golf and his world upside down. He turned…
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Lakers Win as Orlando Botches 'Dwightmare'
(The Root) — Dwight Howard did himself no favors in dragging out his exit from Orlando. He turned off Magic fans and NBA fans everywhere with his wishy-washy ways, going back and forth in deciding whether to stay or go. He was one of the NBA’s most popular superstars entering last season, but vacillating followed…
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NBA Stars to Hoop It Up for Obama's Cause
(The Root) — In 2010, as part of the celebration for his 49th birthday, President Obama played a pickup basketball game with luminaries such as LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and Dwyane Wade. The game was played at Obama’s favorite local court — D.C.’s Fort McNair — not counting the one he had built…
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Mayweather Free to Get Back in Flow
(The Root) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is no longer serving time in a Las Vegas jail. But the clock is ticking for the undefeated boxer. He’s not getting any younger, at age 35, and neither is his main rival, Manny Pacquiao, who’s 33. If the superstars ever plan to meet in the bout that has…
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Gabby Douglas: Impact Far Beyond Sports
(The Root) — Truth be told, we weren’t that inspired by Olympians like Michael Jordan and Carl Lewis. While they dominated their sports like few have ever done, it’s commonplace to see African Americans conquer basketball and track and field. This is by no means a putdown, but seeing Jordan and Lewis excel in their…
