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I've Stopped Crying Tears of Joy Long Enough to Recap the NBA Restart

It’s back! No, seriously. It’s here. It’s finally here. One hundred forty-one days after the NBA shut down due to the coronavirus, the only thing on planet Earth that’s better than crab legs or cracked pepper made its triumphant return. Here are some takeaways from re-opening night. In the weeks leading up to the NBA’s…

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July 31, 2020
Yes, 57-Year-Old Michael Jordan Will Still Bust Your Ass on the Basketball Court: 'Do You Guys Still Have YouTube?'

OK, so maybe you weren’t good enough to ever make it to the league, but hoop heads know that there’s still plenty of action to be had at their local basketball court. And while pick up games are comprised of the usual cast of characters—the athletic freaks who never pass or the white boys who…

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July 30, 2020
The New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz Are Cooking Up Something Big for the NBA Restart on Thursday

In the NBA, secrets don’t exist. The streets talk. So despite the best efforts of players for the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz to keep things quiet, the word on the street is that the two teams will join forces to peacefully protest during the national anthem when the NBA season officially resumes on…

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July 29, 2020
Brittney Griner on Wearing Breonna Taylor's Name on Her Jersey: 'We’re Still Fighting for Justice for Her'

All eyes are on the WNBA. With viewership up 63 percent from last season—thanks, in part, to the pandemic and a long-overdue push from ESPN—the WNBA is not only showcasing its premier talent, but its players are using their increased visibility to raise awareness around social justice. Earlier this month, we reported that WNBA players…

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July 29, 2020
The Michelle Obama Podcast Has Finally Arrived and Our Forever President Is the Perfect Guest for Its Premiere

In this day and age, everybody has a podcast. But in an oversaturated market rife with hundreds of thousands of shows that either go unheralded or unheard, I think it’s safe to say that The Michelle Obama Podcast won’t have any problems whatsoever standing out. And in its premiere episode, our Forever First Lady is…

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July 29, 2020
The NFL Unveils Its Master Plan to 'Help Conquer Racism' With a Stencil. No, Really

Here I was thinking that I’d have to spend the rest of my days ducking from disproportionate jail sentences, Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and the KKK, but it would appear that after hundreds of years of torment and generational trauma, the NFL might’ve finally found the cure for racism. ESPN reports that as the NFL…

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July 28, 2020
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Wants No Parts of the National Anthem: 'I Personally Don't Think It Belongs In Sports'

Contrary to popular belief, the national anthem and professional sports haven’t always held hands and sucked face in public. Their entanglement began during World War I—as a means to galvanize public support for the ongoing war—and only intensified by the end of World War II after the Star-Spangled Banner officially became our national anthem in…

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July 28, 2020
COVID-19 Is Officially Wrecking Havoc on Major League Baseball. Could the NFL Be Next?

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but America has a bit of a coronavirus problem. And if you thought that Major League Baseball or the NFL would provide us with a much-needed escape from the perils of this pandemic, I regret to inform you that COVID-19 isn’t letting sports be great, either. The Florida…

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July 28, 2020
Every Single Player, Coach of the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals Took a Knee Last Night…It Just Wasn't During the National Anthem

While Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron spent his Thursday evening doing everything but charging Breonna Taylor’s killers with murder, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals made it their mission to draw attention to injustices such as hers—I think. USA Today reports that with no fans in the stands, as baseball takes necessary precautions in…

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July 24, 2020
Citing Millions in Debt, Ebony Magazine Being Forced Into Involuntary Bankruptcy

Citing an inability for Ebony Magazine to pay off its debts, Law360 reports that the embattled company’s lenders have submitted a filing in Texas federal court to force the once proud-publication into Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Per Law360, a pair of involuntary bankruptcy petitions were filed on Wednesday by investment management company Parkview Capital Credit Inc.,…

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July 24, 2020

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