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Big Ten Bows to Trump's Temper Tantrums, Will Resume Play This Fall After All
In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump whines a lot. He throws himself on the floor, kicking and screaming until America can’t take it anymore and his administration shuts him the fuck up by doing something reprehensible. Wash, rinse, repeat. This is the story of America since January 20, 2017. Because of this, Trump has…
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Maya Moore Announces Marriage to Jonathan Irons, Who She Helped Free From Wrongful Conviction
When Maya Moore decided to step away from the WNBA in 2019 in order to fight for criminal justice reform, little did we know she was also fighting for love. On Wednesday, the WNBA superstar announced on Good Morning America that Jonathan Irons, who she helped to regain his freedom after serving 22 years for…
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The Temecula Clippers Are a Disgrace
From the day the 2019-20 NBA season began, the Temecula Clippers were on borrowed time. In order to lure superstar Kawhi Leonard and perennial disappointment Paul George to Lakersville, the Ontario Clippers had to forfeit a treasure trove of picks and assets—including flamethrower Danilo Gallinari and promising lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander—and relinquish control of their…
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LA County Sheriff Calls Out LeBron James to Match Reward for Shooting, Vanessa Bryant Kindly Reminds Sheriff He's a Whole-Ass Hypocrite
I believe the phrase is: “He tried it.” On Monday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva did something that should come as a surprise to nobody—and by nobody, I mean Black folks. In being acutely aware of LeBron James’ penchant for calling out racial inequity and police misconduct, Villanueva called James out in an effort…
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Roy Jones Jr. Is Having Second Thoughts About Getting His Ass Whooped by Mike Tyson
Look, man. I get it. We’ve all been pressed for cash. So when a promoter interrupted Roy Jones Jr.’s Zumba class at the senior center and waved a check in his face in exchange for getting punched in that same face by Mike Tyson, Roy probably weighed his options, updated his will and did the…
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Peyton Manning Honors Prestigious Alums With Scholarship Endowments at 6 HBCUs
Sometimes it’s hard to keep secrets when your actions speak for themselves. When Grambling State alum Doug Williams learned that an anonymous foundation endowed a scholarship in his name at his alma mater, he was hell-bent on finding out who it was. “When I asked who did this, I was told the donor wished it…
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Baker Mayfield Is a Coward, Cam Newton Did Damage and Other Takeaways From Week 1 of the NFL
Thanks to COVID-19, Sunday Funday isn’t really a thing anymore. But if you think something as silly as a global pandemic would stop the NFL from seizing control of our TV sets and putting its multi-million dollar assets to work, you’re sadly mistaken. Sunday provided sports junkies with our long-overdue fix, and in case you…
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Nostalgia Is All the Rage, but Nobody Does Black in the Day Better Than Back Issue
When the name of the game is nostalgia, there’s a delicate balance between reverence and levity. “We just want to talk about stuff that we’re obsessed with,” Tracy Clayton, co-host of Pineapple Street’s Studio’s new podcast, Back Issue, told The Root. “We want to talk about reality TV shows that never got the same cultural…
