sports
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The ‘Ghost’ of O.J. Simpson Still Haunts Us
Every single time O.J. Simpson appears on the television screen, I wind up remembering that he is still alive. That after all he has gone through, O.J. is not yet at the point where white people are spitting and urinating on his grave. The latest time this happened was just Friday, the day of Muhammad…
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A Silenced Ali Was a Likable Ali for White People
“I am the greatest.” There will be thousands of well-deserved tributes to Muhammad Ali, and all will talk about his transformation from heavyweight boxing champion to international humanitarian. And that is important to note. But the thing most will miss is how Ali’s voice—a bold black and Muslim voice that spoke eloquently for the aspirations…
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Muhammad Ali Is Dead. 2016 Can Go To Hell.
Perhaps, later today or two days or a week or a month from now, I’ll have more to say about the life and the impact of Muhammad Ali. Right now, however, I have nothing besides shock and sadness. Not so much that he’s dead. But that his death leaves humanity with such a gaping and…
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Stephen Curry Is Not An Underdog, So Please Stop Trying To Make Him One
Several hours from now the Golden State Warriors will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals. The Cavs are much better equipped than they were last year, when a spate of injuries left them without two of their three best players (Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love), forcing Lebron James to…
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Top NFL Draft Pick Eli Apple’s Mom Snags Gig at ESPN
Annie Apple could not be more proud of her boy; but her boy may be even more proud of her. Eli Apple, who was drafted by the New York Giants as the 10th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft in April, got some good news about his mom as he was finishing up his first…
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LeBron James Goes to His 6th Straight NBA Final
LeBron James had words of humility and emotion in the early-morning hours on Saturday after he and his Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 113-87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, sending Cleveland to their second consecutive NBA Finals. James scored 33 points. “We’re not entitled to anything,” said James. “We work our tails…
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Ex-NFL Player Ricky Williams to Open Weed-Based Gym
What’s the point of going to the gym if you scarf down a bucket of brownies after your workout? No matter. We suspect that former NFL running back Ricky Williams has an answer for that. In fact, the onetime professional athlete feels so strongly about marijuana and its benefits that he plans to open the…
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Dudes Read "Mean Tweets" About Women To Their Faces and My Feelings Got Hurt.
When Damon, Liz, and I started VSB back in March of 2008, we only had one real strategy (that morphed into three): respond to people’s comments. At the outset, we posted three times a week and quickly went to posting one new piece per day (strategy two) and very soon after decided to always post at…
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A Case For Why Lebron James (And Not Stephen Curry) Is Still The NBA's Best Player
Yesterday, Panama shared a recent conversation he had with a person who said the following: 1. Stephen Curry is overrated 2. Stephen Curry is not that good In 2016, these statements constitute basketball blasphemy. Actually, forget the basketball qualifier. Considering Steph’s strong Christian faith, I’m surprised Jesus himself didn’t drop out of the sky and…