Marvin Webster, a fierce shot-blocking center who helped lead the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1978 NBA finals, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Tulsa, Okla. He was 56. His body was discovered in his room Monday morning in the downtown Ambassador Hotel, police said Wednesday. Foul play is not suspected and the death […]
April 9, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
Dannielle Brown says that if her son was into basketball, football, soccer — or even golf — she’d know what to do. But Jamal Brown doesn’t like any of those sports. His dream is to be a show jumper and ride for the U.S. Equestrian Team. What’s Dannielle supposed to do with that? It’s not […]
April 9, 2009 | Posted in Art & Life,Co-feature,Photo Gallery | Read more »
So Michael Vick will star in his own documentary. And while it’s not surprising that he is willing to do almost anything for a dollar, it is quite surprising that his legal and public advisers are allowing a journalistic introspective into a lifestyle that Vick should want the public to forget about. Reportedly, Vick has […]
April 9, 2009 | Posted in Nation,Op-Ed | Read more »
National Basketball Association legends and 1992 U.S. Olympic “Dream Team” players Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton were among five selections named on Monday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and U.S. women’s college coaching legend C. Vivian Stringer were also selected to be enshrined at 50th anniversary ceremonies […]
April 7, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — He was a standout guard in a era that was dominated by three future Hall of Famers. Despite that, Dave Bing carved his own special niche in the NBA, overcame his own obstacles, and would make that same trip to Springfield on his own merits. Playing against the likes of Walt Frazier, […]
BP member mariposa_mami shared an update to the Dallas police officer situation in the article Cop who stopped NFL player in hospital lot resigns. Are we becoming numb to allegations of police misconduct? Check out the debate here. Read full story
April 3, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
A lawyer for suspended NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy court Thursday that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback has lined up a construction job for when he gets out of prison. Vick, 28, appeared in court for the first time in his bankruptcy case to explain to a judge how he plans to emerge […]
April 3, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
With all of the talk about Coach John Calipari ditching Memphis for greener pastures at the University of Kentucky, another major move in college basketball has gone virtually unnoticed. Missouri basketball head coach Mike Anderson reached a deal with his current team and signed a new seven-year contract worth a reported $1.3 million to $1.5 […]
April 3, 2009 | Posted in Nation,Op-Ed | Read more »
The White House has invited recently retired NFL Coach Tony Dungy, whose outspoken Christian faith fueled his 2007 support for a gay marriage ban and has won accolades from evangelical leaders, to join its Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. News has learned. The invitation is likely to draw praise from conservative evangelical […]
April 2, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
Sen. John McCain wants a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, who became the nation’s first black heavyweight boxing champion 100 years before Barack Obama became its first black president. McCain feels Johnson was wronged by a 1913 conviction of violating the Mann Act by having a consensual relationship with a white woman — a conviction […]
April 2, 2009 | Posted in Co-feature,Nation | Read more »