News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
Boxing on HBO has broadcast some of the biggest fights thus far in 2014, such as Pacquaio vs. Bradley II. But the biggest fight will occur on Saturday June 7th when Miguel Cotto of Caguas, Puerto Rico (39-4, 31 KOs) challenges the WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KOs) of Quilmes, […]
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It’s hard to find the right adjective to describe the New York Knicks 2013-2014 season, because this season has been so historically bad. Based on preseason expectations, this is arguably the most disappointing and frustrating season for the Knicks and their fans since they won the NBA Championship in 1973. After last season when the
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There are some very intriguing things to look out for in the world of sports in 2014. Will LeBron James opt out of his contract and leave the Miami Heat? Just as it was in the summer of 2010, the NBA world will be waiting to see what LeBron James decides to do. Four years
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Football Club (FC) Harlem is not foreign to attracting attention or doing things big. Since 2007, the small soccer and youth development organization has built two soccer fields in Harlem, attracting media and celebrities such as David Beckham, Pele, President Clinton, Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Fox Business, CNN, and the BBC. FC HARLEM L.I.O.NS (Leaders
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| By Jason Leach | With the exception of 2007 and 2011 the Giants have had collapses in the second half of the season that cost them a shot at the playoffs. This season after a 0-6 start, the Giants are making a second half surge that has them a game and a half out of first
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By Glenn Miller So much went right for the Atlanta Braves in 2013. They won the National League East in a walk, by 10 games over the much-hyped Washington Nationals. They won 96 games, the team’s highest number since 2004 when they also won 96. The Braves haven’t won more games since winning 101 in
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By Jason Leach When the NFL season started, the Broncos were clearly one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl. But no one could have imagined the record breaking pace the Broncos would be on. When the Broncos signed free agent receiver Wes Welker in the offseason it gave Peyton Manning possibly the best
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By Derrel “Jazz” Johnson I attended the 2013 NHL Draft for the possibility of Seth Jones, an African-American and son of former NBA player and Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Popeye Jones, being selected with the number one overall pick. He would have made history by becoming the first African American to be taken with the
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By Jason Leach The NBA season is almost here and fans everywhere are excited! Many questions wait to be answered as the season approaches. Can Derrick Rose be the same player he was before tearing his ACL, when will the Lakers get Kobe back, how will Jason Kidd fair in his first year as a
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By Jason Leach If you come visit Harlem, one of the places you have to visit is Rucker Park. Harlemities and people with a love of basketball know all about Rucker Park and its tradition. Rucker Park was named after a Harlem teacher playground director Holcombe L. Rucker. Rucker started basketball tournaments back in the
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