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By: Derrel Jazz Johnson Hip-Hop legend, actor and producer Ice Cube was joined by NBA legend and former NBA MVP Allen Iverson in New York City Wednesday to launch the BIG3, a brand-new three-on- three basketball league that launches this summer. Entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, Ice Cube’s business partner in this venture, and former NBA […]
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By Jason Leach After missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, changes were needed in the Giants organization. First the Giants and head coach Tom Coughlin parted ways after 12 seasons and two Super Bowls. The decision to part ways was a difficult one given all that Coughlin has meant to the
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In the world of sports, athletes careers are short and their time at the top of their sport even shorter. It seems in almost every sport we’ve seen the top athlete in the sport dethroned by a younger player. In basketball, LeBron James was the consensus best player, but now some say that title belongs
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July 3rd, 2015 was an historic day in the world of sports as Becky Hammon became the first ever female head coach in the NBA’s Summer League when the San Antonio Spurs announced she would coach their team. Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League title on July 20, 2015, becoming the first female NBA head coach to
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Sometimes in sports and in life, the pioneers who’ve paved the way for others to succeed after them often are forgotten. The further an athlete is from their playing days, the more they seemed to get forgotten. In honor of Women’s History month, we’ll take a look back at two legendary women Althea Gibson and
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The 2015 season was a disastrous one for the New York Giants. They missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, and for the third year in a row, the Giants had a losing record. As a result, after 12 seasons and winning two Super Bowl titles, Tom Coughlin stepped down as Giants
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2015 marked the end of an era known as boxing pound for pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather when retired with an unblemished record of 49-0. Whether you were a fan of Mayweather or not, you cannot deny that he was boxing biggest attraction. Whether you’re a die-hard or casual boxing fan, his fights were a
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2015 had its shares of highs and lows for New York area sport teams. The highs were the New York Mets making it to the World Series for the first time in 15 years, and the Yankees making the playoffs when few expected them to. Some of the lows were the Knicks finishing the 2014-2015
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When the NBA held their draft lottery, Knicks fans were hoping they would land either the number one or two pick. That would have allowed them to either draft Duke center Jahlil Okafor or Kentucky forward Karl- Anthony Towns who are considered the best two players in the draft. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, the ping
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The 2015 New York Giants rookie class will have high expectations heading into this season. Several of these rookies are projected to be starters heading into training camp. It’s no secret that 2015 is a make or break season for the Giants. If they miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, there will be
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