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  • Watch This Ball Boy Make Perfect 1-Handed, OBJ-Style Catch

    While Odell Beckham Jr. was having a mediocre Monday night by Odell Beckham Jr. standards, the ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings was busy stealing all the social media views. Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford was scrambling out of the pocket when he attempted to throw the ball out of bounds. He did, and the ball…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • Don’t Let Jason Kidd Fool You; His Team Absolutely Protested During National Anthem

    The NBA has super-strict rules when it comes to the national anthem. Ever since Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf protested by sitting during “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1996, the league has a specific rule that states, “Players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • 76ers Rookie Breaks Foot; Agent Reportedly Doesn't Want Him to Play at All This Season

    The Philadelphia 76ers’ top draft pick, Ben Simmons, may not play at all this season. According to rumors circulating around the NBA, Simmons never wanted to play for the 76ers. He reportedly really wanted to take his talents to the now Kobe-less Los Angeles Lakers. But the dreaded lottery balls of fate did not deem…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 4, 2016
  • Are NFL Refs Rooting for the Washington Redskins?

    On Sunday the Cleveland Browns took on the Washington Redskins, and with the game still up in the air, Browns running back Duke Johnson fumbled the football. Within seconds of fumbling, Johnson emerged from the pile holding the ball in the air. The refs, however, claimed that the Redskins recovered the ball. At the time…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 3, 2016
  • LeBron James Endorses Hillary Clinton Because Who Else Was He Going to Endorse? Willie Wilson?

    Everyone can settle down now and stop the speculation that three-time NBA champion and four-time NBA MVP LeBron James was thinking about going another route with his vote for president. On Sunday the Cleveland Cavaliers star forward made it official, with an op-ed posted by Business Insider, that he will be voting for Hillary Clinton…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 3, 2016
  • Redskins Player Wears Custom Cleats to Protest Police Violence Against Blacks

    On Sunday, Washington Redskins wide receiver Desean Jackson wore custom cleats designed with police caution tape to protest police violence against African-American men, women and children. “I felt the need to do it,” Jackson said after the game, the Washington Post reports. “I felt like I’ve been silent long enough. It’s a bigger problem out…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    October 3, 2016
  • Unique Views, Episode 12: Hillary Clinton, aka Supa Predatah, and Pusha T, BFFs!

    Danielle Young, aka Patti LaDanielle, aka one-half of the world’s most dangerous podcast, has the energy of a possum on sleeping pills. Like, seriously. She claims that it’s the weather, but when you’re as hot as ice, as this podcast is, then you don’t have time for lethargy. Nevertheless, I find a way to bring…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 30, 2016
  • Former Lakers Coach Byron Scott Is Cool on D'Angelo Russell

    Doesn’t look as if D’Angelo Russell is doing a good job making friends since coming into the league. Earlier this year the rookie NBA point guard recorded teammate Nick Young, aka Swaggy P, talking about cheating on his then-fiancee Iggy Azalea. Now Russell’s former coach Byron Scott says he doesn’t want a relationship with Russell…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 30, 2016
  • Cavs Coach Ty Lue Explains How He Got His Millionaire Players to Care About $4,500

    Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue took a page out of Doc Rivers’ book to help LeBron and nem walk away with the world championship. So the story goes, the Cavs were down 3-1 and the sky was mad gloomy (no word on what the sky looked like, but it adds drama to the story).…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 30, 2016
  • Graphic Body-Cam Footage Shows La. Cops Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy

    On Wednesday a Louisiana court released body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy. According to CNN, Jeremy Mardis was riding with his father, Christopher Few, in November 2015 when Marksville, La., police attempted to pull him over. The officers, Derrick Stafford, 33, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., 24, claimed that they were…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 29, 2016
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