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Hideki Matsui has no knees left. He’s been relegated to a designated hitter which isn’t easy for a former full time player. Sometimes it’s just your time and Godzilla came through tonight like the champion he now is. For the series he was 8-13 with 3 homers and 8 runs batted in…3-4 with a homer and 6 ribbys in the clincher…and was named 2009 World Series MVP. He tied a 49 year old single game rbi record (Bobby Richardson) and was the anti-Chase Utley silently, but surely. With his style at the plate, it doesn’t matter what side of the mound you are coming from.

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I became a writer because of athletes like Chris Webber and the rest of his forever brothers. It seems there isn’t any middle ground regarding the Fab Five. Rock stars to some and thug passion to others. Guess what folks? What were you doing when you were 18 and 19? Think back, what type of responsibility did you have? If you had children by that tender age, then you get my respect and I would never diminish such a responsibility by comparing your life to the exploits of a hybrid next flex generational basketball dream that shot on the scene like a Jupiter blazed comet and bounced off it just as quickly…but did you see the impact it left? The impact so known, you can almost dunk it. Some might not remember the all the Michigan Wolverine names those two seasons, but they know the five: Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson.

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It’s alleged that Derrick Rose cheated on his SATs. (Commercial Appeal)

Mother arrested in Florida after she alleged being abducted in Southampton, PA. She said two Black guys did it. Close by us AG huh? (Philly.com)

President Obama and the Harsh Racial Reality. (Institute for Policy Studies)

Xerox Appoints Ursula Burns as CEO. She’s the first Black female to run a Fortune 500 company. (News Factor)

Teachers Leave Schools with Inflow of Black Students. (Softpedia)

Eminem scores 2009’s best debut. (LA Times)

What you think?

The Professor Griff interview will be posted a little later on tonight after I get back from my daughters softball game. Whassup people? What’s goin’ on? Everyone having a good week so far? Hopefully that’s a guuud.

Hall of Fame player and broadcaster George Kell is remembered. (Detroit News)

NBA News. (S.I.com)

Julian Bond and Benjamin Todd Jealous write about the NAACP and it’s relevance. (The New Republic)

The son of a mayor arrested and folks wonder if he’ll get off lightly. (The Advocate)

Professionals, middle class losing out on income and opportunity. (Final Call)

Rekindling Pan-Africanism’s message of Black greatness (The Gleaner)

You know who you are…

TNT is in Phoenix for NBA All-Star 2009 February 12-15

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Coverage of the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam tips off Friday, February 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 14, TNT will televise coverage of NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, which includes the Haier Shooting Stars competition, the Playstation Skills Challenge, the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, and the Sprite Slam Dunk. TNT’s coverage of the 2009 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 15 begins at 8 p.m. ET.

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Posting this again because of the Ravens success.

Terrell Suggs’ main objective is to attack the quarterback…it’s as simple as that. Going into his sixth year in the league, Suggs is becoming a force at his position and already has 45 sacks in six seasons. The two time pro bowler and former AP Defensive Rookie of the Year came into the league already a sack master–garnering a NCAA record 24 sacks his junior year at Arizona State. Could you imagine coming into the league as a linebacker and playing alongside Ray Lewis? Suggs has made the most of his opportunity and has become a consistent force on an already formidable defense. As he alludes to below, he’s not just a pass rusher and has developed a versatility that has proved invaluable to helping the Ravens transition from young to old.

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Rajon Rondo is doing things no one thought he would be doing at this stage in his career. Yeah it’s early, but he has just as much to do with the Celtics record start as anyone else in the C’s locker room. Celtics are 26-2. Damn who were the 2? They have Pop Pop stories beating this monster…

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