Month: June 2016
Cavs rode shotgun with J. R. Smith to NBA title
Winning the NBA championship means a lot for LeBron James, the city of Cleveland and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It may mean a little bit more for Cavs’ shooting guard J.R. Smith. The celebration of Cleveland becoming the first sports team to bring back a major championship to the city for the first time in 52 […]
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Look out for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Glendale, CA – DreamWorks Animation have made a film for kids and adults to enjoy together this fall, “TROLLS!” The family will love this animated comedy as they enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic “Trolls.” They always have a song on their lips, […]
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SpeedMaker takes training to the next level
The SpeedMaker is one of a kind. One of the things that I like about the design of the SpeedMaker is that it looks and feels like something a professional athlete should wear and use when in training at all times. The first time I tried on the SpeedMaker, as an aspiring track and field […]
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Sparks undefeated no more
LOS ANGELES-One team was going to win. One team was going to lose. When the Minnesota Lynx played the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center, something had to give between the previously two unbeaten teams in the WNBA. Well, when you have two of the league’s best teams going at each other, contests like this […]
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Warriors talked too much too soon
The Golden State Warriors drunk too much of their own Kool-Aid. The Warriors became too intoxicated with their own hype and self-shimmy ways. Sometimes too much talking can come back and bite you right smack in the rear end. After all that talk they have been doing the past two seasons, especially the last couple of […]
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Rams All-Access event an LA affair
OK. The Los Angeles Rams are feeling a lot of love these days. After departing St. Louis this offseason, the Rams have gone full steam ahead to make the Los Angeles marketplace the place to be when it comes to NFL football. The team has a state-of-the-art football/wonderland football stadium being erected in Inglewood. The […]
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Black parents say ‘Make UC an Option’ for African Americans
OAKLAND, Calif. — The cost of a University of California education, feeling welcomed on campus and whether academic records are strong enough. These were among the concerns raised by a group of 16 African American parents – educators, counselors, community college students – in a candid conversation with UC President Janet Napolitano. The recent two-hour […]
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Stars shine bright at USATF San Diego meet
SAN DIEGO, CA-The bigger the stage, the bigger that star athletes perform. Allyson Felix has been there and done that. So has Melisa and Mikele Barber. It’s almost become old hat for Carol Rodriguez. Felix won three gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics. At one point (ranked No. 1 in 2006, according to Track […]
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Mamie Rallins: The forgotten Tigerbelle
Record-setting HU Coach Awaits Her Due HAMPTON — For all of her exploits, Mamie Rallins’ recognition in track and field is as visible as a wasp. For Rallins, the head women’s track coach at Hampton University for the past three years, the obscurity of her achievements stings a little at times. Rallins, who was selected […]
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Jim Bush Championships become Olympic trials tune-up
NORWALK, CA-Tyson Gay handled his business in the men’s 200 meters. Allyson Felix looked relaxed and poised in taking the women’s 400. LeKeisha Lawson claimed the women’s 100 and 200 with a dominant performance. Lelonde Gordon made it a breeze in the men’s 400. Raquel Lamdin came on strong to win the women’s 800-meter race. […]
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Cavs coming up small in NBA Finals
Too slow. Not athletic enough. Players with limited abilities. Just ugly. I know. The Cleveland Cavaliers suck. LeBron James and his boys don’t look like they have any business on the court against the Golden State Warriors. If the Toronto Raptors looked like a junior varsity team against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, […]
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Muhammad Ali: Always the Greatest
The BAD Man is now resting in peace. When I grew up, the loudest and most bodacious sports voice I heard was that of Muhammad Ali. Ali was something else. He meant a lot of things to a lot of people. To me, Ali was this bigger than life figure I could only image of […]
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Ginnifer Goodwin talks Zootopia as film hits home market
GLENDALE-Walt Disney Studios recently held a special Press Day for the media to highlight the arrival of Zootopia hitting the home market on June 7 via Digital HD, Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere. It was a special day indeed as actress Ginnifer Goodwin, who contributed to the hit-making movie as the voice of […]
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Are Warriors light years ahead of the rest?
The reckoning is here. But first, let’s get this out of the way: The Oklahoma City Thunder did not choke away their Western Conference Finals series away to the Golden State Warriors. The Thunder simply lost to a better team this year. The Warriors had to go the distance of just about every minute of […]
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