The Ad speaks for itself. We can’t get enough of the underdog!
(Video) Editors Pick for ‘Best 2008 Super Bowl Ad’ (hint: Go Rocky!)
February 04, 2008 by BBN Editors,
Ex-NFL Players Must Fight Through Road Blocks for Benefits
October 23, 2007 by NYDN,
Victor Washington sits in the airy kitchen of his cousin's New Jersey home, rubs his legs, closes his eyes and inhales deeply. His body aches.
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Let Players and Coaches from Black Colleges into the Hall of Fame
September 17, 2007 by Dan Klores, NYDN
Woody Sauldsberry died this month. He was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1958.
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Study: Newspaper Sports Departments Mostly Male, White
June 27, 2008 by editor (View Source)
(E&P) Newspaper sports departments remain nearly all white and male -- and progress towards diversity is painfully slow, concludes a "report card" on sports staffing released Thursday at the annual meeting of Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE).
The report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports (TIDES) surveyed 378 APSE member newspapers and Web sites, and said they had earned a "C" for "racial hiring practices," and an "F" for gender hiring practices.
"This report shows that in 2008, 94% of the sports editors; 89% of the assistant sports editors; 88% of our columnists; 87% of our reporters; and 89% of our copy editors/designers are white, and those same positions are 94%, 90%, 94%, 91%, and 84% male," wrote Richard Lapchick, director of TIDES, which is housed at the University of Central Florida.
This was the second time TIDES studied sports staffing diversity for APSE. The previous study in 2006 did not assign report card grades. More...
J. Whitlock: NASCAR harassment suit may prove costly. After reading through Grant's official lawsuit complaint, you'd get the feeling that NASCAR was filming an updated version of "Roots."
June 11, 2008 by editor (View Source)
(foxsports) We owe Isiah Thomas and Sean Salisbury an apology.
That's how bad the discrimination and sexual-harassment allegations 32-year-old Mauricia Grant brought against NASCAR are.
Compared to the environment allegedly condoned at the popular racing series, the former Knicks coach's reputation for calling female executives "bitch" and the ex-ESPN analyst's habit of photographing and displaying his steak were greatly overblown controversies.
After reading through Grant's official lawsuit complaint, you'd get the feeling that NASCAR was filming an updated version of "Roots," beginning with the slave-ship scene where the captain is looking for a "black wench belly-warmer" to tide him over on the long journey home.
Damn! If you're looking for confirmation of NASCAR stereotypes, you can pretty much find them all in Grant's $225-million lawsuit. More...