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UPDATE (9-8-14): Footage of the knock out punch inside the elevator has been released. Back in February, Ray Rice and his then fiancee, Janay Palmer, were spotted getting into an altercation on video and it looked he knocked her unconscious in an Atlantic City hotel elevator. The NFL will be suspending the star running back for […]

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Homeboy Sandman, regarded as one of the more gifted and brilliant rappers in the game, also moonlights as a columnist of strong opinion and thought. The Stones Throw rapper took aim at the Donald Sterling controversy in a new piece, using an attention-grabbing angle of calling Blacks cowards in response to Los Angles Clippers team response […]

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TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs this year will be missing one of its most colorful personalities in sideline reporter Craig Sager. Sager, who is known for his outlandish suits, is battling leukemia and will not cover the playoffs for the network this go round.

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Derrick Gordon, a starter guard for the University of Massachusetts Minutemen men’s basketball team, has come out as gay. Gordon is the first Division I collegiate men’s basketball player to do so.

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When news that Jay Z was entering the sports agent business, skeptics questioned if the savvy businessman would have what it takes to flourish in that industry. According to a video profile from Bloomberg TV, it appears that the Brooklyn rapper has the respect of his sporting agent peers.

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New York Jets fans wishing for an end to the Mark Sanchez era finally had their prayers answered over the weekend. The team gave the former first-round pick the boot Friday, clearing room for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick to sign a 1-year deal.

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Last night’s NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest was pure garbage and Twitter agreed. Read their reactions after the jump.

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Olympic hopeful Shaun White bid to make history was thwarted with his fourth place showing in the halfpipe. With his failure broadcast in real time around the world, the trend #IfIWasWhite began proliferating around Twitter and quickly descended into madness.

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Jay Z and his fledging Roc Nation Sports might face some Rap competition in the near future. Cash Money Records has recently filed trademark applications to conduct business as a sport agency.

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The psychological scars involved in child abuse scandals probably are never truly healed, so the best option our country’s legal system has devised is to throw money at the situation. Convicted child abuser and former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, just cost the Penn State Nittany Lions a pretty penny and reminded everyone of the heinous […]

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Former Georgetown Hoyas star guard Victor Page was one of the top collegiate basketball players in the country, and entered the 1997 NBA Draft to capitalize on the hype. After going undrafted, Page toiled in the basketball minor leagues before a life crime led to him getting 10 years in prison for second-degree assault last […]

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The National Football League is notorious for plenty of high-stakes injuries that happen often during games. However, one Arizona Cardinals player suffered one of the most bizarre injuries ever after losing part of his finger on a routine tackle.