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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez Sues MLB, Union Seeking Ban Reversal

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 14, 2014 at 10:10am
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New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez (C) speaks to Fernando Mateo (L), president of Hispanics Across America, outside the Major League Baseball's (MLB) headquarters in New York October 4, 2013. (REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI)
Embattled New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez asked a federal judge on Monday to throw out an arbitrator's decision suspending him for the 2014 baseball season for doping, escalating a battle with Major League Baseball that shows no signs of abating.
The lawsuit
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What New Yorkers Can Expect From New First Lady of the State, Chirlane McCray

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 4, 2013 at 6:59pm
187054224.jpg.CROP.rtstory-large.jpgFadwa Mutasser is thrilled about New York City's incoming first lady, Chirlane McCray.
 
Chirlane McCray, wife of newly elected New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, at his election night party on Nov. 5, 2013 - ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES
"For once," she told The Root at a postelection party last month, "someone who is the face of New York City" will reside in Gracie Mansion. McCray's family, she exclaimed, "are what we actually look like!"
And, indeed, on Nov. 5, New York welcomed not only Mayor
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New York Fire Department Is Reeling After Commissioner's Son Sends Out Racist Tweet

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 20, 2013 at 4:42pm
4798Late Monday, news broke that an aspiring New York firefighter would resign from the city's fire department, where he was working as an EMT, because of racially inflammatory tweets. Making the matter even more newsworthy and shocking is that the author of the offensive tweets is the son of the city's fire commissioner, Salvatore Cassano.
Joe Cassano's targets included Jews, blacks and "Obama lovers." His missives include the statement, "I like jews about as much as hitler," and during the Mart
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Tim Tebow Responds to Media Criticism

Posted by The Oracle Mag on June 14, 2012 at 5:30pm
 
 
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Tim Tebow, New York Jets backup quarterback who has received as much media attention as the team's starter, is responding to critics who say he needs to be more tight-lipped around the press.
Tebow, 24, should speak less in front of media personnel according to ESPN analyst Tedy Brushchi, who said the popular backup QB should "disappear."
"Stop talking to the media so much. You need to disappear, okay, Tim Tebow," Brushchi said on the network recently. "You're not the starting quarterbac
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Carmelo Can Entertain But Will He Win? What Are Your Thoughts?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 23, 2011 at 9:24am

File this under: Be careful what you wish for. Knicks fans and Knicks owner James Dolan, if not Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni and Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh, have been drooling over forward Carmelo Anthony for months, and now they’ve finally got their man. Amar’e and Melo! Why it’s almost – almost – as good as LeBron, Dwyane and Bosh. With these two chucking it up, can a title be far behind? Who cares if you just gutted your roster? Who cares if you just precluded a real shot at Dwight How

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Knicks finally land Anthony

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 21, 2011 at 7:57pm

The Denver Nuggets have finally completed their long-awaited trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to the New York Knicks, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.

The Knicks are expected to send Danilo Gallinari(notes), Raymond Felton(notes), Wilson Chandler(notes), the Knicks’ 2014 first-round pick, two second-round picks and $3 million. The Knicks will also trade Anthony Randolph(notes) andEddy Curry’s(notes) expiring contract to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who would send Corey Brewer(notes) to the

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