June 18, 2013

Lakers’ Antawn Jamison Says Everyone Won’t Accept Jason Collins

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*Only hours after announcing that he’s gay, Jason Collins has become the face of Boston Pride. According to TMZ, the NBA star is going to be the parade marshal. A rep for parade tells TMZ, “Boston Pride is formally inviting Jason Collins to be a Marshal in the 2013 Boston Pride Parade … Boston Pride [...]




Boston Bomber Suspects’ Mother Believes Sons Were Not Involved and Bombing Staged (Video)

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*The Boston Marathon bombers caused a lot of heartache for a lot of families, including their own. The mother of the bombers, Zubeidat Tsarnaev, is completely distraught over the death of her son and the apprehension of the other. She is convinced that the police killed her son while in custody for no reason. She [...]




Massachusetts Governor Calls for Moment of Silence Today at Time Bombing Occurred

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*The residents of Boston, Massachusetts, as well as the rest of our country, is still shaken by the explosion that occurred during the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15. But, the lives that have been shattered by the loss of their loved ones and those who were were severely injured will be honored. Massachusetts Gov. Deval [...]




Buffalo Wild Wings® Franchise Owners Join SoCal Efforts to Help Victims of Boston Bombing

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LOS ANGELES – Buffalo Wild Wings® franchise owners Karim Webb and Ed Barnett have announced that their Torrance and Baldwin Hills locations in Southern California will donate $1 from each chocolate fudge cake purchased between April 16 through April 23 to the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts in response to yesterday’s bombings at the [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Crooked, Greedy, Lazy, but Never Blind

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*Last week a chemist in Massachusetts was charged with obstruction of justice after she admitted to rigging drug samples often used to determine the guilt or innocence of defendants in criminal court cases. Annie Dookhan tested more than 60,000 drug samples over nine years at a Boston state lab. While co-workers performed an average of [...]




Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson’s Supposed Side Piece Speaks Out

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*Just 41-days after tying the knot, Evelyn Lozada and her now former lover and friend, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, are getting a divorce. It looks like someone is trying to beat Kim Kardashian. After the reality star and Johnson got into a physical altercation Saturday that ended with a violent, alleged head butt and a call [...]




Drug Dealer Allegedly Uses Welfare EBT Card to Post Bail

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*For the folks that are abusing the system … STOP IT! There are so many people starving and homeless in America that really need the help from social programs funded by the federal and state governments and even more Republicans ready to cut all programs for the actions of a few. All they need is [...]




Rock the Bells Tour Stop in Boston Cancelled

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*The final stop of the Rock the Bells tour, featuring headline performances from Lauryn Hill, Nas and Erykah Badu, has been cancelled, organizers announced. The festival series was scheduled to wrap up in Boston on Sept. 24, but promoters have called off the Comcast Center show. “We are very disappointed that our Boston Rock The [...]




Monday Night NBA Playoff Results

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha, of Switzerland, left, guard Russell Westbrook (0) and James Harden, right, celebrate after beating the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of their second-round NBA basketball playoff series

OKC outlasts Memphis in Triple Overtime *Trading comebacks and clutch shots, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might play all night. In the end, though, Kevin Durant and the Thunder refused to let another overtime playoff game slip away and now the series is tied 2-2. Durant scored six of [...]




Sunday’s NBA Round 2 Playoff Results; Thibodeau Coach of the Year

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Wade and Heat Beat Celtics 99-90 *Dwyane Wade scored 38 points on 14 of 21 shooting, James Jones set a Miami postseason record with 25 points off the bench, and the Heat beat the Celtics 99-90 on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series. “It’s a big game. It’s Game 1, at home,” Wade [...]




Action on the Court (Video) Lebron and O’Neal Face Off in Miami

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*Oh yeah, it’s getting’ to be about that time of the year in the NBA. Yep, it’s almost time for the playoffs, baby! As sports site Yarbarker wrote, Sunday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat was more than just a late-season matchup between two Eastern Conference powers. The winner would be set up [...]




Minneapolis Ranks #1 for Finding a Job

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*The unemployment issue seems to still rank #1 on the list of  U.S. problems to remedy.  As it should be.  Everyone should have the opportunity to make money and fend for their family. Now Forbes has made it a little easier for someone seeking that opportunity by compiling a list of cities that are best to find employment. [...]




Video: Ex Mailman Victim of Racial Abuse Speaks Out About Firing

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*The black former postal worker who posted videos online of a white Hingham, Massachusetts woman not only being verbally and physically abusive to him, but also liberally calling him the N-word, has finally spoken out. “No one would believe me if I didn’t do this,” Hugson Jean told Boston’s WBZ-TV’s Beth Germano about the video. [...]




Video: Black Mail Carrier Called Ni**er by White Woman, Fired

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Editor’s Note: This story has been UPDATED here. *Trust us. This story is beyond weird on several levels. The U.S. Postal service said Friday that a black mailman who recorded a racist rant by a white customer, in a Boston suburb, isn’t working there now but that it has “nothing whatsoever” to do with the [...]




Shaq Set to Make Serious Endorsement Bucks in Boston

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*It’s no secret that the $3 million deal Shaquille O’Neal signed to play for the Boston Celtics is not a lot of money for a pro player. But of course he’s not in his prime so that means he can’t command the big bucks from the team. But that doesn’t mean he won’t be making [...]