May 22, 2013

LeBron James to be Named NBA’s 2013 MVP – His 4th in 5 Years

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*According to reports, Miami Heat forward LeBron James will be named NBA MVP for the fourth time in five seasons. The announcement is scheduled for Sunday, with the presentation likely before the Heat’s second-round playoff opener Monday. James is the fifth player in NBA history to win four MVPs, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan [...]




LeBron James Named NBA’s MVP for 3rd Time (Video)

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*(Via ESPN) – Miami Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA’s MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game’s all-time greats. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor, and that he will [...]




It’s Official! Peyton Manning is Released from the Colts

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*The quarterback position is the coveted spot on the football team that everyone remembers for game losses, the game wins, and the great mistakes. In this year’s Super Bowl, one of two star brother quarterbacks made it into the game … one did not. The other held back from the football season with an injury. [...]




Sierra Leone Captures Cup Title in L.A.’s First Annual African Soccer Tourney

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*LOS ANGELES – 384 semi-professional and amateur soccer players representing 20 African countries were featured in the first ever African Community Soccer Tournament that saw Sierra Leone’s ‘Leone Stars’ defeat Cameroon’s ‘L.A. Lions’ team 2-1 to capture the first ACST Cup title. From the 24 team tournament that featured teams representing 20 African countries, including [...]




Audio: Yung Berg Song Salutes NBA’s Youngest MVP Derrick Rose

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*Before Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose officially became the NBA’s youngest Most Valuable Player winner on Tuesday (May 3), fellow hometown native Yung Berg had already honored the basketball star with “Derrick Rose,” a new single from his upcoming “More Money, More Condoms” “First quarter, feeling like I’m ’bout to drop fifty/Parked at the [...]




The Impossible Happened: Justin Beiber Wins MVP at Celeb B-Ball Game

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*Justin Bieber finally won a trophy in L.A. The teen singing sensation, who was shut out at the Grammys, was chosen most valuable player despite playing for the losing team in the NBA All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Bieber had eight points, four assists and two rebounds for the West team, which lost 54-49 [...]




New York Times: Vick is Pick for MVP

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*No doubt about it, Tom Brady, one the greatest QBs ever, is having one of the best statistical years for a quarterback ever, but he shouldn’t win the NFL MVP award. No sir buddy, that honor belongs to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, whose most recent feat was a 28-point fourth-quarter comeback against the New [...]




Landslide MVP Vote for LeBron James

LeBron James poses with the MVP trophy, Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the University of Akron's Rhodes arena, with, from left, his girlfriend Savannah Brinson, his older son LeBron Jr., 5, his mother Gloria, and his younger son Bryce, 2. (Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer)

*LeBron James looked out at the sea of faces from his past and present. There’s no knowing if they’ll be in his future. Scanning an audience which came to celebrate his second straight runaway NBA MVP award, James pointed out his former high school coaches and best friends. He praised his mom, Gloria, who somehow [...]