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'Inside the NBA' host Kenny Smith talks race and sexuality in sports
NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay continues to be the biggest news of the week -- a story amplified by the comments of basketball analyst Chris Broussard on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to...
Tags: Sports, National Basketball Association, ESPN (tv network), Two and a Half Men (tv program), Jason Collins
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Letters: Divided on lane splitters
Re "On 2 wheels, it's open road," Column, Jan. 19 In his justification for motorcycle "lane splitting," Doug Smith writes as if all motorcyclists are supremely careful drivers. He ignores the numerous hazards this practice poses to automobile drivers....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Road Transportation, Travel
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Letters: Jesse Owens, a hero in Germany
Re "Author inspired by Haley," Obituary, Jan 23 Author and magazine editor Hans Massaquoi, the son of a German mother and a Liberian father, believed that he was spared the fate of German Jews because "blacks were so few in number that they were...Tags: Summer Olympics, Germany
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Letters: Still a drug war
Re "Overkill in the war on pot," Jan. 22 Kudos to Marie Myung-Ok Lee for her outstanding Op-Ed article on the federal government's intransigence on marijuana policy. I'd like to add that as a U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois in 2004, Barack Obama...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Elections
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Letters: Debating Benghazi
Re "Heated words on Libya," Jan. 24 It was very interesting to watch the Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee berate and at times excoriate Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton over the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya,...
Tags: Politics, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Parties and Movements
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What is the greatest sports moment in world history?
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The world is supposed to end Friday. The Mayans predicted it. We think. Of course, rational people don't believe for a moment that the world is ending Friday. But what if it does? If the world ended Friday, the most important thing to figure out would...Tags: Mike Tyson, Satellite and Cable Service, Tim Tebow, Big Ten Conference, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Lakers' Mike D'Antoni puts accent on positive after going negative
Most of us don't speak West Virginian. It's a tricky language, but just part of the job now as we get to know Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni and what he's really saying when he speaks. For example, I wanted to know if anyone has ever used the expression...
Tags: Grant Hill, Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul, Mike D'Antoni, Blake Griffin
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South L.A. health clinic draws hundreds
Thirteen-year-old Stephanie Cota pulled up her sleeve and glanced at the needle. "Is it gonna hurt?" she asked. "You'll feel it, but you look like a strong girl," said Yadira Guerra, a licensed vocational nurse. "Just turn the other way." When Cota...
Tags: Health, Family, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....Tags: Jack Nicklaus, Joe DiMaggio, LPGA, ESPN (tv network), Magic Johnson
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Tuesday’s Highlights: 'Unforgettable' on CBS
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Sports Legend Revealed: Did Adidas get its name from the acronym "All Day I Dream About Soccer"?
The Fabulous ForumSOCCER/FOOTBALL LEGEND: The sport apparel company Adidas got its name from the acronym "All Day I Dream About Soccer" (or, in the alternative, "All Day I Dream About Sport"). STATUS: Both false. In the world of product names, quite often...... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Was a hockey player arrested for trying to switch to another military team during World War II?
The Fabulous ForumHOCKEY LEGEND: A hockey player was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for trying to switch to another military hockey team during World War II. STATUS: I'm Going With True. On Oct. 13, 1943, 29-year-old Walter "Turk" Broda was......
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