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Campbell Receives Honorary Degree
by Tim Morris
New Jersey's Milt Campbell, who wore the mantle of World's Greatest Athlete when he won the decathlon at the 1956 Olympics, was a trailblazer who has often gone unrecognized. Maybe it's because the America of the 1950s wasn't ready to accept the first black American to earn the title of World's Greatest Athlete.
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Abilene Christian Sweeps Division II Crowns
by BASN Wire Services
Abilene Christian outlasted Saint Augustine's College 108.5-102 to claim its sixth championship in seven years and 17th overall. The Falcons, who last won a men's title in 2001, took second for the third straight year.
Playing Under The Sports Radar
by John Smallwood
Over the past half decade, steroids, HGH and performance-enhancing drugs have become words as common in our sports culture as home run, touchdown and strikeout. Yet, the trial of the man who literally started us down this path of inquisition is being given as much regard in the American sports media as a European soccer match.
Kevin Young: Always in the Trenches
by Steve McGill
Born and raised in the Watts section of Southern California, "right across the street from the Watts Towers," Young grew up with five older sisters and an older brother. His upbringing in the inner city during a time when gang warfare was on the rise gave him many opportunities to fall in with the wrong crowd.
Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid To Talk About It
by Jon Entine
The classic argument that blacks succeed in sports to escape poverty is less and less plausible and increasingly racist every day.
Greene Was A Class Act To The End
by Philip Hersh
I have spent two weeks thinking about what, if anything, should be said about Maurice Greene, the Olympic and three-time world 100-meter champion who announced his retirement Feb. 3 in Beijing, where the man everyone called "Mo" once had hoped to end his career at the 2008 Olympics.
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New Jersey's Milt Campbell, who wore the mantle of World's Greatest Athlete when he won the decathlon at the 1956 Olympics, was a trailblazer who has often gone unrecognized. Maybe it's because the America of the 1950s wasn't ready to accept the first black American to earn the title of World's Greatest Athlete.
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Abilene Christian Sweeps Division II Crownsby BASN Wire Services
Abilene Christian outlasted Saint Augustine's College 108.5-102 to claim its sixth championship in seven years and 17th overall. The Falcons, who last won a men's title in 2001, took second for the third straight year.
Playing Under The Sports Radarby John Smallwood
Over the past half decade, steroids, HGH and performance-enhancing drugs have become words as common in our sports culture as home run, touchdown and strikeout. Yet, the trial of the man who literally started us down this path of inquisition is being given as much regard in the American sports media as a European soccer match.
Kevin Young: Always in the Trenches
by Steve McGill
Born and raised in the Watts section of Southern California, "right across the street from the Watts Towers," Young grew up with five older sisters and an older brother. His upbringing in the inner city during a time when gang warfare was on the rise gave him many opportunities to fall in with the wrong crowd.
Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid To Talk About Itby Jon Entine
The classic argument that blacks succeed in sports to escape poverty is less and less plausible and increasingly racist every day.
Greene Was A Class Act To The Endby Philip Hersh
I have spent two weeks thinking about what, if anything, should be said about Maurice Greene, the Olympic and three-time world 100-meter champion who announced his retirement Feb. 3 in Beijing, where the man everyone called "Mo" once had hoped to end his career at the 2008 Olympics.
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