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When the list of NB...

Team USA Dominates in FIBA World Championship

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Local Boxer Looking to Extend Winnings

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Forty Cal Poly Pomona student-athletes earned 2009...

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Ghana Last African Hope at World Cup

By Jay Kitchen

The ups and downs of the 2010 World Cup seem to never end as more of the giants of the game have been swept aside.

Gone are Italy and France. Both teams were in the 2006 finals, with Italy winning over the French. Portugal, also a quality team, has also been eliminated by favorite Brazil.

Landon Donovan did his part for the USA, but it was not enough as Ghana, the only remaining African team, went overtime to beat the USA in dramatic fashion. Asamoah Gyan ended the American dream.

Free Agent Market, 2010 NBA Draft

By Willie Ellison

With the Major League Baseball season in full swing, along with the huge success of the FIFA World Cup being hosted in South Africa, you would think any NBA news would take a back seat since the season has officially been over since the Los Angeles Lakers won their 16th NBA title in franchise history earlier this month. It was the fifth NBA title for finals MVP Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, the second NBA title for Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and the famous bench mob and the first for new fan favorite Ron Artest.

World Cup: Surprises, Disappointments

By Jay Kitchen

Africa 2010 World Cup has shown us an array of ups and downs so far, along with some blunders that may cost some teams a chance to move on in the world’s biggest sporting event.

America can certainly be considered one of the prime victims, and with no chance of any recourse or justice may be done in by a referee’s decision.

There is always animosity towards the match referee before any game. The head man will make a mistake on the field at some point, but for the U.S. national team, that moment could be costly.

Lakers Celebrate Sweet 16

By Willie Ellison

During the post-game press conference after winning the 2009-10 NBA Championship recently, with an 83-79 game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics, Kobe Bryant said this championship, which is his fifth, is the sweetest of all. One reason is that the championship came at the expense of the Los Angeles Lakers’ arch rival, the Boston Celtics, and because it was the toughest and the hardest one to win. Read more...

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Barbara Chambers 75th Birthday

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Students Receive San Bernardino County Housing Authority Scholarship

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) awarded 15 hard working students with a scholarship to help them pay for their...
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Obama Commits to Revival of Gulf Coast

By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer Five years after Hurricane Katrina's wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast ...
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CA Black Chamber Business & Economic Summit

The California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation held its 15th anniversary Ron Brown Business & Economic Summit in Manhattan Beach. The summit recog...
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Thousands March for Justice in D.C., Detroit, New Orleans

By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief A red, black and green flag flapping in the sweltering Saturday afternoon breeze said it all in the one word embr...
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