http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/ BlackAthlete.com is a definitive place on the Internet to find coverage of Black athletes, and Black involvement in sports at all levels. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:01:36 PST en-us http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/One_Hero_Two_Goats.shtml The Sporting Life Congressman Dennis Kucinich shows he has bigger balls than Roger Goodell and David Stern. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:59:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/One_Hero_Two_Goats.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/Floyd_Mayweather_Retired_So_What.shtml The Sporting Life Fight fans and the media had hoped if Mayweather were to defeat De la Hoya in their rematch, he would give the fight fans the matches that we wanted to see, which was Mayweather-Cotto, Mayweather-Margarito, and/or Mayweather-Williams. Instead of making these fights happen, Mayweather abruptly retired from the sport that has made him millions and relatively famous. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:59:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/Floyd_Mayweather_Retired_So_What.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/The_Cable-Lization_Of_TV_Sports.shtml The Sporting Life This will signal the completion of cable-lization of American Television sets which started in 1978-79. 90 % of the American television viewership will be paying for something that was free for over 30 years. We can thank ESPN, Fox Sports Net (FSN), TNT, Cox, and Comcast and many other cable news and sports stations for this amazing and disgusting capitalistic feat. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:59:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/The_Cable-Lization_Of_TV_Sports.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/Your_Move_Mr_Goodell.shtml The Sporting Life This time, it's not a braided, bling-out cat "makin' it rain" at a strip club and causing such a ruckus that someone gets shot. It's Matt Jones, a clean-cut All-American (read: white) wide receiver from the heartland (or Arkansas, at least) who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:57:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/Your_Move_Mr_Goodell.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/When_duty_calls_Chisox_have_answered.shtml The Sporting Life Why have African-American kids abandoned baseball? The reasons are varied: Today's kids like video games, soccer, basketball and football more than baseball. Parents don't play catch with their kids anymore. Our urban areas lack coaches and facilities. And so on. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:54:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/The_Sporting_Life_44/When_duty_calls_Chisox_have_answered.shtml