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James to Host SNL season opener
Chart-topping hip-hop artist Kanye West and NBA superstar LeBron James have signed on to headline “Saturday Night Live’s” 33rd season premiere in New York.
This marks the second time West will perform on an “SNL” season opener, NBC said.
The first episode of the new season of the sketch comedy show is slated to air on NBC [...]
Ben Wallace Speaks Out
Ben Wallace speaks with WDFN-AM during a recent stint in Michigan to spread the word about the new, low-cost ($14.98) basketball shoes he’s promoting.
Wallace says he knew Cleveland would come out strong, but was still surprised the Pistons lost the series.
While watching the series, he says couldn’t help but think of what he would have [...]
Top 10 Traitors
Here are 10 of sports’ most heinous traitors.
10. Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs. Let’s just get these three out of the way, right off the bat. We would include Babe Ruth on this list too, but it’s not his fault the Sox sold him. And we’d include Jose Canseco, Mike Myers and Alan [...]
Lebron Spreads Happiness
Lyn Brown’s secret to running a successful charity isn’t much of a secret.
She operates Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawai’i like a business, watching how each dollar is spent, ensuring everything is done by the book and keeping the organization focused on its mission.
“You have to treat it like it’s your own business,” said Brown, executive director [...]
Dwyane Wade and his Wife Siohvaughn Are Getting Divorced
After five years of marriage, Dwyane Wade and wife Siohvaughn decided to split according to YBF.com.
Dwayne’s wife just had their second baby Zion in May of this year .
Remembering Ted Stepien
Stephen Miller of The Wall Street Journal wrote a nice article about the former Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien who passed away Monday at age 82.
Mr. Stephien was sportsman since he starred in basketball and football at Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School but he turned down an athletic scholarship to become a bombardier during World War II.
Tom [...]
Dajuan Wagner Signs with Polish Team
Former Camden High School basketball star Dajuan Wagner, who has battled illness and injury in his NBA career, has signed a one-year deal with a Polish team, Prokom Trefl Sopot, according to eurobasket.com.
The team, which was founded in 1995 and competes in the Euroleague, is based in Sopot, Poland and won the Polish League Championship [...]
Are Paperless Tickets Here to Stay
One of the growing trends is so-called paperless tickets. (”So-called” because there’s still paper involved; just far less.) Last week, the IATA (International Air Transport Association) — which represents more than 240 airlines comprising 94 percent of international scheduled air traffic — said that it would stop issuing paper tickets come May 31, 2008.
On a [...]
NBA Live 08 Demo Features The Cavaliers
If you are eager to start the NBA basketball season and beat the Spurs, then you might want to download NBA Live 08.
The demo which is available to download at the Xbox Live marketplace lets users play as the Cleveland Cavaliers or San Antonio Spurs.
The full version is scheduled for release on October 2nd.
Metro Cafe - The Place To Be
Table 17 in the saloon side of the Metropolitan Cafe is the best perch in all of Cleveland for people watching, especially on a late summer day, locals insist.
But it’s a tough seat to snag. Floor to ceiling windows look out on West 6th and St. Clair in the buzzing downtown Warehouse District.
“It’s the hottest [...]
Mark Cuban Will Try Dancing
Can’t win an NBA trophy, Mark Cuban is going to try to win the “glamorous” Dancing with the Stars trophy instead.
Cuban is the latest cast member to join the wildly popular ABC reality show, which will also reportedly feature former 90210 star Jennie Garth, former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and singer Wayne Newton.
The seventh series [...]
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