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OSU Alums Fowler, Mahan The Latest Athletes To Pitch In For Tornado Relief Efforts05 / 23 / 13Golfers Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan, who both played collegiately at Oklahoma State Univ., have "announced plans to personally help out with relief efforts" following this week's tornadoes in Oklahoma, according to Will Gray of GOLFCHANNEL.com. Fowler yesterday "explained plans to enhance a ... Tags: Sports in Society |
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STAR-LEDGER LOOKS AT RACE IN NBA; MINORITY HIRING IN MN
In the "unique subculture that is the NBA, the black majority plays, but by the rules -- or rule -- of the white minority," according to Ellen Chase of the Newark STAR- LEDGER, who wrote an extensive
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ON HIS BIG SHOW, OLBERMANN TACKLES ESPN'S LACK OF DISCLOSURE
In his closing remarks on "The Big Show," MSNBC''s Keith Olbermann addressed the fact that ESPN declined to divulge its minority-hiring numbers during its "Race & Sports" special. Olbermann: "I didn''
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MLB DEFENDS NO-SHOW DURING TOWN MEETING; REVIEWS CONTINUE
MLB Dir of PR Rich Levin said that MLB "refused to send a high-ranking official" to Tuesday night''s ESPN Town Meeting because the network "didn''t invite officials from other sports," according to US
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MLB QUESTIONS ESPN'S MINORITY FIGURES; SHOW REVIEWS MIXED
Acting MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said baseball''s minority hiring practices are better than what was portrayed during ESPN''s Town Meeting on Tuesday, "Race & Sports: Running in Place?," according to
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DID MEETING RAISE LEVEL OF DEBATE OR WAS IT STUCK IN CLICHE?
President Clinton''s participation in ESPN''s Town Meeting last night was the second in his year-long national initiative on race, and in Houston, Bennett Roth writes that the "sometimes spirited exch
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FEW FIREWORKS FROM ESPN TOWN MEETING ON RACE AND SPORTS
ESPN''s "Outside the Lines" and subsequent Town Meeting on race and sports took place in Houston last night, a two- hour plus special called "Race & Sports: Running in Place?" Panelists included Presi
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"60 MINUTES" ON JOE CUBAS; LATIN AMERICA'S DIAMOND DIGGERS?
On "60 Minutes," CBS''s Morley Safer looked at baseball in Cuba and FL-based agent Joe Cubas who helps players escape the country in order to play in the U.S. Safer: "Baseball in Cuba is much, much mo
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ESPN TO AIR PRESIDENT CLINTON'S TOWN MEETING ON RACE/SPORTS
President Clinton will discuss race in America with a "focus on sports" when he conducts a town hall meeting in Houston on April 14, according to Nancy Mathis of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. The meeting wil
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ORLANDO SPORTS COMMISSION UNDERGOES NAME AND LOGO CHANGE
The Orlando Area Sports Commission changed its name to the Central Florida Sports Authority, according to George Diaz of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. The Authority also changed its logo to a yellow S-shaped
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KICKING AROUND A NEW NATIONAL PASTIME IN CANADA?
The Canadian Soccer Association had 585,785 registered players in competitive leagues in ''97, while hockey recorded 535,737, according to Norman Da Costa of the TORONTO STAR. Canadian Hockey Assn. Pr
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